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Five Star Urgent Care unit acquires Industrial Medical Associates
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Five Star Occ Med, a division of Five Star Urgent Care, announced it has acquired Syracuse–based Industrial Medical Associates (IMA), an occupational
ConMed completes acquisition of Connecticut firm
UTICA, N.Y. — ConMed Corp. (NASDAQ: CNMD) has completed its acquisition of SurgiQuest, Inc., a Connecticut–based surgical-device maker. SurgiQuest will become part of the ConMed

Schneiderman: Mohawk Valley Health Care Center pleads guilty to falsifying business records
ILION, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Health Care Center has pleaded guilty to a falsifying business records in a case involving allegations of covering up resident

Hiland joins Harris Beach as partner in Ithaca office
ITHACA, N.Y. — Harris Beach PLLC announced it has expanded its corporate and commercial real estate practices with the addition of attorney Seth T. Hiland
Popeye’s Louisiana Kitchen opens in Binghamton
BINGHAMTON — Popeye’s Louisiana Kitchen opened a new location at 164 Main St. in Binghamton on Dec. 22. The project developers were the AR Restaurant Group and local partner Kradjian Properties. The franchise owners are Ali Butt & Sam Durrani. The Binghamton Popeye’s will employ about 15 full-time and 45 part-time employees
Peters & Associates, CPAs combines with Utica accounting firm
SYRACUSE — Peters & Associates, CPAs, P.C., a Syracuse–based accounting firm, has recently expanded its footprint in the Utica market through a merger with Moore & Hart, CPAs. The Syracuse firm didn’t release any financial terms of the merger agreement, which became official on Oct. 16. Peters & Associates has operated a satellite
Binghamton Mets introduce John Hughes as new owner
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The Binghamton Mets minor-league baseball club on Monday afternoon introduced John Hughes as its new owner. The Double-A affiliate of the New
Utica staffing firm, M3 Placement & Partnership, grows its ranks and revenue
UTICA — M3 Placement & Partnership, a Utica–based staffing and placement firm, has more than doubled its revenue in the last year and is poised for more growth, according to owner and CEO Mary Malone McCarthy, who founded the business in 2011. “We’ve been busier than I could have ever imagined,” she says, declining
TCAD prefers “homegrown” economic gardening
ITHACA — “TCAD (Tompkins County Area Development) doesn’t spend a lot of time trying to attract new businesses to the area,” avers Michael Stamm, president of the economic-development agency. “Our focus is primarily on developing homegrown businesses. We have a very large base of entrepreneurs and tech businesses supported by a strong higher-education community. [It’s
Greater Binghamton Chamber president Lou Santoni to retire in late April
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Lou Santoni will retire April 30, 2016 as president and CEO of the Greater Binghamton Chamber of Commerce, the chamber announced Wednesday.
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