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Robert Congel remembered as a hard-charging mall developer, but a boss with a soft side, too
Updated Feb 06, 2021;
Posted Feb 05, 2021
Pyramid Cos. founder Robert Congel stands in the center court of the Carousel Center mall in Syracuse in this file photo. Al Campanie | syracuse.com
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Syracuse, N.Y. Pyramid Cos. founder Robert Congel had a well-earned reputation for being a demanding boss, requiring those who worked for him to be on hand at 6 a.m. daily often including weekends at the mall developer’s headquarters in downtown Syracuse.
But those who worked for Congel say he had a soft side that people from outside the company did not get to see.
Marketers Hoping for Change at the USPS Are in for a Nail-Biter
If the Senate confirms a Trump nominee, the USPS board will remain Republican
Joe Biden takes office on Jan. 20, but Donald Trump just named a USPS leadership nominee.
Kacy Burdette December 29, 2020
President-elect Joe Biden has a lot of plans to improve the U.S. Postal Service, many of which could positively impact marketers. But if the Senate approves President Donald Trump’s nominee for a board that decides on much of what USPS does, the leadership at the postal service could remain dominated by his Republican appointees even after Biden takes office.
Trump names USPS board nominee, potentially solidifying Republican control of mail service
The nomination sets up a potentially charged and rapid confirmation fight in the Senate for a position that tends to be nonpolitical in nature and pass without opposition.
By Jacob BogageWashington Post
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WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump is expected to nominate a fifth Republican to governing board of the U.S. Postal Service, potentially solidifying GOP control over an agency that has generated intense political interest during the coronavirus pandemic and 2020 election.
Roy Bernardi, a former mayor of Syracuse, N.Y., and a deputy secretary of Housing and Urban Development in the George W. Bush administration, would fill one of three openings on the nine-member board and become the fifth Republican member, if confirmed by the Senate. By law, no more than five members may be of the same party, and traditionally, the party in control of the White House takes over the majority as g
Trump nominates former Syracuse mayor, SU alum Roy Bernardi as USPS governor
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President Donald Trump nominated former Syracuse Mayor Roy Bernardi to serve as a governor for the United States Postal Service.
Bernardi, who is currently a managing partner at his private government consulting firm, served as mayor for the city of Syracuse from 1994 to 2001 and graduated from Syracuse University in 1972. If confirmed, he would fill one of four vacancies on the Postal Service’s Board of Governors.