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Willow Run Foods lands new contract, adds employees
KIRKWOOD — A new $1.3 million contract with one of the nation’s top burger chains is already boosting employment at Willow Run Foods, Inc. and should
Report: Employees waste money on poor benefits choices
Aflac study reveals that employers fall short on educating workers about benefits options, which takes a significant toll on employees’ finances. A new survey report found that 56 percent of employees estimate they waste up to $750 because of mistakes they made with insurance-benefits elections. Nearly one of four respondents (24 percent) say
New York ranks third for green job creation
New York ranked third on a list of states with the most clean energy jobs, according to the latest quarterly Clean Energy Jobs Roundup from
Unemployment rises, state loses jobs
New York’s unemployment rate rose to 9.1 percent in July, but so did the state’s labor force, according to the Department of Labor. At the
CHA and RW Armstrong expect employee growth
An acquisition by Albany–based CHA has created one of the 60 largest engineering firms in the nation. CHA, which has a location in Syracuse, announced the deal with RW Armstrong of Indianapolis in June. The companies will continue to operate under their own names. RW Armstrong is now a wholly owned subsidiary of CHA. Other details
State gains jobs, unemployment rate creeps up
New York added 15,400 private-sector jobs in June and grew its labor force by 105,000 people since last July, according to the state Department of
Workers’ compensation premium rates to decrease
New York employers’ workers’ compensation premium rates are set to fall for the first time since 2008, the state said today. Policyholders’ premiums will drop
Auburn hospital reducing staff after patient drop-off
AUBURN — Auburn Community Hospital is cutting its number of staffed beds following a drop in its inpatient census. The nonprofit hospital’s daily average of
ESA expands Syracuse–area staff following office relocation
NORTH SYRACUSE — Eastern Shore Associates Insurance (ESA) has been growing its Syracuse–area work force since moving its local office from the town of Camillus to the village of North Syracuse in February. The independent insurance agency hired two new employees for the North Syracuse office, and one worker transferred there from the firm’s Watertown
WIB receives grant to train former female inmates
UTICA — The Workforce Investment Board of Herkimer, Madison & Oneida Counties in Utica received a $1.5 million U.S. Department of Labor grant to provide
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