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M&T outstrips pledge to ramp up small-business lending
M&T Bank exceeded a promise it made last year to boost small-business lending, it said today. The Buffalo–based bank increased small-business lending by $196 million
Baldwinsville business owner wins pitch competition
BALDWINSVILLE — The owner of a Baldwinsville–based business was one of 30 winners of the Make Mine a Million competition in New York City. Kelli
Centro wheeling out new buses in Syracuse
SYRACUSE — Centro is taking 56 new buses to the streets of Syracuse. The new vehicles use compressed natural gas (CNG) for power and are
Mackenzie Hughes seminar tackles election-year HR headaches
DeWITT — Business human-resources departments should be ready to head off potential problems resulting from this year’s heated political-campaign period, attendees of a recent Central New York seminar heard. “It’s election season,” said Christian Jones, a partner in Mackenzie Hughes LLP’s business department. “Along with that season can come some difficult issues for employers with
Mercer: Health-benefit costs in line for 6.5-percent rise
Employers anticipate the cost of health-insurance coverage will rise slightly faster in 2013 than it has in recent years, according to early results from an upcoming survey. The average per-employee cost of health coverage will rise by about 6.5 percent in 2012, preliminary responses to an annual health-benefits survey show. The human-resources firm Mercer is
EBRI: Consumer-driven health plan members growing more content
Satisfaction with consumer-driven health plans is trending up, even as contentment with traditional plans wanes. Those findings are part of a report from the Washington, D.C.–based Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI). They come from an analysis of the 2011 EBRI/MGA Consumer Engagement in Health Care Survey, as well as annual versions of that survey dating
How to Get the Most Out of Your New Hires From Day One
Many companies struggle with designing the right programs to effectively orient employees to the many facets of their roles. Follow these tips, and you’ll be armed with actionable strategies to obtain the peak performance you desire and deserve, straight out of the gate. Start the process before “Day One” Day one can be overwhelming
$250K gift to support scholarships at OCC
SYRACUSE — A gift from Syracuse Orthopedic Specialists (SOS) will help create new student scholarships at Onondaga Community College (OCC). SOS is giving the college
ConMed moves forward with Viking deal
UTICA — ConMed Corp. (NASDAQ: CNMD) successfully completed its tender offer for all outstanding shares of Viking Systems, Inc. (OTCBB: VKNG) common stock at a
Utica–Rome area tops state’s regions in job growth over the last year
The Utica–Rome metro area beat out all of New York’s metro areas with a 4.4 percent increase in private-sector jobs and a 3.2 percent rise
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