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Binghamton background check firm is poised for growth
BINGHAMTON — Background checks for employment and medical-fraud avoidance purposes are a hot topic. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has brought suit for the improper use of background checks of employees against high-profile defendants such as BMW North America and Dollar General. Attorneys have also brought class-action law suits against employers that fail to […]
Loretto expects new PACE CNY facility in DeWitt to open in June
DeWITT — Loretto plans to move PACE CNY’s Catherine McAuliffe Center to a new facility at 115 Creek Circle, across from the East Syracuse Fire Station No. 2, in June. The 38,000-square-foot building sits on a 10-acre property that will include parking for 30 shuttle buses and 130 cars. PACE CNY has operated in a
NY Air Brake officials lobby for Ex-Im Bank
WATERTOWN — Business leaders from across America descended on the nation’s Capitol during the week of Feb. 23 to lobby Congress for the reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im), the official export-credit agency of the U.S. If Congress doesn’t reauthorize the Ex-Im Bank, it will no longer exist after June 30. Among those lobbying their
TIPAF appoints Getman as administrator of Clayton Opera House
CLAYTON — The Thousand Islands Performing Arts Fund (TIPAF) at the Clayton Opera House has appointed Amy Getman, of Clayton, as the nonprofit’s house administrator. Getman was selected because of her “outstanding” customer-service background and her commitment to the 1000 Islands region, according to a news release from TIPAF. Julie Garnsey, TIPAF’s executive director, said,
Region braces for job cuts at Fort Drum, a major economic engine
FORT DRUM — Fort Drum may be pumping $1.3 billion to $1.8 billion into the North Country’s economy annually, but it stands to lose 84 percent of its workforce if potential Army budget cuts come to fruition. Worst-case scenario: Fort Drum has the potential to lose 16,000 of its 19,000 soldiers currently assigned to the
Magazine ranks North Country communities among top micropolitan areas for facility investment
Ogdensburg, Massena, and Plattsburgh are among the communities that Site Selection magazine is recognizing as “top micropolitan areas for corporate-facility investment in 2014.” Empire State Development (ESD), New York’s primary economic-development agency, announced their ranking in a news release issued March 4. Site Selection, a corporate real estate and economic-development publication, has all three communities
North Country medical-evaluation firm readies for more growth
CARTHAGE — Independent Medical Evaluation Company, LLC (IMEC) is hoping to generate additional contract work now that it is certified as a minority and women-owned business enterprise in New York. The firm handles independent medical evaluations (IMEs) on issues such as workers’-compensation claims, no-fault liability cases, fitness for duty evaluations, and functional-capacity evaluations, and others,
Several real estate and construction projects highlight 2015
SYRACUSE — This year looks much the same as 2014 when it comes to real estate and construction in the Syracuse market, according to the Integra Realty Resources (IRR) 2015 Viewpoint report. However, the area is seeing several bright spots of activity that will show some growth this year. “For the most part, Syracuse
O’Brien & Gere acquires Long Island engineering firm
Deal boosts the Syracuse firm’s NYC–area workforce to 65 SYRACUSE — O’Brien & Gere has acquired Schuyler Engineering, a Long Island–based firm, in a move to further expand and grow its business in the New York City metropolitan area. The Syracuse–based engineering firm announced the acquisition
NYAG reaches agreement with Kinney Drugs on access issues for deaf and hard-of-hearing customers
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has reached an agreement with parent company of Gouverneur, New York–based Kinney Drugs over accessibility for customers who are
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