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Pioneer Companies names Roney new CFO
SYRACUSE — Pioneer Companies announced that Mark W. Roney has joined the Syracuse–based commercial real-estate development, construction, and management firm as chief financial officer. He will

SUNY Cortland names interim finance and management staff
CORTLAND — SUNY Cortland announced it has named Mary K. Murphy as interim vice president for finance and management, filling the cabinet position previously held
Excellus issues call for nonprofit health grants in CNY
DeWITT — Excellus BlueCross Blue Shield, the largest health insurer in Central New York, announced plans to award grant dollars for health and wellness programs
UnitedHealthcare adds three CNY counties to managed long-term care plan
UnitedHealthcare (UHC) Community Plan of New York announced it is offering health plans that provide access to home- and community-based services, enabling people in eight
Chemung Financial shareholders re-elect board directors
ELMIRA — Chemung Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: CHMG), the holding company of Chemung Canal Trust Co. and CFS Group, Inc., announced that its shareholders have re-elected
First Choice Staffing to move Utica–area office to Whitesboro
WHITESBORO — First Choice Staffing announced it will expand and relocate its Utica–area office to Colonial Plaza in Whitesboro from its current location in New
First Niagara says private insurance exchange will give employer clients more options
BUFFALO — First Niagara Benefits Consulting (FNBC), a division of First Niagara Risk Management, Inc., last month announced its launch of a private-insurance exchange. FNBC will offer the First Niagara Benefits Exchange to companies that employ 100 people or more. The exchange “can accommodate a wide range of employer-contribution approaches to offering employee benefits,” First
YMCA of Greater Syracuse launches CNY Corporate Games
SYRACUSE — The YMCA of Greater Syracuse is organizing the CNY Corporate Games in which teams of employees from area companies will challenge others in “friendly” sports competitions this summer. Teams can get involved in games such as dodgeball, softball, beach volleyball, basketball, kickball, swimming, and tennis, says Erika Cieply Adigun, corporate wellness coordinator at
BizEventz to honor local firms as CNY Best Places to Work
SYRACUSE — BizEventz, Inc., a division of the Business Journal News Network, will honor 22 area companies as CNY Best Places to Work during an awards breakfast scheduled for May 28 at SRC Arena at Onondaga Community College. The winners are grouped into two categories based on employee count. The categories include companies with between
Former Upstate Medical in-house attorney joins Bond, Schoeneck & King
SYRACUSE — Regina Spause McGraw, former senior managing counsel at SUNY Upstate Medical University, has joined Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC. McGraw, who is also a registered nurse, will work in the Syracuse–based law firm’s health-care practice group. As an in-house lawyer for an academic medical center, she brings broad experience on a wide range
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