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Mohawk Valley Health System foundations name board officers
UTICA, N.Y. — The Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) foundations — Faxton St. Luke’s Healthcare and St. Elizabeth Medical Center — recently announced the 2017-2018

People news: Nelson & Strife Financial Group names new partner
NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — The Nelson & Strife Financial Group recently promoted longtime associate Kyle R. Strife to partner and renamed the firm from its
People news: Dermody, Burke & Brown hires Jeffres
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Dermody, Burke & Brown, CPAs, LLC announced it has recently hired Kristi Jeffres as a tax senior associate in its Syracuse office.
NSF awards Binghamton University $4 million STEM grant
VESTAL, N.Y. — Binghamton University will use a more than $4 million federal grant to partner with community colleges to attract students pursuing bachelor’s degree

JAS Recruitment moves headquarters to Salina
SALINA, N.Y. — JAS Recruitment has moved its corporate headquarters to a 4,000-square-foot space at the Salina Meadows Office Park at 301 Plainfield Road in
Utica College names Hyman ECCI director
UTICA, N.Y. — The Economic Crime and Cybersecurity Institute (ECCI) of Utica College has named a new director. Bernard L. Hyman Jr., professor of practice
Brownell Center rebrands as Liberty Resources Integrated Health Care
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Liberty Resources says its Brownell Center is now part of Liberty Resources Integrated Health Care and will operate under that name. The
N.Y. adopts regulations implementing paid family-leave law
New York has adopted regulations implementing the state’s paid family-leave law. The regulations outline the mandates on employers and insurance carriers in implementing the paid family-leave program. The program is mandatory for nearly all private employers — any employer with one additional employee. Public employers may opt into the program. Beginning Jan. 1, 2018, employers
Hancock Estabrook starts student-loan repayment- assistance program
SYRACUSE — Syracuse law firm Hancock Estabrook, LLP has started a student-loan repayment-assistance program for its younger attorneys. “All of our younger attorneys — our associates and junior partners — are eligible to participate in this program,” says Janet Callahan, the firm’s managing partner, noting that it went into effect in May. Callahan spoke with
DFS launches online relicensing for agents, brokers seeking a return to business in N.Y.
The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has launched a new online-application process it says will “speed the relicensing” of insurance agents and brokers whose original licenses have been expired for more than two years. The online relicensing process is available to property/casualty and life and/or accident/health insurance agents and brokers, as well
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