The Council of Industry 2020 Compensation & Benefits Survey is Coming October 20th |
We are pleased to announce that the 2020 Council of Industry Compensation and Benefits Survey will be available for completion beginning October 20th. Your participation provides great insight for the Council of Industry, your company, as well as your peers. The survey is co-sponsored by Rose & Kiernan and Ethan Allen Workforce Solutions. Here is some information to help you get ready.How does it benefit me? After you complete the survey, you will have access to the survey results to see how your responses compare to others. These results will be available in web-based, printable, and infographic formats for easy interpretation of data. Why should I participate? Your responses will help you directly by providing an idea of what your position pays throughout the Hudson Valley. The survey will also give us a baseline of compensation and benefits in the Hudson Valley for roles similar to yours. How does it work? Access to the survey will be password protected and responses will be anonymized based on Safe Harbor methods. Once you receive your invitation email you will be able to create a username and password, then log in to take your survey. Everyone will have a few weeks to submit their responses. New this year we are working with the team at Sensible Surveys to conduct the survey. If you have any questions as you proceed through the survey, they will be available during normal business hours to answer your questions. We will send out email address and phone numbers to contact the Sensible Survey team as we get closer to the start date. Thank you for your time and we look forward to your participation. If you have any questions in the meantime please contact Johnnieanne Hansen. read more » New York State Cluster Action Initiative Update and COVID-19 Numbers Governor Cuomo issued a press release yesterday providing an overview of New York’s COVID-19 tracking data from Saturday, October 10th. Hotspots in Brooklyn, Queens, Rockland, and Orange Counties have driven higher positivity and hospitalization rates in the State. Tracking data for the hotspots as compared to the rest of the State is below. Positivity rates: - 20 hotspot zip codes: 5.74%
- Orange 10950: 3.04%
- Statewide: 0.96%
- Statewide excluding hotspots: 0.84%
NYS COVID-19 Cluster Initiative Takes ShapeThe initiative divides clusters and the areas around them into three categories with successively higher restrictions within each one: Red Zone – cluster Itself; Orange Zone – warning zone; and Yellow Zone – precautionary zone. The enforcement of the zones went into effect between Wednesday, October 7 and Friday, October 9. A chart on the Cluster Initiative website (link below) …
read more » COVID and Cluster Initiative Update – Record Number of Tests Conducted145,811 COVID-19 test results were reported to New York State Wednesday and the state continues to track clusters with a particular focus on areas where there are hot spot, cluster situations. Within the top 20 ZIP codes in counties with recent outbreaks – Brooklyn, Queens, and Rockland and Orange Counties – the average rate of positive tests is 5.8 percent. The rate of positive tests … read more » New York State Cluster Action Initiative Update and COVID-19 NumbersGovernor Cuomo issued a press release this afternoon providing an overview of New York’s COVID-19 tracking data from Tuesday, October 6th. Hotspots in Brooklyn, Queens, Rockland, and Orange Counties have driven higher positivity and hospitalization rates in the State. Tracking data for the hotspots as compared to the rest of the State is below. Positivity rates: - 20 hotspot zip codes: 5.1%
- Orange 10950: 13.3%
- Statewide: 1.25%
- Statewide excluding hotspots: 1.05%
Empire State Development, in consultation … read more » “Cluster Action Initiative” – Cuomo Imposes Tight Virus Rules on Areas Hit by Spikes Across StateGov. Cuomo on Tuesday imposed tough new restrictions and guidelines aimed at curbing a surge of coronavirus clusters in parts of New York City and its northern suburbs. The State is declaring COVID-19 clusters in portions of Brooklyn, Queens, Orange and Rockland, as well as a “precautionary zone” in a portion of Binghamton. The “Cluster Action Initiative” will take dramatic actions … read more » Cuomo: Orders Clamp Down in NYC Hot Spots. In a briefing from his NYC Office Governor Cuomo said that hotspots could result in more widespread infections. In order to stop the spread from the hotspots the State is using testing, data analysis, and enforcement mechanisms. He added that local governments have not done enough to enforce laws and rules that prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Beginning today in NYC: - Schools in Brooklyn and Queens with clusters will be closed.
- For religious institutions to remain open, communities must agree to enforce mask, capacity, and social distancing protocols.
- The New York State Department of Health and State Police will oversee enforcement activities beginning at midnight in hotspot clusters with local personnel supplements.
- Non-essential businesses, public spaces, and schools in hotspot areas should close; however, the State will first review public health data to determine which establishments in the impacted areas will close.
- New York currently has the lowest statewide positivity rate in the nation if hotspots are excluded.
