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AmeriCU announces details of Salute to the Troops concert at Fort Drum
FORT DRUM, N.Y. — AmeriCU Credit Union today announced details about the upcoming Salute to the Troops tribute concert on June 25 at Fort Drum.
Excellus issues call for nonprofit health grants in CNY
DeWITT — Excellus BlueCross Blue Shield, the largest health insurer in Central New York, announced plans to award grant dollars for health and wellness programs
UnitedHealthcare adds three CNY counties to managed long-term care plan
UnitedHealthcare (UHC) Community Plan of New York announced it is offering health plans that provide access to home- and community-based services, enabling people in eight
Cuomo signs bill creating disabled veteran-owned business-procurement program
Companies that disabled veterans own will provide six percent of the services involved in New York state contracts. That’s the goal of the Service Disabled

DiNapoli touts 13 percent return on state pension fund
The New York State Common Retirement Fund (the Fund) is valued at an estimated $176.2 billion, its highest amount ever, for the fiscal year that
SUNY Oswego, New York Sea Grant extend deadline for BR&E surveys
OSWEGO — New York Sea Grant (NYSG) and SUNY Oswego have extended the deadline for returning the 2014 Business Retention and Expansion (BR&E) surveys to

Albany-area solar firm to open Binghamton office this summer
Will invest $2 million and add 20 new jobs BINGHAMTON — Monolith Solar Associates, a Rensselaer–based solar-installation business, on May 5 announced plans to open
PAR Technology net loss widens in first quarter
Casciano discusses revenue trends on conference call NEW HARTFORD — PAR Technology Corp. (NYSE: PAR) on May 1 reported a net loss from continuing operations
Siena: Upstate consumers are cautious about the future
Upstate New York consumers seem willing to spend now but their concern about the future is keeping the dollars in their wallets. But consumers nationwide
First Niagara says private insurance exchange will give employer clients more options
BUFFALO — First Niagara Benefits Consulting (FNBC), a division of First Niagara Risk Management, Inc., last month announced its launch of a private-insurance exchange. FNBC