May

Tompkins Financial profit jumps 30 percent in Q1

ITHACA — Tompkins Financial Corp. (NYSE: TMP) reported that its net income soared 30 percent in the first quarter to a record $20.4 million from the $15.7 million it reported in the same period in 201 Read More

OCIDA to use EPA funding for cleanup of Syracuse’s Roth Steel site

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded the Onondaga County Industrial Development Agency (OCIDA) a $200,000 federal brownfields grant to help clean up the former Roth Steel Inc. property located at 800 Hiawatha Boulevard W. in Syracuse. Read More

KeyBank awards CenterState CEO $115,000 for program support

SYRACUSE — The KeyBank (NYSE: KEY) Business Boost & Build program on May 1 awarded $115,000 to CenterState CEO. Read More

Robert Half: Six job-search stallers and how new grads can overcome them

The upcoming college graduations across Central New York and beyond will send new graduates into the job market, which could see more employers competing for new hires. Menlo Park, California–based s Read More

Excellus urges customers to come forward for unclaimed funds

Hundreds of people and companies in Central New York, and thousands across the state, have not cashed more than $2.1 million in checks that Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and its parent company have issued. Read More

Brown & Brown posts nearly 30 percent rise in Q1 net income

Brown & Brown, Inc. (NYSE: BRO), the Florida–based parent of Syracuse–based Brown & Brown Empire State, recently reported that it earned nearly $91 million, or 32 cents a share, in the first q Read More

Big I New York hails defeat of proposal that would have hurt small insurance agencies

DeWITT — Big I New York, which describes itself as the Empire State’s “oldest” insurance producer trade association, says it mounted a “successful effort” to defeat a state-budget proposal that would Read More

Don’t Think Training First for Employee Development

Here’s a quick question. Where did you have your most impactful learning experience? A. In a class or a courseB. In a meetingC. At a conference or in a workshopD. In your work, completing a project o Read More