ONEONTA MUST BUILD 100 Units Will Buoy Business Downtown By AL CLEINMAN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Of late, social media and other community forums have been full of dialogue about the initiatives in downtown Oneonta. Why do we need this housing? Why the rebranding? Why artist lofts? Why not somewhere else? What about parking? While comments many are supportive of these initiatives, the majority of comments appear to be an emotional response, perhaps the result of a lack of understanding…
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2ND ANNUAL WORKFORCE SUMMIT: Otsego Has Jobs; No One To Do Them However, Workforce Training $$, ‘Knowledge Economy’ Offer Hope By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Otsego County has more jobs than workers to do them. That message surfaced from a number of presenters at today’s Pathways to Prosperity, the Otsego County Chamber of Commerce’s second annual Workforce Summit at SUNY Oneonta’s Morris Hall: Madhuril Kommareddi, Governor Cuomo’s new Workforce Development director, appointed in May, reported the…
GUEST EDITORIAL in THE JOB SCENE County’s Future: Knowledge Workers By AL CLEINMAN • Special to AllOTSEGO.com Editor’s Note: Alan Cleinman is the founder and CEO of Cleinman Performance Partners, an Oneonta based consultancy serving North America’s eye care industry. He chose to “come home to Otsego.” By 1830, following one of the largest land-development experiments in our young nation’s history, William Cooper had attracted over 50,000 people to Otsego County. It took him only 40 years to accomplish that…
‘Celebration Of Local Musicians’ Going Public In Oneonta Aug. 4 ONEONTA – Al Cleinman is taking the “Celebration of Local Musicians” public. The music festival, held in Cleinman’s backyard in 2016 and 2018, will be re-launched as a public event 1-8 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 4, at Maple Street Park, at the end of Maple Street near Bugbee School.…
Cleinman Reflects on 30 Years Knowledge. It’s The Key To Business Growth, Longevity By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – The secret to business longevity, said Al Cleinman, is knowledge. “We had six people around the table the other day, and I realized that between them, they had 70 years of experience here,” he said. “We employ smart people.” The Otsego County Chamber of Commerce honored Cleinman Performance Partners this morning with a luncheon celebrating their 30 years…
WORKFORCE SUMMIT 2018 Knowledge Worker, Not Industry, Is Our Future, Speaker Says Cleinman Wins Seward’s Support To Launch ‘Come Home’ Campaign By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – After a rousing salute to “knowledge-based industry,” a local businessman with a national clientele, Al Cleinman, today announced he intends to lead a “Come Home to Oneonta” campaign. Cleinman was addressing the Workforce Summit at The Otesaga, where attendees learned we have more jobs than people. The day was organized…
Council To Vote Tonight On Miller Park Sculptures …
Gateway Park To Be Dedicated To Former Mayor Dick Miller ONEONTA – Miller Park will be dedicated to the memory of former Mayor Dick Miller at 11 a.m. Tuesday. The public is welcome. Located at the intersection of Lettis Highway and Main Street, behind the Benson Hughson Agency, the park was proposed and partly funded by the former mayor’s friend, Al Cleinman, principal in Cleinman Performance Partners, the city consulting firm.…
Cleinman Receives Key to City for Beautification ONEONTA – In a small recognition ceremony earlier this afternoon, Al Cleinman of Cleinman Performance Partners, gave a check for $2,500 to the City of Oneonta for Civic Beautification. Mayor Dick Miller had his own gift to give; the key to the city of Oneonta, which he awarded to Cleinman. “Al’s idea for making this part (of Oneonta) turned out to be a wonderful improvement.” said Miller, “Alan’s Island, which was a joint…