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First Niagara forms new Enterprise Program Management Office, names Kelly to lead it

BUFFALO — First Niagara Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: FNFG) has formed a new Enterprise Program Management Office (EPMO) to oversee all its new products and services, business initiatives, and proj Read More
Dunn Tire names Simons EVP and CFO

BUFFALO — Dunn Tire LLC, a Buffalo–based tire retailer with five Syracuse–area stores, has appointed David Simons as executive vice president and chief financial officer. Simons will report direct Read More
Gwen Z. Gou

Gwen Z. Gou will be joining Bousquet Holstein PLLC in September as an associate attorney. She will be concentrating her practice in areas of business law. Gou will be graduating from Cornell Law Scho Read More
Karen Guyder Felter

Smith Sovik Kendrick & Sugnet, P.C. announced that Karen Guyder Felter has joined the firm as a partner. She returns to Smith Sovik after a 15-year hiatus, during which time she worked as a law Read More
Kevin J. Gehr

Faxton St. Luke’s Healthcare’s (FSLH) Adirondack Community Physicians (ACP) has added Kevin J. Gehr to the ACP Orthopedic Group as a physician assistant. He completed the nuclear medicine technology Read More
Paragon Environmental Construction Inc.

Paragon Environmental Construction Inc. (PEC) announced the newest addition to its corporate portfolio, Paragon Masonry LLC, a new concrete and masonry business based in Brewerton, and has named John Read More
Jonathan Grutka

Upstate Venture Connect (UVC) has appointed Jonathan Grutka as its director of growth initiatives across the upstate New York region. UVC says it is an entrepreneur-led not-for-profit helping to gro Read More
Lisa Iannello

Lisa Iannello has been named interim executive director at the Norwich campus of Morrisville State College. She will also continue in her role as grant coordinator for Morrisville State. In her new Read More
Linda Cimino

Binghamton University has named Linda Cimino as its new women’s basketball head coach. Cimino comes from Caldwell College (N.J.), where she was the school’s all-time leader with 128 victories as head Read More

Business Calendar

CNY BEST Information Session 3/23/2023 8:30 AM - 3/23/2023 10:00 AM Read More
CNYSME Headshots and Networking Event 4/6/2023 2:00 PM - 4/6/2023 7:00 PM Read More
APTD and CPTD Information Session 4/12/2023 12:00 PM - 4/12/2023 2:00 PM Read More

Opinion

OPINION: Presidents get blamed for recessions on their watch If anything has a knack of making presidents in otherwise commanding positions into one-term presidents, it is recessions of the U.S. economy. Read More
OPINION: Democracy should improve the lives of people We Americans tend to think it’s self-evident that our system of government is superior. We value the freedom, independence, and individual rights that are part of our democratic system. Read More
OPINION: State Budget has Inadequate Funding for Essential Local Roads Every day, New Yorkers rely on local roads, bridges, and culverts to get to work, go to school, run their errands and enjoy our state’s many great recreational destinations. Read More

Business Mentors

Ask Rusty: What’s the Best Way to Start Receiving My Survivor Benefit? Dear Rusty: When one becomes a widow/widower, what is the most efficient way to start receiving the deceased’s monthly Social Security. Read More
VIEWPOINT: NYS Pay-Transparency Law Amendments Signed into Law On March 3, 2023, a bill (https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2023/S1326) amending the New York State pay-transparency law was signed into law by Gov. Kathy Hochul. It reflects changes that the governor requested in exchange for her approval of the law in December 2022. Read More
VIEWPOINT: 6 best practices for evaluating creative project proposals The meeting is about to begin. The creative team has spent days, weeks — maybe even months — massaging their concepts, tactics, and messaging into the perfect presentation. Read More

People on the Move

Adirondack Bank RICHARD (DICK) HOOPER has been promoted to VP of purchasing and facilities at Adirondack Bank. Read More
Hayner Hoyt ELIZABETH PARSONS has joined Hayner Hoyt as an assistant superintendent. Read More
Bates Troy Healthcare Linen Binghamton–based Bates Troy Healthcare Linen has added BRYAN GOODMAN as a health-care customer-service representative, managing the Southern Tier, Central New York, and Northeast Pennsylvania markets. Read More