January 2015

NYS Association of Health Care Providers appoints interim president

ALBANY, N.Y. — The board of directors of the New York State Association of Health Care Providers, Inc. (HCP) has appointed Claudia Hammar as interim president of the association, effective Jan. 1. Ha Read More

Nano Utica gets ready to open for business

MARCY — Look out Silicon Valley, Route 128 in Boston, and Triangle Research Park. Phase-I construction of the Computer Chip Commercialization Center (known to all as Quad C) will be completed in the f Read More

National Women’s Hall of Fame names new board members, officers

SENECA FALLS, N.Y. — The National Women’s Hall of Fame (NWHF) has announced the election of two new board members and its new officers for 2015. Menzo D. Case, of Seneca Falls, and Nadia N. Shahram, Read More

Governor, We Need to Go Back to the Education Drawing Board

The conversation about reforming and improving New York’s educational system for our children must continue. Over the last few years, our schools and students have been rocked by Common Core, school-a Read More

Applauding the Governor for Taking on the Teachers’ Unions

Good for Governor Andrew Cuomo. In his State of the State message, he took on New York state’s education machine. He tread where previous governors feared to tread. Cuomo showed more courage than most Read More

What to do When Tackling Tax Troubles

When a tax problem arises, it’s not uncommon to become overwhelmed by it. No doubt, much of the anxiety stems from whether the problem can be solved and how to do it. Over the past few years, a prolif Read More

The Best Gift To Your Family (and it doesn’t cost a thing)

There is one gift you can easily assemble in less than 10 minutes, at no cost, that will someday be greatly appreciated by your loved ones. A letter of instruction can provide great comfort and relief Read More

Solvay Bank’s Mello gets another three-year term on the New York Fed board

The board of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York has reelected Paul Mello, president and CEO of Solvay Bank, to a three-year term ending Dec. 31, 2017. Mello serves as a Class A directo Read More

M&T, Hudson City give merger still more time

BUFFALO — M&T Bank Corp. (NYSE: MTB) and Paramus, N.J.–based Hudson City Bancorp. Inc. continue their long-time efforts to finalize their merger that was first announced in late August 2012. “Bot Read More