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The leader of Excellus BlueCross BlueShield’s Central New York region does not anticipate any overhaul of the insurer’s local operations when its CEO retires at the end of the year.  “We’re a mission-driven organization,” says Dr. Arthur Vercillo, regional president for Excellus. “We feel very strongly that we should be local and collaborative. We believe […]

SOLVAY  —  Gear Motions Inc. intends to rev up its rate of growth after the custom-cut gear and ground-gear supplier expanded its customer base by acquiring Buffalo–based Pro-Gear Co. Inc. “We’re seeing a lot of export opportunities,” says Dean Burrows, vice president of Gear Motions and president of its Nixon Gear subsidiary. “A lot is

SYRACUSE — The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) launched Syracuse’s 2012 Emerging Leaders initiative (e200) Feb. 27, starting recruitment for the program, which is returning to the region for a second consecutive year. “We want you to grow your dream,” U.S. Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle (R–Onondaga) said during a press conference kicking off this year’s

CLAY — The leaders of a pair of local financial-services companies believe their firms will continue a recent hot streak of adding employees and growing revenue in 2012. Benefit Consulting Group (BCG) and its sister company, Bailey, Haskell & LaLonde (BHL), have collectively been adding between five and 10 employees every year for five consecutive

DeWITT — Independent insurance agents are generally satisfied with insurance companies, according to a new report from the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of New York, Inc. (IIABNY). In fact, agents’ opinions of personal insurance companies and commercial insurers have changed little in the last year, found the report. It details the Winter 2012 IIABNY

MANLIUS  —  A new, local financial-services firm says it’s shunning the big-broker feel.  “In bigger companies, management decides what you do,” says Adam (AJ) Loedel, one of the founders of HighPoint Advisors, LLC. “We work for our clients.” Loedel recently founded HighPoint along with Mathew Barber and Kristopher Wadsworth. The three started the firm in

A new set of federal rules aims to make examining different health-insurance plans less like brain surgery and more like comparison shopping for cars. The rules set up a Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC), a document containing basic information for an insurance plan ranging from its deductible to its required co-pay fees for common

Opens new office in Big Flats that employs 8 people BIG FLATS — Vestal–based Southern Tier Dermatology & Aesthetics has opened a new medical-practice location at 950 County Road 64 in Big Flats. “Our move to Big Flats gives us the chance to bring our brand of care, expertise, and individual attention to the residents

SAYRE, Pa. — Guthrie Health recently launched a mobile-search tool that allows patients to find information on Guthrie physicians from their mobile devices. To access the search, patients and others need to use the browser in their smart phone to visit www.guthrieproviders.org, where they can launch a mobile-friendly search of Guthrie physicians by name, specialty,

BINGHAMTON — Entrepreneurs have a chance to win a $5,000 prize as the fourth-annual BLDC-EAP Business Plan Competition is under way. The city of Binghamton, Binghamton Local Development Corporation (BLDC), and Broome Community College’s Broome Triad Entrepreneurial Assistance Program (EAP) sponsor the program, which awards the prize to the best plan for developing a business