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How Syracuse's New STEAM School Connects Students and Industry

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The Regional Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics or STEAM School welcomed its first class at the start of this school year. The new school is the first of its kind in the Central New York region and brings the historic Central Tech building back to life in downtown Syracuse.

It’s a major accomplishment, bringing together numerous partners across private, public and nonprofit sectors, to create a school that will help us meet the moment and help more people access more of the area’s opportunity. On this episode of Talk CNY, presented by NBT Bank, STEAM School principal Dan Straub and Syracuse City School District’s Executive Director of Career and Technical Education Erin Noto join us to discuss how classes are going so far and how the school fits into the region’s growth.

Talk CNY Quarterly Market Insights

2025 Q2 with Ken Entenmann, NBT Bank

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Talk CNY - Quarterly Market Insights, presented by NBT Bank, features Ken Entenmann, Senior Vice President, Chief Investment Officer and Chief Economist for NBT Bank. Ken joins us to share what's happening in the markets and how it impacts you.

In this episode, the conversation dives deep into the economic forces shaping Central New York and beyond in the second quarter of 2025, Entenmann breaks down the market’s record highs, analyzes the easing of geopolitical tensions, and explores how potential tariff extensions, Fed rate cuts, and the Big Beautiful Bill could affect the economic landscape. Also, tune in to hear what business leaders should be watching this summer.

Ken Entenmann is senior vice president, chief investment officer and chief economist at NBT Wealth Management, and has over three decades of investment experience. Before joining NBT Bank, he served as director of Investment Management at Alliance Bank. In his current role, he oversees more than $6 billion in assets under management and administration in Trust, Custody, Retirement, Institutional and Individual accounts. Entenmann graduated from Cornell University with a bachelor's degree in Applied Economics and Business Management, and earned his MBA from William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration at the University of Rochester. He has also earned his Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation. Entenmann is a former board member of the New York Bankers Association and was the chair of the Trust and Investment Committee. He  served on the board of the Central New York Community Foundation from 2006-2012, and currently serves on the Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse's Investment Advisory Committee.