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PPI survey shows trends in nonprofit employee-benefit plans
PPI Benefit Solutions says its fourth annual Nonprofit Employee Benefits Study reveals that despite challenges, private nonprofit employers remain committed to delivering health and welfare benefits to their employees but are seeking solutions to help manage costs and improve employee engagement. PPI Benefit Solutions (PPI), a provider of benefits-administration technology and services with more than […]
True Community Relations — “Creating a Lovemark”
People get a certain feeling when they think about brands like Disney or Wegmans (Note: neither is a client of ours). That emotion is built proactively, consistently, and very intentionally by these companies. It takes their bands to a higher level — almost untouchable by any negative publicity. This success is founded in community relations
Employer Mandate Hits in 2015: Make Sure Your Business is Ready
If you were like most business decision-makers in the winter and spring of 2013, you were frantically trying to prepare for the implementation of the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) employer-mandate provision that was set to go into effect Jan. 1, 2014. Business decision-makers at large employers across the nation heaved a collective sigh of relief

Cornell’s Coates is appointed to the TC3 Board of Trustees
ITHACA, N.Y. — The Tompkins County Legislature has approved the appointment of Chad Coates, an assistant dean at Cornell University, to the Tompkins Cortland Community
CSEA workers reject contract tentative agreement with Onondaga County
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County on Wednesday announced that county employees represented by the CSEA have voted against a proposed contract. CSEA is short for
Lerner Center adds Monday Mile walking loop around St. Joseph’s
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A group of employees at St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center on Monday participated in a noon-hour walk in a designated area around
New York’s Jobs Express website tops 100,000 available positions
New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced on July 30 that more than 100,000 available jobs are now listed on the state’s Jobs Express website (www.jobs.ny.gov). That includes 5,300 positions in Central New York, 4,500 in the Southern Tier, 3,300 in the North Country, and 2,500 in the Mohawk Valley. The site sorts thousands of
APAC Customer Services to add 50 jobs in Utica
UTICA, N.Y. — APAC Customer Services, Inc., a company that provides customer-care outsourced services, on Wednesday announced that it expects to add 50 jobs in
Cuomo: Corning to expand operations, add jobs at Canton facility
CANTON, N.Y. — Corning, Inc. (NYSE: GLW) has plans for a more than $21 million capital-expansion project that’ll create 40 jobs at its facility in

Eastern Shore Associates acquires Cronk Agency of Central Square
FULTON, N.Y. — Eastern Shore Associates Insurance (ESA) has announced its acquisition of the Cronk Agency, Inc., which operates at 647 S. Main St. in
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