Another Round 315

00:00:00 Intro    
00:00:48 Second Crust Location    
00:04:32 Bourbon Bar    
00:07:17 Owners Roles    
00:16:33 Negotiator Open    
00:18:27 Franks intro to food and Beverage    
00:20:54 Hiring Staff    
00:25:05 Not taxing tips    
00:28:05 What is a good tip?    
00:34:28 Another Round plug from Chris    
00:38:15 More tip talk    
00:41:08 Free time?    
00:53:03 Crust Catering    
00:55:30 Speed Golf and Asshole Golf Instructor     
00:58:47 Little hurt by Mayor Comment    
00:59:41 Drunk History    
01:01:57 Early Days Ad Men and Martini Lunches    
01:02:54 Rome Restaurant Competition     
01:04:33 Rome is Home    
01:08:50 Rome City Schools Partnership with Crust

00:00:00Intro
00:01:28Rebuilding after Natural Disasters
00:05:14Rome Field House
00:17:50Most Unprepared for, for being  Mayor
00:19:00Rome Water, Lead Notice
00:21:15West Dominick Parking Limit
00:24:49City Jobs
00:33:10South Rome Flooding
00:38:44Marijuana Stores
00:43:40Social Media
00:47:48$3,000,000 Announcement
00:51:03How Many Years Left?

00:00:00 Intro    
00:02:51 Galime Hitting His Stride    
00:05:49 Fixing Utica Roads    
00:10:50 TikTok Ban    
00:18:47 Real vs Fake News    
00:22:09 Mayor Communication    
00:29:26 Rome Tornado - B-52 Plane    
00:34:36 Six plus feet of snow    
00:40:56 More Utica Roads Talk    
00:52:52 Mayor Galime's Wife's Opinion    
01:00:39 Mayor's Future

Joseph A. Griffo, of Rome, represents Oneida, Madison and parts of Chenango and Herkimer counties in the New York State Senate, a position he’s held since 2007.

He currently holds the title of Assistant Minority Leader and is the ranking member of the Senate's Higher Education Committee. He also serves on the Transportation, Rules and Finance committees.

Prior to his election, Griffo was Oneida County Executive from 2003 to 2006. His advocacy on behalf of Defense Department-related employment resulted in an increase of more than 600 jobs at Griffiss Business and Technology Park, an unprecedented accomplishment during Base Realignment and Closure Commission Hearings.

His public service career started with an internship in Assemblyman James Hurley’s office. Griffo is a graduate of both Rome Free Academy and SUNY Brockport, where he earned magna cum laude distinction while receiving a bachelor’s degree in political science.

Rome Mayor Jeffrey M. Lanigan made his latest appearance on the Another Round 315 podcast this week to discuss the latest expenses of the American Rescue Plan Act, as well as his first Honor America Days celebration as the city’s leader.

Lanigan is making monthly appearances on the podcast, which is hosted by Sentinel Owner Bradley Waters and Sentinel Treasurer Wesley Cupp. Lanigan discussed $1 million in new ARPA spending, including $250,000 to help start a dental hygienist program at Mohawk Valley Community College and $100,000 set aside to help Rome residents who can’t afford home repairs.

Lanigan also discussed the planning for this year’s Honor America Days on July 27, K9 units for the police department and construction updates.

Heather Hage is President & CEO of the Griffiss Institute (GI), a leading national nonprofit talent and technology development organization, in service to American defense industrial base.  

Heather led the strategy and support operations for the standup of the Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate’s innovative “beyond the fence”
 R&D and incubator facilities at Innovare Advancement Center in Rome, NY.  Since its launch in 2021, Innovare has welcomed over 13,000 unique guests, supported over 150 faculty-in-residence, 600 collegiate interns and fellows, and 27 new startups to collaborate
 with AFRL scientists and engineers.  

A deep believer in the power of public education and research to transform lives, Heather served the State University of New York for 17 years before assuming
 leadership of the GI in 2021. At SUNY Research Foundation, Heather oversaw innovation and partnerships for the SUNY System’s 64-campus enterprise, with management responsibility to empower SUNY faculty, staff, and students to engage industry in the SUNY mission
 to learn, to search, and to serve.  

A graduate of Hamilton College and Albany Law School, where she was Managing Editor of the Journal of Science and Technology, Heather’s professional background
 includes high-value technology transfer transactions, intellectual property policy, strategic planning, venture development, and the practice of law before New York State and federal courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court. A former adjunct faculty member
 at Albany Law School and SUNY Polytechnic Institute’s College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, Heather is the recipient of various honors and awards, including SUNY’s 2015 Woman of Excellence award for outstanding service, exemplary support of women in
 leadership, and a distinguished career.  

Most recently, Heather received the Mohawk Valley YWCA’s 2023 Salute to Outstanding Women for community leadership in STEAM and accepted two Business of the Year awards for the GI from the Mohawk Valley and Rome Area Chambers of Commerce in 2022. Heather has served on the board of directors of various nonprofit technology startup incubators and economic development organizations across New York State and is
 a currently a sitting board member for SUNY Polytechnic Institute Foundation and the New York Center for Research, Economic Advancement, Technology, Engineering, and Science (NY-CREATES).  

A devoted mother of three children, when Heather is not working, you can find her watching middle school sports and wandering the woods and waters of the
Adirondacks with her family. 

 As the President and CEO of Standard, Heating, Cooling & Insulating, Jennifer Keida embodies the passion of an artist, the care of a mother, sister, and friend, and the drive of a woman business leader paving the way in a primarily male-dominated industry. 

 Since the purchase of Standard in February 2020, Jenn led the navigation through COVID, empowered a new leadership team that has grown the company more than three times its size, opened a branch location in the Capital District, added approximately 50 employees, is the top company in NYS offering the Empower NY program and made a formal transition to Standard, Heating, Cooling & Insulating. Thus, creating Central New York’s largest HVAC and insulation company. Growing from a $3.5 million company in 2013 to more than $20 million in 2022.