Read … read more » Cuomo: State Will Up Enforcement In “Hot” Zip CodesThe Governor issued a press release Sunday announcing New York State will increase enforcement in zip codes with high positivity rates (hotspots). The new enforcement effort will fine and potentially close local businesses found to be out of compliance. This effort is modelled on the State Liquor Authority and State Police Task Force that has been enforcing State guidance at bars and restaurants. … read more » This Morning! Broadcasting Live From Stanfordville Machine, Mfg Day 2020WKIP’s Hudson Valley Focus Live will be broadcasting live the morning of October 2nd from Stanfordville Machine, Victory Lane in Poughkeepsie. Hosted as always by Tom Sipos, guests will include Stanfordville CEO Neal Johnsen, the Council of Industry’s Johnnieanne Hansen and Harold King, and many other manufacturers, educators and economic development professionals. Tune … read more » State Continues to Track “Hot Spots” The Governor issued a press release yesterday providing an overview of New York’s COVID-19 tracking data from Tuesday, September 29th. New York State continues to track clusters with a particular focus on the top 20 ZIP codes in which there have been hotspots. Within the 20 hotspot ZIP codes, the average rate of positive tests is 5.5 percent. The rate of positive tests for the remainder of New … read more » NYS Update: Changes to Restricted States, Cuomo to Meet with Orthodox Leaders Regarding “Hot Spot” Zip CodesGovernor Cuomo announced yesterday that he will meet with Orthodox Jewish leaders to address COVID-19 clusters in communities downstate. The governor also announced that Colorado has been added to New York State’s COVID-19 travel advisory. Arizona and Virginia have been removed. The advisory requires individuals who have traveled to New York from areas with significant community spread to quarantine … read more » Cuomo: State Looking Into Covid-19 Spread in Brooklyn, Mid-Hudson RegionState health officials are looking into Covid-19 clusters in Brooklyn, Rockland County and Orange County that led to a slight uptick in the state’s overall coronavirus infection rate this weekend, Gov. Cuomo said Monday. After weeks of seeing a positivity rate of about 1 percent, Cuomo said recent outbreaks in Brooklyn, the Mid-Hudson region and the Southern Tier pushed the state’s infection … read more » Cuomo: Percent Positive Just Over One Percent – Mid Hudson Region HigherThe Governor issued a press release Sunday providing an overview of New York’s COVID-19 tracking data from Saturday, September 26th. The percentage of tests returning positive remained relatively flat at 1.02 percent. Notably the Mid-Hudson Region has seen and increase in the percentage of people testing positive. REGION | THURSDAY | FRIDAY | SATURDAY | Mid-Hudson | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.6% |
What Can Government Do to Strengthen US Manufacturing?To explore these and other policy proposals that would impact manufacturing for … read more » FDA Approves Upstate Medical and Quadrant Biosciences’ COVID-19 Saliva Swab TestGovernor Cuomo and State University of New York Chancellor Malatras yesterday announced that the individual saliva swab diagnostic test for COVID-19 developed by SUNY Upstate Medical University and Quadrant Biosciences has been granted emergency use authorization by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. While this test has been used to date to support SUNY’s widespread testing of students … read more » Executive Order Extending Moratorium On COVID-Related Commercial Evictions Until October 20Commercial evictions will remain on hold in New York City at least through Oct. 20, following an executive order by Gov. Andrew Cuomo extending emergency coronavirus protections statewide. This marks the second time Cuomo has extended the respite for commercial tenants that was set to expire on Sunday. The order also applies to commercial mortgages. “Over the weekend I signed an executive … read more » Five States Added to Restricted Travel List -None RemovedThe Governor issued a press release yesterday announcing five states (Arizona, Minnesota, Nevada, Rhode Island, and Wyoming) have been added to the mandatory quarantine requirements for travelers entering New York. No states or areas have been removed from the list. The total number of restricted states is 33 plus 2 U.S. Territories. Governor Cuomo warned that nationally, new coronavirus infections … read more » Manufacturers Struggle to Recruit, Win Over TalentEven as America struggles to recover from a deep economic decline and the rapid loss of tens of millions of jobs, manufacturing CEOs are still greatly concerned about training, retaining and finding the best people. That’s because, despite the new prospect of double-digit U.S. unemployment stretching into 2021, many firms are still starved for good workers. There is a growing chorus of other CEOs … read more » Record-High Number of COVID-19 Tests Reported to New York State, Weekend Numbers Remain Below One PercentIn a press release Saturday Governor Cuomo announced that a record-high number of tests were reported Friday – 110,444. The State’s infection rate remains below one percent at 0.89 percent. In Sunday’s release the number of tests were 100,355 with 862 positive. CDC Reverses Course on Testing for Asymptomatic People Who Had Covid-19 ContactThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now says that close contacts of people with Covid-19 should be tested, regardless … read more » Cuomo Covid Update: 3 deaths, 0.98 Percent Positive Test RateGovernor Andrew M. Cuomo Thursday announced that New York State’s COVID-19 infection rate remained below one percent. Yesterday, a total of 896 new cases were reported – a 0.98 positive test rate. There were 3 deaths reported. Other helpful data points are always available at forward.ny.gov. U.S. Unemployment Claims Held Steady at 860,000 Last WeekWeekly initial claims for jobless benefits fell by 33,000 to a seasonally adjusted 860,000 in … read more » Back Under 1 PercentGovernor Cuomo issued a press release yesterday providing an overview of New York’s COVID-19 tracking data from Tuesday, September 15th. The State’s infection rate dropped to 0.87% after increasing slightly on Monday to one percent. Governor Cuomo stressed that “we don’t want to see our infection rate go over one percent for any period of time.” He emphasized that New Yorkers must keep … read more » Six States Removed From Restricted ListThe Governor issued a press release yesterday announcing six states (California, Hawaii, Maryland, Minnesota, Nevada and Ohio) have been removed from the mandatory quarantine requirements for travelers entering New York. The Northern Mariana Islands have also been removed. Puerto Rico has once again met the metrics to qualify for the quarantine requirements for travelers. That leaves 27 states and … read more » |
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