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Complying with the Nonprofit Revitalization Act’s rules
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the Nonprofit Revitalization Act of 2013 last December. Even though the law represented the first major revisions to New York Not-For-Profit Corporation law in over 40 years, all I could say was, “Here we go again!” — with all due respect to Ronald Reagan who first made that phrase […]

CNYSME honors Dolgon with 2014 Crystal Ball Award
SYRACUSE — A year after reaching the American Hockey League’s (AHL) Calder Cup Finals, the Syracuse Crunch find themselves on the outside looking in at the Eastern Conference playoff spots with the regular season winding down. The 2013-14 season has included what Crunch owner Howard Dolgon described as the “imperfect storm.” It involved several players

Onondaga County Health Commissioner resigns
SYRACUSE — Dr. Cynthia Morrow, the Onondaga County Health Commissioner, today announced her resignation. Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney has accepted Morrow’s resignation and appointed
First Niagara launches private insurance exchange
BUFFALO — First Niagara Benefits Consulting (FNBC), a division of First Niagara Risk Management, Inc., today announced its launch of a private insurance exchange. FNBC

SUNY announces new presidents of Potsdam and Canton campuses
The State University of New York (SUNY) board of trustees today announced the appointments of Kristin Esterberg as president of SUNY Potsdam and Zvi Szafran

OCC starts Spadafora Memorial Scholarship Endowment, with help from Ed Levine
ONONDAGA — Onondaga Community College (OCC) has established the Vincent Spadafora Memorial Scholarship Endowment, to honor the memory of the professor emeritus. Spadafora served as
New York’s initial jobless claims fall to lowest level of the year
The number of people applying for new unemployment-insurance benefits in New York state in the week ending March 22 fell by 225, or just over

Syracuse Chiefs prepare to open new season on Thursday
SYRACUSE — Following an offseason that included a change in team management, the Syracuse Chiefs are set to open the 2014 season on Thursday at

Upstate consumer sentiment falls in March
Consumer sentiment in upstate New York fell 5.3 points to 68.8 in March, according to the latest monthly survey the Siena (College) Research Institute (SRI)
Chemung Financial board adds new directors
ELMIRA — Chemung Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: CHMG) announced it has added G. Thomas Tranter, Jr., of Horseheads, and Thomas R. Tyrrell, of Loudonville, to the
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