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People news: MVCC appoints Wallace as associate director of human resources
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) has appointed Nancy Wallace as its new associate director of human resources. She has more than 10
Crouse Hospital board of directors appoints SU Chancellor to three-year term
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Crouse Hospital board of directors has appointed Syracuse University (SU) Chancellor Kent Syverud to serve a three-year term. Patrick Mannion, chair
CNSE / SUNYIT professor to use grant for additional cancer-cell research
ALBANY, N.Y. — The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) has awarded a State University of New York (SUNY) professor a $1.65 million research
Company report: Atlantic Testing Labs gets WBE certification
DeWITT — Atlantic Testing Laboratories (ATL) announced it has obtained certification as a Women Business Enterprise (WBE) from the New York State Department of Economic
First Niagara to combine consumer-banking businesses
BUFFALO, N.Y — First Niagara Financial Group (NASDAQ: FNFG) on Thursday announced plans to combine all of its consumer-banking businesses into one unit. Effective immediately,
National job growth falls short in August
ROMBEL ON BUSINESS U.S. employers added 142,000 net jobs to their payrolls in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported Friday. That was
U.S. Health-Care Costs versus Health Outcomes
Dr. Michael Kirsch, a practicing physician and newspaper columnist, has lamented that he has difficulty answering questions about the economics of health care. One of his questions strikes at the heart of the justification for Obamacare: “Why is our per-capita health care cost so much higher than other nations that demonstrate superior health outcomes?” Implicit
AP Professionals joins CNY staffing marketplace
SALINA — AP Professionals, a Rochester–based staffing firm, is now into its fourth full month of operation at the Central New York office it opened in late May. The firm specializes in placing accounting, finance, human resources, and administrative professionals on both a direct hire and contract basis. AP Professionals on May 29 announced it
Bailey Place Insurance to expand with Lansing office
LANSING — The Cortland–based Bailey Place Insurance agency is about to open an office in Lansing, which would represent its second location in Tompkins County and third overall. The company already operates an office in Dryden. Bailey Place Insurance will open its third location on Sept. 15 at 2428 North Triphammer Road, at the intersection
Voya Financial offering accident, disease insurance in New York
Voya Financial, Inc. (NYSE: VOYA), formerly ING U.S., on Aug. 20 announced that its employee-benefits business is offering the company’s Compass-branded accident insurance and specified-disease insurance (also known as critical-illness insurance) options to customers in New York state. Compass products are now available in all 50 states as well as Washington, D.C., the firm said
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