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Oswego Health Home Care hires Butler as director of patient services
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Oswego Health Home Care (OHHC) has hired Carrie Butler as its new director of patient services. In this position, Butler, who has

Health Care Provider Career News
KELSEY MOLLURA has joined Carthage Area Hospital as its latest primary-care provider at Carthage Family Health Center in Carthage. She received her bachelor’s degree in biological

Elmira Savings Bank to pay quarterly cash dividend of 23 cents
ELMIRA, N.Y. — The board of directors of Elmira Savings Bank (NASDAQ: ESBK) has declared a quarterly cash dividend of 23 cents per share of

Max Cohen has a nose for promotion
OLD FORGE — Max Cohen has a nose for business. He also has a nose for how to draw a crowd. To help drive attendance at the Old Forge Home Show held July 30-31, Cohen convinced KCBS to certify his Great Adirondack BBQ Festival, held on the grounds adjacent to the Home Show. The barbeque

Upstate’s Laraque-Arena to succeed SU’s Syverud as CNY REDC co-chair
SYRACUSE — Just over six months since beginning her new role as president of SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, Dr. Danielle Laraque-Arena has an additional responsibility. She is succeeding Syracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud as co-chair of the Central New York regional economic-development council (REDC). Laraque-Arena will serve alongside Robert (Rob) Simpson, president and

Visions Federal Credit Union to open two more Syracuse branches
ENDWELL — “Syracuse has been a great market for us,” stresses Tyrone Muse, the president and CEO of Visions Federal Credit Union. “We’ve had an office at 500 Erie Blvd. West for a decade, and the volume has grown every year. The community is very supportive of credit unions, and we’ve … [garnered] name recognition

Crouse offers program for specialty certificate in military-veteran massage
SYRACUSE — Crouse Hospital in Syracuse is offering a specialty certificate in military-veteran massage, which Crouse describes as a “first” for the profession. It’s part of a partnership that Crouse has with the Burr Ridge, Illinois–based National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork (NCBTMB). Founded in 1992, NCBTMB describes itself as an independent, private,

New York manufacturing index back in negative territory in August
A key monthly survey of New York manufacturers indicates the state’s manufacturing activity declined in the most-recent month. The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index slipped into negative territory in August, declining 5 points to -4.2. A negative reading indicates a decline in manufacturing activity, while a positive number on the index signals expansion
What does Brexit mean for U.S. Companies
In late June, voters in the United Kingdom (U.K.) shocked the world in voting 52 percent to 48 percent to leave the European Union (EU) in a referendum where more than 33 million people cast ballots. In the aftermath of the vote, U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron, the Conservative Party leader who actively campaigned for
Is your finance department in transition, or soon to be? What is your best course of action? Whether you are experiencing immediate or impending change or giving consideration to succession, advance thought and strategy will provide a stronger basis for good decision-making. The need to fill a position may be due to release of an
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