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NYPA CEO, Quiniones, leaving for top job at Illinois utility with CNY connection
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Gil Quiniones, president and CEO of the New York Power Authority (NYPA), has resigned from the position after 10 years to
With upcoming retirement, Preferred Mutual appoints new leadership
The firm on Oct. 4 announced the promotion of R. Benedikt Sander to the role of president and CEO, effective Jan. 1. PMIC has also promoted Jeffrey Lopata to COO and executive VP, also effective at the beginning of the new year, per a company news release. Preferred Mutual Insurance is based in New Berlin
New Kinney Drugs president says pharmacy chain must be different
GOUVERNEUR, N.Y. — New Kinney Drugs President John Marraffa says his vision for the company is to “create a customer experience unmatched by others.” “By building on our 118-year history, I hope to reinforce a standard of excellence that transcends traditional pharmacy,” Marraffa said in a release. “We must be different. By expanding our services,
American Heart Association names 6 new advisory-board members
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The American Heart Association (AHA) recently announced that six new, local volunteer leaders have joined its advisory board. Here is a brief description of the new board members. Aida Byrne — director of corporate communications for the eastern markets at Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. She also volunteers with the Crouse Auxiliary Board, Arc
Bond, Schoeneck & King opens Westchester County office
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — The Syracuse–based law firm Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC announced it has opened a new office in Westchester County, representing the firm’s 13th office overall and ninth in New York state. The addition of a Westchester County office was part of the firm’s strategic plan to have a presence in all
VIEWPOINT: New York Minimum-Wage Increases for 2022
Under the New York State Minimum Wage Act, minimum-wage rates in New York increase each year on Dec. 31 until reaching $15 per hour. In New York City and for large fast-food companies throughout the state, the minimum wage has already reached its $15 maximum. On Sept. 22, 2021, the New York State Division of the
NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT: Bidding good bye with a primer on value-based payments
“Great is the art of beginning, but greater is the art of ending.” — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow The time has come to pass the torch to the next generation of Bonadio Health- and human-service experts. After publishing columns in The Central New York Business Journal (CNYBJ) for 13 years, I will continue my love of writing
Blueprint 15 announces new executive director
Pride-Green grew up spending summers and much of the school year staying with his grandparents in Pioneer Homes at 910-1055 McBride St. in Syracuse. Born
People news: Bonadio adds health-care veteran to compliance division
The Bonadio Group says it has hired Matthew Babcock as a principal specializing in health care in its compliance-solutions division working from the Albany office.
ANDRO awarded federal contracts for enhancing wireless security
ROME, N.Y. — ANDRO Computational Solutions, LLC of Rome will use two new federal contracts — worth $150,000 each in their first phase — for
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