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Harmony Financial offers workshop on avoiding identity theft
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Harmony Financial Services, an Oswego–based financial-planning firm, will offer a workshop next Tuesday (Oct. 21) on identity theft and what people can
Rome Memorial suspends affiliation talks with Bassett, to explore other options
ROME, N.Y. — The board of trustees of Rome Memorial Hospital (RMH) on Tuesday decided to suspend affiliation discussions with Bassett Medical Center. Bassett Medical

People news: Stephen R. Zogby appointed to insurance company advisory board
NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — The Adirondack Insurance Exchange has appointed Stephen R. Zogby, executive vice president of Scalzo, Zogby & Wittig, Inc., to its advisory

Pathfinder Bancorp to pay quarterly dividend of 3 cents
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: PBHC), holding company for Pathfinder Bank, has declared a quarterly cash dividend of 3 cents per share on its
Hummel becomes majority owner of Business Machines & Equipment in Marcy
MARCY — Business Machines & Equipment, Inc. (BME), a growing Mohawk Valley office-supply company, is under new ownership, and a new affiliation with Hummel’s Office Plus. BME, which employs 12 people and operates in leased space at 9443 River Road in Marcy, announced the transaction in a recent news release. The company provides copiers, fax

OCC wins federal grant for food-industry job training
ONONDAGA — Onondaga Community College (OCC) had interest in two different applications that the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) was considering for job-training funding. One was the school’s individual application for funding. The other was a funding request from a consortium of community colleges in the State University of New York (SUNY) system that had
Survey: upstate New Yorkers concerned about money
Just over half (58 percent) of upstate New Yorkers surveyed say that it is somewhat or completely true that they spend more time now worrying about money compared to previous years, and 57 percent had income and expenses last year that were about the same as the previous year. That’s according to the Times Union/Siena
LAW FIRMS Aswad & Ingraham46 Front St.Binghamton, NY 13905- Phone/Fax: (607) 722-3495/ 722-2566- Website: ailaw.com- Year Established: 1976- No. of CNY Attorneys: 11- Total No. of Attorneys: 11- No. of Paralegals: 5- No. of CNY Office Locations: 2- Practice Areas Include: general civil & criminal practice before all courts & agencies, medical & legal malpractice
Financial Leadership: Who’s in control?
Recently, a client business called in search of advice on how to transition its accounting department in light of a loyal and long-tenured employee nearing retirement. Just earlier this summer, a separate discussion centered around the right kind of hire for a department that is outgrowing the current chief of accounting and the related potential

People news: McChesney joins Tully Rinckey as new director of PR
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Tully Rinckey PLLC, an Albany–based law firm that also operates a Syracuse office, has hired Charles J. McChesney as its director of
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