NY utilities declare Y2K readiness across New York
Niagara Mohawk and other major utilities say critical systems are prepared for the Y2K rollover. Officials caution readiness depends on external parties and stress contingency plans. PSC set today as deadline for fixes and plans, with limited risk of isolated outages possible.
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Niagara Mohawk
Samuel Manno
NiMo
State Public Service Commission
Tony Blacqua
New York Power Pool
New York
PSC
North American Electric Reliability Council
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Blacqua
New York State
Bell Atlantic
Rochester Gas & Electric
Navigating a New Economy for Career Growth
The piece urges workers to reassess skills for a changing economy where firms hire and shed staff across areas. It stresses self-promotion, transferability of abilities, networking, and maintaining bridges as key to finding next opportunities in a high employment environment in Central New York.
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New York
Education Information Center
RLS Career Center
E. Genesee St
Syracuse
N.Y
Cai
Oneida stock rallies amid Libbey buyout bid talk
Investors buoyed as Oneida stock trades heavily on buyout speculation after Libbey Inc. offers 37.50 per share and plans a July meeting to discuss the 625 million deal. Analysts note arbitrage activity and a board decision that could affect employees in Sherrill, with both firms aiming to be a full tabletop supplier for consumers and institutions.
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Oneida Lud
Waders
Oneida
Libbey Inc
Libbey
Nei
Paul J. Auletta
Fawards & Sons
DeWitt
Scott Baldwin
Leigh D. Baldwin & Co
Cazenovia
Auletta
Acuse
Oneida-Libbey
Syracuse
Oneida’s
Libbey’s
Fed nudges rates up while signaling neutral policy stance
The Federal Reserve raised the funds rate by a quarter point to 5 percent and pushed the policy directive back to neutral. Banks lifted prime rates to 8 percent, while analysts debated further hikes this year amid cautious market optimism and upcoming economic data.
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Washington
Federal Reserve
Fed
Bank of America
Alan Greenspan
Congress
Greenspan
Sung Won Sohn
Wells Fargo
Sohn
Tim O'Neill
Harris Bank
Bank of Montreal
O’neill
Merrill Lynch
Bruce Steinberg
360 degree references reshape hiring perspectives
The article explains how 360 degree performance appraisals gather input from multiple sources to create a balanced view of a candidate. It notes that job seekers can use diverse references beyond former managers, including clients and colleagues, and advises choosing permissioned references who can attest to specific traits like leadership and reliability. Local consultant Rose McDonald leads Pathfinders Career Transition Services in Liverpool.
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Iire Rose McDonald
Pathfinders Career Transition Services Inc
Liverpool
MONY to offer early retirement incentives in Syracuse
MONY Life Insurance plans a voluntary early retirement program affecting about 500 of its 2,400 employees nationwide, with roughly 200 eligible at the Syracuse operations center. The move aims to cut 30 million in annual expenses by 2000 as MONY realigns staff, may eliminate some functions, and recruit workers with new skills.
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Mony Life Insurance Co
Syracuse
Mony Group Inc
Michael I. Roth
Mony Group
Roth
Charles Wasilewski
MONY
Syracuse Center
Mony Plaza
Wasilewski
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