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GOVERNOR CUOMO ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH WALMART, WEGMANS, THE NATIONAL SUPERMARKET ASSOCIATION AND THE COMMUNITY SERVICE SOCIETY TO FEED OVER 35,000 NEW YORKERS THIS THANKSGIVING
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that New York State is partnering with Walmart, Wegmans, the National Supermarket Association and the Community Service Society of New York this Thanksgiving Week to help deliver meals to feed more than 35,000 people statewide. “Thanksgiving is an opportunity not just to reflect on our values of gratitude and service to others but also to act on those values,” Governor Cuomo said. “This... -
Ostroff Associates’ Legislative Update for the Trucking Association of NY
In the latest issue of Milepost, the official publication of the Truck Association of New York, Ostroff Associates’ Managing Director Chris Bombardier provides an update on the political landscape of the New York State Legislature as well as an overview of important issues for the trucking industry in the upcoming legislative session. -
Lifespan of Greater Rochester Receives the 2019 Archstone Foundation Award for Excellence & Innovation
From The Archstone Foundation: The Archstone Foundation Award for Excellence & Innovation is an annual award, established in 1997 through an endowment, to recognize best practice models in the field of aging and public health. By providing national recognition to these programs, Archstone Foundation hopes that it will enable these model programs to be replicated, and to continue to be evaluated in an effort to enhance innovative services for... -
Building Community Through Kindness: A Conversation with Rick Ostroff
BY BRIDGET MURRAY The Murray Group “We don’t get to choose what happens to us – but we always get to choose how we react to it.” – G.S. Jennsen This is a philosophy that our friend Rick Ostroff lives by, and quite frankly, so do we. As a life long resident of the Capital Region and someone who has successfully navigated life’s twists and turns, we are drawn to his story... -
Governor Cuomo Announces Expansion of JMA Wireless in Syracuse
GOVERNOR CUOMO ANNOUNCES EXPANSIONS OF TWO INDUSTRY-LEADING COMPANIES IN SYRACUSE Bankers Healthcare Group Will Create 330 New Jobs in the Salt City JMA Wireless, a Global Innovator of Technology that Designs and Builds Next-Generation Communication Systems, Will Create 100 jobs in Central New York Both Investments Complement “CNY Rising” – The Region’s Comprehensive Strategy to Revitalize Communities and Grow the Economy Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the... -
Rick Ostroff and Bill Lia Hold Bartender Challenge for LLS at Frog Alley Brewing in Schenectady
The Great Bartender Challenge held at Frog Alley Brewing in Schenectady Photo credit: CBS 6 News by WRGB STAFF Thursday, September 26th 2019 SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (WRGB) – Two heavyweight fundraisers went toe to toe Thursday for a very good cause. The Great Bartender Challenge was held at Frog Alley Brewing in Schenectady. It featured the two co-chairs of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Light the Night Walk, which is... -
Governor Cuomo Announces Winners of 76West Clean Energy Competition
Optimus Technologies Named $1 Million Grand Prize Winner – Pittsburgh-Based Company Will Expand Business to the Southern Tier Competition Extended through 2023 with $20 Million Commitment Through Governor Cuomo’s Upstate Revitalization Initiative Supports Governor Cuomo’s Green New Deal, the Most Aggressive Climate Change Program in the Nation, by Spurring Innovation in the Green Economy Complements “Southern Tier Soaring,” the Region’s... -
Governor Cuomo Announces Nomination of Eric Gertler to Serve as President & CEO of Empire State Development
Mr. Gertler Currently Serves as Executive Chairman of U.S. News & World Report and Will Assume ESD Role in September Outgoing CEO Howard Zemsky Will Maintain Position as ESD Chair Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the nomination of Eric Gertler to serve as President and CEO of Empire State Development (ESD), New York State’s chief economic development agency. Mr. Gertler, who is currently the Executive Chairman of U.S. News &... -
Diana Ostroff is a voice for business at the Capitol
Diana Ostroff, managing director at Ostroff Associates, represents clients that range from accounting firms to film and television production studios. Photo: DONNA ABBOTT-VLAHOS By Liz Young Albany Business Review Diana Ostroff has never taken a political science course. The managing director at Ostroff Associates, the seventh-largest lobbying firm in the state, always thought she’d be working at a corporation. Now, more than 25 years later, she’s built a wide-ranging client... -
Is the Future Cashless?
In the latest issue of Currents, the official publication of FISCA, Ostroff Associates’ Senior Vice President Kate Corkery examines actions being undertaken by state and local governments in response to the growing interest in the cashless business model.
