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Naturally Lewis seeks applications for community economic-development program grants
LOWVILLE, N.Y. — Naturally Lewis, Inc. announced that it is now accepting applications for grant funding through its community economic-development program. Naturally Lewis, the economic-development
Coughlin & Gerhart re-elects Abbott as managing partner
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Coughlin & Gerhart, LLP announced it has re-elected Rachel Abbott as its managing partner. Originally elected in 2022, Abbott has been instrumental
SU’s Syverud to start Michigan job this summer
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud is in his final months leading the university, and this summer, will begin leading another of the nation’s well-known institutions of higher learning. The University of Michigan on Jan. 12 announced the selection of Syverud as its next president. His five-year term as Michigan’s 16th president will
Hochul proposes measures to bring down auto-insurance rates
ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Kathy Hochul used her Jan. 13 State of the State address to announce a series of reforms to bring down auto-insurance rates and take action against “bad actors” whose fraudulent claims drive up costs. The new proposals include a “whole-of-government approach” to crack down on auto-insurance fraud. New Yorkers pay some
NYS Insurance Fund offers SUNY students paid internships
ALBANY, N.Y. — The New York State Insurance Fund (NYSIF) is offering SUNY students paid internships. Through the partnership, NYSIF will provide 100 SUNY students with a paid internship at NYSIF offices throughout New York state beginning this year, SUNY Chancellor John King, Jr. announced Dec. 23. NYSIF is the largest workers’-compensation insurer in New
Graduate students recognized in SUNY Poly white-coat ceremony
MARCY, N.Y. — A total of 88 graduate students at SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) participated in a Jan. 9 white-coat ceremony following their work in the school’s family nurse practitioner and psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner programs. The ceremony marked the completion of the instructional portion of the students’ programs and the beginning of
New United Way of CNY leader to start duties in February
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The woman who has been leading the Friends of the Rosamond Gifford Zoo is set to be the next leader of the United Way of Central New York. The local United Way’s board of directors has appointed Carrie Large as the organization’s new president and CEO, effective on Monday, Feb. 2. Described
GROW Wealth Partners adds two financial advisors from the Rochester area
PHOENIX, N.Y. — GROW Wealth Partners — an advisory and wealth-management firm with offices in Phoenix, Watertown, and Potsdam — has brought aboard two Rochester–area financial advisors in a merger. Richard Anderson, of Anderson & Associates, and James Farley, of Farley Financial, are merging their operations with GROW Wealth Partners. Both Anderson and Farley are
New York State’s minimum wage rises 50 cents per hour
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York’s minimum wage rose 50 cents per hour in all regions of the state to begin 2026, marking the third straight year of increases of the same amount. The minimum wage rose to $17 per hour in New York City, Westchester, and Long Island from $16.50 last year, while the rest
EBRI presents Lifetime Achievement Award to two benefits-industry leaders
The Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) has recognized two benefits-industry leaders for devoting their careers to “preserving, protecting and enhancing” retirement security and health benefits. The Washington, D.C.–based EBRI has honored Mathew Greenwald, founder & managing director of Greenwald Research, and James Klein, senior advisor with the American Benefits Council, with its 2025 Lifetime Achievement
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