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Rochester–area firm acquires Stevens Office Interiors
DeWITT — FM Office Express Inc., which operates in the Rochester area, has acquired Stevens Office Interiors of DeWitt in a deal that represents a

Pathfinder Bank, CH Insurance among CenterState CEO Business of the Year Award winners
ONONDAGA, N.Y. — Pathfinder Bank, CH Insurance, and Brackens Financial Solutions Network are among CenterState CEO’s Business of the Year honorees. The award winners also
Big I New York: New notice requirement on workers’-compensation premium increases takes effect
DeWITT, N.Y. — A new law that protects employers from “surprise” increases in their workers’- compensation (workers’ comp) insurance costs took effect on Tuesday. Big

Syracuse University School of Management namesake, Martin J. Whitman, dies
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Martin J. Whitman, the man for whom Syracuse University’s School of Management is named, died Monday at the age of 93. In
New York manufacturing index slips in April, still shows sector growth
The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index fell seven points in April to 15.8, which “pointed to a somewhat slower pace of growth.” The

SBA announces participants in 2018 Emerging Leaders program
In the back row (from left to right): Steve Bulger, SBA region II administrator; Doug Arena, partner and project manager at Bell & Spina Architects;

CEO TALK: CMC, FHN leaders discuss partnership
HOMER, N.Y. — Cayuga Medical Center (CMC) of Ithaca and the Family Health Network (FHN) of Central New York, Inc. started working on a plan

St. Joseph’s expects to close NYHC acquisition before May 6
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — St. Joseph’s Health plans to acquire a Syracuse–based cardiology practice with nearly 100 employees. The local health system on March 29 announced
MVHS gets certificate-of-need application approved, but downtown-hospital project obstacles remain
UTICA, N.Y. — New York State has approved Mohawk Valley Health System’s (MVHS) certificate-of-need (CON) application for the construction of the new health-care campus. At
Crews begin work on $16.6M Route 5S improvement project in Utica
UTICA, N.Y. — Crews have started work on a $16.6 million community-revitalization project along the Route 5S corridor (Oriskany Street) in Utica. The project, which