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Onondaga County, employee union leadership forge agreement on tentative contract
SYRACUSE — Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney and Kathy Zabinski, president of the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Local 834 union, have reached a tentative, four-year contract agreement for CSEA members that work for the county government. The contract would be in effect for the years 2016 through 2019, Onondaga County said in a news […]
EBRI: Small employers cutting health-insurance coverage
In the wake of the national health-care reform law, fewer small employers are offering health-insurance benefits to their workers, but big employers are holding steady. That’s according to new findings from the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI). EBRI says its analysis examines the percentage of employers offering health insurance from 2008–2015 to “better understand” how
Tompkins Financial Advisors names Howard president
ITHACA — Tompkins Financial Corp. (NYSE: TMP) announced it has named Brian A. Howard president of Tompkins Financial Advisors, its wealth-management division. Howard will also serve as a member of the leadership team of Tompkins Financial. He joined the financial company on July 25, it said in a news release. Howard brings more than 30

Lockheed Martin to rename business unit that includes Salina, Owego plants
Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT) plans to rename its business area that operates plants in Salina and Owego. The unit, which is currently called mission

Cayuga Community College, faculty union agree on new four-year contract
AUBURN, N.Y. — Cayuga Community College and its faculty union have reached a new four-year contract agreement. The school’s board of trustees approved the new

Fournier to remain KeyBank’s CNY market president following First Niagara acquisition
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Stephen Fournier will continue serving as KeyBank’s Central New York market president and regional retail sales leader following the bank’s acquisition of

Dannible & McKee admits two new partners
Daughton has been with Dannible’s audit department for more than 15 years. As a partner, he will continue to provide auditing, consulting, and forensic accounting

People news: Ithaca/Tompkins County CVB hires Coleman as VP of tourism
ITHACA, N.Y. — The Ithaca/Tompkins County Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB), a division of the Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce, announced that it has hired

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center has been ordered to pay $3.2 million for seeking Medicaid payments for mental-health services “rendered by unqualified

Del Lago Resort & Casino to host open houses for table games, poker dealers
TYRE, N.Y. — Del Lago Resort & Casino later this month is hosting two dealer-school information nights for those interested in learning more about table
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