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AAA expects Memorial Day travel at highest level since 2005
AAA projects that 39.3 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more away from home this Memorial Day weekend. That’s 1 million more travelers than
Preferred Mutual names DeMarco to lead corporate marketing communications
NEW BERLIN, N.Y. — Bethany (Beth) DeMarco has joined Preferred Mutual Insurance Company as manager of corporate marketing communications and consumer and market research. In
St. Elizabeth Laboratory opens new location in Utica Business Park
UTICA, N.Y. — The St. Elizabeth Laboratory, an affiliate of the Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS), has opened a new patient-service center in the Utica

People news: Five Star Bank names Gadley community development officer
WARSAW, N.Y. — Five Star Bank, a unit of Financial Institutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISI), on Monday announced the hiring of Karla J.L. Gadley as senior
People news: Solvay Bank hires March as senior commercial loan officer
SOLVAY, N.Y. — Solvay Bank announced that Andy March has joined its staff as VP, senior commercial loan officer. March brings nearly 30 years of
Report: Most CNY region unemployment rates remained unchanged at low levels in April
Unemployment rates in the Syracuse (4.7 percent), Utica–Rome (5 percent), Binghamton (5.2 percent), and Watertown–Fort Drum (6.5) areas remained unchanged at relatively low levels in

Price Rite seeking to hire 85 for new Utica store
UTICA, N.Y. — Price Rite Supermarkets is accepting job applications for its Price Rite of Utica store, which is scheduled to open in June. The
Cuomo: New York employers will save about $400M in workers’-compensation premiums this year
ALBANY, N.Y. — Employers in New York state will save about $400 million in workers’-compensation premiums this year, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced. This came after

St. Lawrence University receives $25 million gift, largest in school history
CANTON, N.Y. — St. Lawrence University alumna Sarah Johnson and her parents, Charles and Ann Johnson, have donated a $25 million “unrestricted gift” to the

People news: Anne Catalano promoted to president of Tioga State Insurance Agency
SPENCER, N.Y. — Tioga State Bank announced it has promoted Anne Catalano to president of its Tioga State Insurance Agency. Catalano has been with Tioga
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