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ACR Health names Murtaugh executive director
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — ACR Health announced it has appointed Wil Murtaugh as executive director to replace Michael Crinnin, who retired last month after serving as
CenterState CEO hires Premo for new VP of human-resources position
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — CenterState CEO, Central New York’s primary economic-development organization, announced it has hired Nancy L. Premo as its first VP of human resources
People news: Everson Museum announces two new board members
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Everson Museum of Art announced it has appointed William J. Gilbane, III and Jessica Danial to its board of trustees. Gilbane
MVP Health Care posts $42 million in net income in 2015
SCHENECTADY, N.Y. — MVP Health Care reported net income of more than $42 million in 2015, an improvement from its operating loss of more than
Greater Binghamton Chamber of Commerce names new CEO
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — A woman whose spouse grew up in Broome County will serve as the next president and CEO of the Greater Binghamton Chamber
PAR Technology CEO comments on recent firing of company CFO
NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — PAR Technology Corp.’s CEO says she is “confident” that the company’s former CFO was “acting alone” in making unauthorized investments, before
Gillibrand urges USDA to expand barley crop insurance coverage for N.Y. producers
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) wants the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to expand crop insurance for barley in all counties in New York where production is possible. The Democrat wrote the USDA and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Thomas Vilsack to make the request, Gillibrand’s office said in a Feb. 16 news release. Crop insurance
BDS merger with Utica firm spurs revenue growth
DeWITT — Benefit Design Services (BDS) Corp. generated nearly 15 percent more revenue in 2015 than in the previous year following a merger that it finalized in January of last year. BDS merged with L.A. Stewart Associates, a retirement-plan administration firm in Utica, following talks that started in 2014, says Kishan Perera, a partner in
Vernon Downs seeks to hire 45 for its food and beverage staff
VERNON — Vernon Downs Casino Hotel on March 30-31 held a job fair to add to its food and beverage staff. The event, dubbed “Recipe for Success,” was held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days at the hotel convention center. Vernon Downs was seeking to fill 45 total positions during the two-day event,
Survey says: Diversity IS Good for Business
As business professionals, we recognize “knowing your customer” as a best practice in entrepreneurship for target marketing. According to Entrepreneur Magazine’s Small Business Encyclopedia, “the consumer marketplace has become so differentiated; it’s a misconception to talk about the marketplace in any kind of general way anymore.” With this recognition then, there is a naturally following need
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