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CEO TALK: UnitedHealthcare NY CEO discusses integration of former POMCO Group as UMR
SYRACUSE — Following its acquisition this past spring by UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE: UNH) POMCO Group is now operating under the UMR brand. POMCO Group

20th Anniversary 40 under Forty awards event draws crowd of 470
ONONDAGA, N.Y. — More than 470 people attended the 20th edition of the popular 40 under Forty awards event Thursday evening at the SRC Arena

Rescue Mission appoints Sieburg as next CEO
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The board of directors of the Rescue Mission has appointed Dan Sieburg as the organization’s next CEO. Sieburg succeeds Alan Thornton, who
Report: Most CNY regions added jobs in the past 12 months
The Syracuse, Ithaca, Utica–Rome, Binghamton, and Watertown–Fort Drum regions all posted job gains in the last year, while the Elmira area bucked the trend with
CenterState CEO announces 16 semifinalists in Genius NY second round
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Genius NY, a business-accelerator program at CenterState CEO’s Syracuse Technology Garden, on Thursday announced 16 semifinalists in the competition’s second round. Genius
Cornell to use $15M state grant for CHESS facility upgrades, creating 100 new jobs
ITHACA, N.Y. — The Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source, or CHESS, has plans for more than $80 million in upgrades and improvements at the scientific
Bonadio Group completes Buffalo acquisition
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Rochester–based Bonadio Group announced that it has finalized a merger with Vincent J. Muffoletto, CPA, a smaller western New York CPA firm,
Shineman Foundation awards $329K in grants to 15 area nonprofits
OSWEGO, N.Y. — The Richard S. Shineman Foundation has awarded grants totaling $329,000 to 15 nonprofit organizations. The funded projects “reach a wide range of

Piaker & Lyons formally opens new office in Salina
SALINA, N.Y. — Piaker & Lyons PC, a Binghamton–based accounting firm, on Wednesday formally opened its new Syracuse–area location at 100 Elwood Davis Road in
People news: BlueRock Energy names Anklin VP of sales
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — BlueRock Energy announced it has appointed Stew Anklin VP of sales. Based in Syracuse, he will report to Jim Cifaratta, senior VP
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