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November

Upstate Medical to use $8 million donation for health and wellness complex

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate Medical University and the Upstate Foundation will use an $8 million dollar donation for an eight-floor, 360,000-square-foot health and wellness complex. Read More
Schneiderman sues Syracuse real-estate firm for alleged “deed theft and mortgage-rescue scam”

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A Syracuse real-estate firm is facing a lawsuit for an alleged “deceptive scheme to trick New Yorkers into turning over ownership of their homes” to the company. Read More
CenterState CEO hires Lawler as VP of finance

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — CenterState CEO, the region’s primary economic-development organization and chamber of commerce, announced it has recently appointed Amy Lawler as its VP of finance. Read More
The List: Health-Insurance Providers

Click to View the List ABOUT THE LISTInformation was provided by representatives of listed organizations and their websites. Other groups may have been eligible but did not respond to our requests fo Read More
Health-Care Career Moves - November 2017

CHILDREN’S HOME OF JEFFERSON COUNTYMICHELLE L. MONNAT, the Children’s Home of Jefferson County’s (CHJC) director of systems administration, has been elected to serve on the Family Focused Treatment As Read More
CEO TALK: UnitedHealthcare NY CEO discusses integration of former POMCO Group as UMR

SYRACUSE — Following its acquisition this past spring by UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE: UNH) POMCO Group is now operating under the UMR brand. Read More
20th Anniversary 40 under Forty awards event draws crowd of 470

ONONDAGA, N.Y. — More than 470 people attended the 20th edition of the popular 40 under Forty awards event Thursday evening at the SRC Arena on the Onondaga Community College campus. Read More
Rescue Mission appoints Sieburg as next CEO

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The board of directors of the Rescue Mission has appointed Dan Sieburg as the organization’s next CEO. Read More
Report: Most CNY regions added jobs in the past 12 months

The Syracuse, Ithaca, Utica–Rome, Binghamton, and Watertown–Fort Drum regions all posted job gains in the last year, while the Elmira area bucked the trend with a decline in jobs. Read More

Business Calendar

CNY BEST Information Session 3/23/2023 8:30 AM - 3/23/2023 10:00 AM Read More
CNYSME Headshots and Networking Event 4/6/2023 2:00 PM - 4/6/2023 7:00 PM Read More
APTD and CPTD Information Session 4/12/2023 12:00 PM - 4/12/2023 2:00 PM Read More

Opinion

OPINION: Presidents get blamed for recessions on their watch If anything has a knack of making presidents in otherwise commanding positions into one-term presidents, it is recessions of the U.S. economy. Read More
OPINION: Democracy should improve the lives of people We Americans tend to think it’s self-evident that our system of government is superior. We value the freedom, independence, and individual rights that are part of our democratic system. Read More
OPINION: State Budget has Inadequate Funding for Essential Local Roads Every day, New Yorkers rely on local roads, bridges, and culverts to get to work, go to school, run their errands and enjoy our state’s many great recreational destinations. Read More

Business Mentors

Ask Rusty: What’s the Best Way to Start Receiving My Survivor Benefit? Dear Rusty: When one becomes a widow/widower, what is the most efficient way to start receiving the deceased’s monthly Social Security. Read More
VIEWPOINT: NYS Pay-Transparency Law Amendments Signed into Law On March 3, 2023, a bill (https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2023/S1326) amending the New York State pay-transparency law was signed into law by Gov. Kathy Hochul. It reflects changes that the governor requested in exchange for her approval of the law in December 2022. Read More
VIEWPOINT: 6 best practices for evaluating creative project proposals The meeting is about to begin. The creative team has spent days, weeks — maybe even months — massaging their concepts, tactics, and messaging into the perfect presentation. Read More

People on the Move

Adirondack Bank RICHARD (DICK) HOOPER has been promoted to VP of purchasing and facilities at Adirondack Bank. Read More
Hayner Hoyt ELIZABETH PARSONS has joined Hayner Hoyt as an assistant superintendent. Read More
Bates Troy Healthcare Linen Binghamton–based Bates Troy Healthcare Linen has added BRYAN GOODMAN as a health-care customer-service representative, managing the Southern Tier, Central New York, and Northeast Pennsylvania markets. Read More