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.

CICERO — New York Compensation Managers (NYCM) has launched a new training program for supervisors in its construction and contracting trust.

MARCELLUS — Saying the scope of its services had grown beyond insurance, the owners of an 81-year-old family business believed it should have a name that reflects its full range of products.

UTICA — The sweeping national health-care legislation signed into law by President Obama on March 23 has some immediate effects on employers. But with most changes years out, employers shouldn’t panic, according to one local employee-benefits expert.

CAMILLUS — Mang Insurance Agency prevents unruly and inebriated wedding guests, whose overzealous Macarena performance causes them to trip over speaker wires, from cashing in on their idiocy.

According to a Dalbar Financial Services study that tracks investor returns, from 1989 to 2008 the S&P 500 yielded an 8.35-percent return annually. But the average investor only earned 1.87 percent over the same period. This fact deserves restatement