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Robert J. Hanafin to formally open new Binghamton office on April 28
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Robert J. Hanafin, Inc. — a division of Insurance Office of America (IOA), a national insurance agency — will formally open its

IIABNY CEO, Poppa, to retire at year’s end
DeWITT, N.Y. — Richard (Dick) Poppa, president and CEO of Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of New York (IIABNY), will retire at the end of

M&T announces expanded role for René Jones, names CFO successor
BUFFALO, N.Y. — M&T Bank Corp. (NYSE: MTB) announced today that Vice Chairman René F. Jones will take on new managerial responsibilities effective May 2.
State forms temporary council to review New York’s business climate
ALBANY, N.Y. — State leaders have formed a temporary business-regulation council that will conduct a “comprehensive review of New York State’s business climate.” The group

Paradigm Consulting receives WBE certification
UTICA, N.Y. — Laurie Schoen, president and CEO, and Amy Mielnicki, executive VP, of Paradigm Consulting, Inc., recently announced that their firm has been granted Woman-Owned Business Enterprise (WBE) certification by Empire State Development’s Division of Minority and Women Business Development. Paradigm Consulting says it provides group retirement consultation and investment advisory services in Central

Schneiderman sues CDPHP for denying coverage of hepatitis C
ALBANY, N.Y. — Capital District Physicians’ Health Plan (CDPHP) is facing a lawsuit that accuses the Albany–based health plan of “unlawfully restricted coverage” of hepatitis

Susan Horn, CEO of Hiscock Legal Aid Society, to retire in Jul
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Susan Horn, president and CEO of Hiscock Legal Aid Society, plans to retire on July 31. Horn announced her upcoming retirement in
American College of Emergency Physicians questions Excellus report on ER visits
The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) and its New York chapter on Monday “took issue” with a new report from Excellus BlueCross BlueShield about
New York AG says Rome nurse struck and verbally abused nursing-home patient with dementia
ROME, N.Y. — A Rome nurse is accused of “striking and verbally abusing” a 94-year-old female nursing-home patient last summer. Timothy Lambert, 35, is accused

People news: Dahlgren joins Coughlin & Gerhart
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Coughlin & Gerhart, LLP, a Binghamton–based law firm, announced that Wilbur (Bud) Dahlgren has joined as of counsel, effective April 1. Dahlgren
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