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Naturally Lewis accepting applications for $100K Building Business Fund grant program

Vitagliano named Utica market president at Excellus
UTICA, N.Y. — Antonio Vitagliano is the new regional president of Excellus BlueCross BlueShield’s Utica market, the nonprofit health insurer recently announced. With the promotion, Vitagliano is expanding his current role as senior VP of provider network engagement. “Over his 30-plus-year career at Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, Tony has built strong relationships with providers, members, employers,

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Central New York Community Engagement Committee (CEC) on Thursday released a document with ideas for using the $500 million Green CHIPS Community Investment Fund. The fund is a requirement of the 2022 agreement between New York State and Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: MU). As a requirement of Micron’s participation in the

Excellus parent, Capital region health insurer plan affiliation
It’s pending regulatory approval ROCHESTER — The Lifetime Healthcare Companies isn’t sure how long the review process will take, but it has plans to form an affiliation with a health-insurance carrier in the Capital Region. The Lifetime Healthcare Companies — the Rochester–based parent company of Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and Univera Healthcare — and
VIEWPOINT: Understanding the Complexities of Long-Term Care
If your business closed today and was gone tomorrow, would Central New York miss it? What would the impact be on our community? An article in the Harvard Business Review I recently read opened with a similar question. Loretto, as the fourth-largest health-care provider in the region, is deeply ingrained in the fabric of our

Utica National Insurance Group’s first woman CEO ready to start position
NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — Utica National Insurance Group is ready for its first female CEO Kristen H. Martin to take the reins on July 1 when Richard P. Creedon retires after 26 years with the company. Martin joined Utica National in 2001 as an examiner before several promotions including corporate secretary and executive VP in

Geddes Federal’s Manlius branch has a new manager
MANLIUS, N.Y. — Geddes Federal Savings and Loan Association has named a new manager for its branch in Manlius. Linda Meade is assuming the duties of branch manager. Meade is succeeding Christy Krzywda in that role, the organization tells CNYBJ in an email. Krzywda, a junior officer in the savings department, has relocated to the

DiNapoli audit finds up to $1.5B in improper Medicaid payments to providers
ALBANY — Medicaid managed-care organizations made as much as $1.5 billion in “improper and questionable” payments to health-care providers who did not appear to be enrolled in Medicaid, according to an audit that New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli released on June 4. Generally, under federal and state law, providers are “supposed to be

Children’s Home of Jefferson County appoints finance director
WATERTOWN — The Children’s Home of Jefferson County (CHJC) appointed Rosemary Poindexter as its new finance director, the organization recently announced. Poindexter brings a wealth of experience and a diverse background to her new role, including serving for five years in the Army as a light-wheel vehicle mechanic and as controller of Catholic Charities of

PAR focuses on core business with sale of two subsidiaries
NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — PAR Technology Corp. (NYSE: PAR) is making moves to focus its business on the restaurant industry, announcing it will sell both subsidiaries that comprise its government operating segment for a combined $102 million. PAR sold PAR Government Systems Corp. (PGSC) to Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc., (NYSE: BAH) in a deal that
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