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Physician relocates practice to Seneca Family Health Center
WATERLOO, N.Y. — Dr. Luke Chen has relocated his medical practice to a newly remodeled office at Seneca Family Health Center at 367A East Main
Mooney named president at Lifetime Benefit Solutions
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Lifetime Benefit Solutions (LBS) announced it has appointed Trish Mooney president of the ancillary benefits and specialty program company. As president of
Koskinen’s Towing & Repair leases space in East Syracuse for second towing location
EAST SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Koskinen’s Towing & Repair, of Tompkins County, recently leased 3,200 square feet of space at 201 Bagg St. in the village of East Syracuse for its second towing location and first in the Syracuse area. Gary Cottet from Cushman & Wakefield/Pyramid Brokerage Company helped arrange the transaction, according to a release
Oneida County hotels see nearly 35 percent increase in occupancy in November
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County’s hotels welcomed substantially more guests in November compared to a year ago as they continued to bounce back from the pandemic. The county’s hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) jumped 34.6 percent to 50.1 percent in November from the year-prior month. That’s according to a recent
New program seeks to “inspire and guide” entrepreneurs in Lewis County
LOWVILLE — The DBA Lewis County pilot program is meant to “inspire and guide” entrepreneurs doing business in Lewis County. It’s an initiative created by Naturally Lewis, which is based in Lowville and serves Lewis County’s economic-development organization. DBA Lewis County seeks to help entrepreneurs launch and grow their business, leveraging and connecting existing resources
Waters reappointed to MVCC board of trustees
UTICA — Former Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) trustee Wendy Waters was recently reappointed by Oneida County government for a new seven-year term on the MVCC board of trustees. Waters’ term will end June 30, 2028. She also completed a partial county-appointed term to fill a vacancy in 2019. A native of Rome, Waters is
Five recognized as Greater Utica Chamber 2021 Business of the Year Award winners
UTICA — The Utica Zoo, Primary Urgent Care, and Casa Imports were among the organizations honored with Business of the Year Awards from the Greater Utica Chamber of Commerce. The chamber honored a total of 15 area businesses and organizations as finalists during its annual Business of the Year Awards ceremony held Dec. 9 at
Pathfinder to pay Q4 dividend of 7 cents in early January
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: PBHC), holding company for Pathfinder Bank, recently declared a quarterly cash dividend of 7 cents a share on its common stock for the fiscal quarter ending Dec. 31. The dividend will be payable to all Pathfinder shareholders of record on Jan. 14 and will be paid on Feb.
Welliver appoints Kennedy as director of human resources
MONTOUR FALLS, N.Y. — Welliver, a provider of construction services in New York state and northern Pennsylvania, recently appointed Judith Kennedy as its director of human resources. Kennedy is an “innovative out-of-the-box thinker” with more than 20 years in HR management, the company said in a news release. In her role at Welliver, she will
Excellus provides support for On Point for College mental-health program
UTICA — Excellus BlueCross BlueShield announced it provided On Point for College – Utica with a $5,000 sponsorship to support a new mental-health program for first-generation college students. The program provides two mental-health workshops for college students and training for front-line advising staff. Rochester–based Excellus BlueCross BlueShield is Central New York’s largest health insurer. Students
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