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UTICA — Technology has always changed our lives. Millennia ago, it was the discovery of fire, the wheel, and iron. Today, it’s everything digital: computers, smart phones, the Internet, and GPS. A few years ago, these ideas seemed like science fiction; now we have the bionic retinal implant that receives updates, the first lab-grown burger […]
Smith Sovik law firm opens Buffalo office
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse–based law firm of Smith Sovik Kendrick & Sugnet, P.C., which focuses on civil litigation, has opened a new office in the Buffalo market. The office, located in a two-office suite at 651 Delaware Ave. in downtown Buffalo, enables the firm to “further expand” its client base into Western New York
National job growth falls short in August
ROMBEL ON BUSINESS U.S. employers added 142,000 net jobs to their payrolls in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported Friday. That was
Success comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it. — A sign posted in Ryan Brooks’ office. ONEONTA — Brooks Bottling Co. just took delivery of a new bottling line. The machinery should be installed and operational by the end of August. Driving this latest capital investment is consumer demand for
Oneida County hotels see increasing demand
UTICA — Oneida County hoteliers have seen a substantial recent rise in demand for their rooms. The county’s average occupancy rate, based on data for 35 hotels with more than 2,800 rooms, rose to 72.6 percent in July, from 60.9 percent in June and 56 percent in May, according to STR, Inc., a Hendersonville, Tenn.–based
U.S. Health-Care Costs versus Health Outcomes
Dr. Michael Kirsch, a practicing physician and newspaper columnist, has lamented that he has difficulty answering questions about the economics of health care. One of his questions strikes at the heart of the justification for Obamacare: “Why is our per-capita health care cost so much higher than other nations that demonstrate superior health outcomes?” Implicit
John G. Ullman: Financial-Planning Pioneer
CORNING — Flash back to 1978. The financial landscape was clearly delineated. Bankers collected deposits and made loans, insurance companies sold property and life policies, accountants conducted audits and filed tax returns, stockbrokers bought and sold securities and bonds, and attorneys created trusts to preserve accumulated wealth. Someone seeking financial planning had to assemble a
AP Professionals joins CNY staffing marketplace
SALINA — AP Professionals, a Rochester–based staffing firm, is now into its fourth full month of operation at the Central New York office it opened in late May. The firm specializes in placing accounting, finance, human resources, and administrative professionals on both a direct hire and contract basis. AP Professionals on May 29 announced it
Bailey Place Insurance to expand with Lansing office
LANSING — The Cortland–based Bailey Place Insurance agency is about to open an office in Lansing, which would represent its second location in Tompkins County and third overall. The company already operates an office in Dryden. Bailey Place Insurance will open its third location on Sept. 15 at 2428 North Triphammer Road, at the intersection
Voya Financial offering accident, disease insurance in New York
Voya Financial, Inc. (NYSE: VOYA), formerly ING U.S., on Aug. 20 announced that its employee-benefits business is offering the company’s Compass-branded accident insurance and specified-disease insurance (also known as critical-illness insurance) options to customers in New York state. Compass products are now available in all 50 states as well as Washington, D.C., the firm said
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