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GROW Wealth Partners adds two financial advisors from the Rochester area
PHOENIX, N.Y. — GROW Wealth Partners — an advisory and wealth-management firm with offices in Phoenix, Watertown, and Potsdam — has brought aboard two Rochester–area financial advisors in a merger. Richard Anderson, of Anderson & Associates, and James Farley, of Farley Financial, are merging their operations with GROW Wealth Partners. Both Anderson and Farley are […]

New York State’s minimum wage rises 50 cents per hour
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York’s minimum wage rose 50 cents per hour in all regions of the state to begin 2026, marking the third straight year of increases of the same amount. The minimum wage rose to $17 per hour in New York City, Westchester, and Long Island from $16.50 last year, while the rest

EBRI presents Lifetime Achievement Award to two benefits-industry leaders
The Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) has recognized two benefits-industry leaders for devoting their careers to “preserving, protecting and enhancing” retirement security and health benefits. The Washington, D.C.–based EBRI has honored Mathew Greenwald, founder & managing director of Greenwald Research, and James Klein, senior advisor with the American Benefits Council, with its 2025 Lifetime Achievement

Upstate Medical University establishes Saktipada Mookherjee, MD, Endowed Professorship in Cardiology
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate Medical University and the Upstate Foundation recently announced the establishment of the Saktipada Mookherjee, MD, Endowed Professorship in Cardiology, which will support excellence in clinical care, education, mentorship, research, and innovation within its Division of Cardiology. The announcement was made by Eileen Pezzi, VP for development at Upstate; Lawrence Chin, MD,

Fidelis Care presents $15,000 food security grant to Food Bank of Central New York
VAN BUREN, N.Y. — Fidelis Care, a statewide health plan with more than 2.4 million members in New York state and a Centene Corporation company, on Dec. 3 presented a $15,000 Here for Your Health food security grant to Food Bank of Central New York in the town of Van Buren. This grant is one

Fulton Savings Bank names Oswego Health CFO to its board
FULTON, N.Y. — The Fulton Savings Bank announced that it has elected Eric T. Campbell as a member of its board of trustees. Campbell is the executive VP of finance and chief financial officer (CFO) at Oswego Health, where he has worked since 2010. In that role, he has oversight of financial and regulatory reporting,

Cunningham re-elected as Madison County chairman of the Board of Supervisors
WAMPSVILLE, N.Y. — The Madison County Board of Supervisors on Jan. 6 re-elected Town of Nelson Supervisor James J. Cunningham as board chairman. Cunningham was

New York cheese production down 7 percent in November from October
New York production facilities produced more than 72.2 million pounds of cheese (excluding cottage cheese) in November 2025. That was down 7.3 percent from the nearly 78 million pounds produced in October 2025, but up 7.9 percent from almost 67 million pounds in November 2024, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) reported on Jan.

Fulton CDA receives $368,000 in state funding for homebuyer down payment assistance program
FULTON, N.Y. — The Fulton Community Development Agency (FCDA) on Jan. 13 announced it has been awarded $368,000 in New York State HOME Local funding to operate a homebuyer down payment assistance program in the city of Fulton. The program is designed to expand sustainable homeownership by helping income-eligible, first-time homebuyers overcome the affordability gaps

Oswego Health names health information management manager
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Oswego Health recently promoted Brianna (Bree) Earl to health information management (HIM) manager. Earl, who joined Oswego Health in 2016, has consistently “demonstrated exceptional leadership, reliability, and a passion for supporting both her team and the patients” that the health system serves, according to a Dec. 2 Oswego Health announcement. She began
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