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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. POMCO Group

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. Sieburg succeeds Alan Thornton, who
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

Carrols’ third-quarter net income falls on higher costs
SYRACUSE — Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: TAST) recently reported that its net income fell to $2.8 million, or 6 cents a share, in the

Piaker & Lyons settles into new Syracuse–area office
SALINA — Piaker & Lyons PC, a Binghamton–based accounting firm, on Nov. 15 formally opened its new Syracuse–area location at 100 Elwood Davis Road in

Entrepreneurs in 2017 SBA Emerging Leaders program graduate
SYRACUSE — The Syracuse district office of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) on Nov. 1 honored the owners of 16 participating companies in this

St. Lawrence University selects design firm for Appleton Arena renovations
CANTON — St. Lawrence University announced it has tapped HOK, a global design, architecture, and engineering firm, to present a plan for refurbishing and improving
New online graduate program DataScience@Syracuse enrolls more than 60 in first class
Program is jointly offered by SU’s Whitman School and iSchool SYRACUSE — The first group of students are enrolled in a new online program that
CenterState CEO announces 16 semifinalists in Genius NY second round
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Genius NY, a business-accelerator program at CenterState CEO’s Syracuse Technology Garden, on Thursday announced 16 semifinalists in the competition’s second round. Genius
Cornell to use $15M state grant for CHESS facility upgrades, creating 100 new jobs
ITHACA, N.Y. — The Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source, or CHESS, has plans for more than $80 million in upgrades and improvements at the scientific