October 2014

Cuomo: employers will save $45M on workers’-compensation costs in 2015

New York employers won’t have pay to pay as much into the state’s workers’-compensation system in 2015, resulting in savings to all employers totaling $45 million. The state is decreasing the assessm Read More

People news: Everson Museum announces new chief development officer

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Everson Museum of Art has appointed Mary Jo Barnello as the museum’s new chief development officer, effective Nov. 17. Barnello replaces Samara Hannah, who was the Everson’s dire Read More

Marist Poll: Cuomo leads by 26 points in re-election bid

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo appears to be cruising toward winning a second term in next Tuesday’s election, according to a new poll issued today. Democratic incumbent Cuomo leads his Republican challe Read More

PAR Technology reports third-quarter loss

NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — PAR Technology Corp. (NYSE: PAR) on Thursday reported a net loss of $109,000, or 1 cent per share, during the third quarter that ended Sept. 30. That’s compared to net income of Read More

Eric Mower + Associates enters NYC market with PR firm combination

SYRACUSE — The top official at the largest advertising agency in Central New York has had his eye on the nation’s number one media market for a while. “I’d spread the word for a number of years that Read More

ABA Survey: Bank customers embracing mobile deposits

Mobile remote deposits have emerged as an increasingly  popular banking service, with more than one in eight Americans depositing a check using a mobile device in the past year, according to a recent Read More

The Health-Care Law Continues to Shift Costs to Employers

CEOs and CFOs across the country have been challenged with the need to offer a competitive employee-benefits plan that both meets requirements established under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and remai Read More