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Shareholders vote to approve KeyCorp acquisition of First Niagara Financial Group
Shareholders of both companies on Wednesday voted to approve KeyCorp’s (NYSE: KEY) acquisition of First Niagara Financial Group (NASDAQ: FNFG). They approved the acquisition during
New York milk production rises 8 percent in February
New York dairy farms produced 1.14 billion pounds of milk in February, up 8.3 percent from the year-ago period, the USDA’s New York field office

Rome Memorial Hospital affiliates with St. Joseph’s Health
ROME, N.Y. — Rome Memorial Hospital (RMH) has announced an affiliation agreement with St. Joseph’s Health of Syracuse that RMH hopes will “expand access to

Galaxy Communications combining WSEN with Sunny 102
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Radio station WSEN 92.1 FM is combining with Galaxy Communications’ Sunny 102 (WZUN 102.1 FM) to create what Galaxy CEO Edward Levine

Iannuzzo’s Karate & Kickboxing Fitness grows revenue, strikes plans for further growth
CLAY— Iannuzzo’s Karate & Kickboxing Fitness studio generated 18 percent revenue growth in 2015 and forecasts another double-digit increase this year, says Rick Iannuzzo, owner of the martial-arts school located near Moyers Corners in Clay. Even after 44 years of martial-arts-training under his belt, Iannuzzo is still restless and searching for new ways to transform

GAËL Brewing hops into New York state’s farm brewing scene
GENEVA — After leaving a 25-year career behind, George Adams traded in his life savings, his retirement fund, and a bank loan in pursuit of his dream — opening up and running a brewery. “It was the dream, and layoffs woke me up a little bit — the chances of me being an engineer until
Ruscitto to retire as St. Joseph’s Health CEO at year-end
SYRACUSE — Kathryn Ruscitto says she is “almost at the end of all the goals that I set for myself” since joining St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center in 2001. Ruscitto, the health-care organization’s president & CEO since 2011, has announced her decision to retire at the end of 2016, following six years at the helm.
New York manufacturing index turns positive after seven months in decline
Numbers indicating increases in orders and shipments helped generate a positive reading on a key monthly gauge of the New York manufacturing sector for the first time since last summer. The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index rose 17 points to 0.6 in March, its first positive reading since July of last year. That

Hartman Enterprises plans major expansion
ONEIDA — Tucked into a neighborhood in the city of Oneida stands a 25,000-square-foot building, the home of Hartman Enterprises, Inc. The structure is filled with modern computer-numerical-control (CNC) turning and milling machines, routers, grinders, welding equipment, cutters, and a wide assortment of tooling. In fact, there are so many machines that there is no

Bank of America boosts employment at Utica contact center
UTICA — In December, Michael W. Brunner, Central New York market president for Bank of America, shared with local partners, clients, and friends the bank’s decision to expand its services at the Horatio Street customer contact center and boost the employment to handle the growing national volume of calls. “There are approximately 600 employees at
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