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Levene, Gouldin & Thompson law firm opens new offices
VESTAL — Levene Gouldin & Thompson, LLP has opened two new law offices — one at 121 Buffalo St. in Ithaca and one at 140 N. Main St. in Spencer. George D. Patte, Jr., who operated the Patte Law Firm in those two locations, has joined Levene Gouldin & Thompson, and will serve clients in […]
Peoples Financial profit rises in 3rd quarter
HALLSTEAD, Pa. — A strong third quarter in which earnings rose 20.5 percent to $2.24 million, or 72 cents per share, at Peoples Financial Services Corp. (OTC BB: PFIS) is just one reason why it’s expanding its presence in Broome County. Those profit figures are up from $1.86 million, or 60 cents per share, in
Equifax report: one-fifth of consumer bank accounts may also be small-business owners
Up to 21 percent of a financial institution’s consumer accounts in a portfolio may also be small-business owners or principals, according to a recent data
InFocus Advisors begins operating Patricia D Spencer Agency
CLAY — InFocus Advisors, Inc. brought the operations of Patricia D Spencer Agency under its roof at the beginning of November. “To the best of my knowledge this is pretty unique,” says Dave Lavelle, president of InFocus Advisors and one of the insurance, investment, and group-benefit firm’s five partners. “You used to have a small,
Upstate health-benefit costs rose 3.5 percent in 2012
Health-benefit costs increased less in upstate New York than they did nationally in 2012, according to recently released results of a survey from the human-resources consulting firm Mercer. Costs rose 3.5 percent in upstate New York to an average of $9,364 per employee, Mercer found in its National Survey of Employer-Sponsored Health Plans 2012, which
Michigan firm expands into New York with merger
CANTON — C2AE, an architectural, engineering, and planning firm based in Lansing, Mich., has merged with engineering firm Burley-Guminiak & Associates, Consulting Engineers, P.L.L.C. (BGA)
First Niagara hires new chief information officer
First Niagara Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: FNFG) named a new senior vice president and chief information officer this week. The Buffalo–based banking company named Inder
Downtown Ithaca energy study moves forward
ITHACA — The second phase of a study on combined heat and power and an energy district for the greater downtown Ithaca area is moving
New executive director takes helm at UVANY
The Upstate Venture Association of New York, Inc. (UVANY) has a new executive director. The group announced the appointment of Samuel Ticknor to the post
Excellus repays $3.1 million following claim-denial glitch
Excellus BlueCross BlueShield has repaid plan members and providers after a fall 2011 computer error caused it to deny claims made by individuals who had
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