SYRACUSE - The State University of New York (SUNY) Board of Trustees announced Tuesday that Upstate Medical University is considering acquiring Community General Hospital. And the SUNY Board says it supports the move if current analysis shows it would benefit the institution.

The Key4Women Confidence Index launched in April 2009 and since then has shown a steady increase in optimism, with about 60 percent of women business owners surveyed now saying they believe business conditions will improve in the next six months. That compares to 48 percent who expected improvement a year earlier.

The directors, all seasoned professionals who have been successful throughout their careers, will commit 20 percent to 25 percent of their time to work with DeltaPoint, says Christopher Brodhead, DeltaPoint vice president for business development. They will act as mentors to portfolio companies, serve on boards, and help DeltaPoint find potential deals.

New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli announced today he has hired a law firm to represent the New York State Common Retirement Fund in a class-action lawsuit against London-based BP, p.l.c. (NYSE: BP).

The state-pension fund will seek lead-plaintiff status in the action that stems from BP's explosion and spill at its Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico.

ROME - Rome Savings Bank gave Charles Sprock a summer job in 1960.

In June, Sprock will celebrate his 49th year with the company - the last 29 of them as president and CEO.

"The summer job grew into an i

Since 2004, identity theft has victimized over 27 million Americans or one-tenth of the total U.S. population, according to Credit Union Magazine. Of that 27 million, almost 10 million Americans were victimized in 2008 alone.