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Leadership Greater Syracuse announces the Class of 2016
DeWITT — Leadership Greater Syracuse (LGS), a nonprofit offering a yearlong civic-engagement training program, has announced its class of 2016. “Participants in the Class of
Haylor, Freyer & Coon CEO joins Cazenovia College Board of Trustees
CAZENOVIA, N.Y. — James D. Freyer, Jr., CEO of insurance agency Haylor, Freyer & Coon, Inc., has joined Cazenovia College’s Board of Trustees. In this
Schumer, Katko: Lawmakers restore funding for Centro, other mass-transit systems
Congressional lawmakers have agreed to restore funding for mass-transit systems, such as Centro, in a federal transportation bill. Centro would receive $12 million over the
Tully Rinckey formally opens expanded Vestal office
VESTAL, N.Y. — Tully Rinckey PLLC, an Albany–based law firm, has formally opened its new office space at 4100 Vestal Road in Vestal. The new
New accounting firm forms in DeWitt
DeWITT, N.Y. — A new accounting firm, called Cuomo, Winters & Schmidt, CPAs, PLLC has formed in DeWitt. Robert F. Cuomo, Maryann Winters, and Mark
Davidson Automotive building new Clay campus, moving Fulton Ford
CLAY — Davidson Automotive Group recently broke ground on a new location on Route 31 in Clay that will feature a Ford dealership, a Davidson Collision Center, and a Precision Car Wash — all on one campus. Davidson Automotive Group’s current Ford franchise in Fulton, the former Fred Raynor Ford, will move to the
Strategic Financial tops $1B in assets under management
UTICA — In 2013, Alan R. Leist, III told this reporter, “Our goal is to hit $1 billion in assets within two years. Mission accomplished, says the managing partner and a principal at Strategic Financial Services, Inc. headquartered in Utica. On Oct. 29 of this year, Strategic Financial’s assets under management (AUM) hit $1.03
Community Bank to complete acquisition of Oneida Financial on Dec. 4
DeWITT — Community Bank System (NYSE: CBU) has set Dec. 4 as the closing date for its acquisition of Oneida Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: ONFC).
ConMed acquisition targets general-surgery strategy
UTICA — The “revitalization” of ConMed’s advanced-surgical business is a “key priority” in its general-surgery strategy. Curt Hartman, president and CEO of ConMed Corp. (NASDAQ: CNMD), made the comment in the firm’s Nov. 16 conference call about his company’s acquisition of privately held SurgiQuest, Inc. Utica–based ConMed on Nov. 16 announced it would
SU appeal reduces NCAA men’s basketball scholarship penalty, but not vacated wins
The Syracuse University (SU) men’s basketball program will gain back one scholarship per year over the next four years, but the vacation of wins remains
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