American companies spent $296.3 billion on information and communication technology (ICT) equipment and computer software in 2008. That’s up 11 percent from 2007, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, and follows a 5.5 percent increase from 2006 to 2007.

Most employers that made changes to their retirement plans in response to the economic downturn expect to keep those changes in place throughout 2010.

The number of trips for such minor problems raises concerns that they strain already overcrowded emergency rooms, according to the report, which Excellus released today.

The findings also indicate nearly the same amount of financial executives see controlling costs and improving profitability as another concern.

SYRACUSE — A payroll-processing corporation with upstate New York roots, Paychex, Inc. (NASDAQ: PAYX) has a 33-year history in Syracuse.

 

An extensive training program is the key to Paychex’s success, says Mark Ho

Retail manager Sonia DeSilva finds”‚it increasingly frustrating to manage her youngest employees. She complains that the "Millennials" who work for her store "continually show up late for work, ask to leave early, always turn down overtime requ