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Excellus appoints Reed as president and CEO
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Excellus BlueCross BlueShield on Monday announced that it has appointed James Reed as CEO of the $6.2 billion health plan and its
St. Joseph’s Health names interim dean for College of Nursing
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — St. Joseph’s Health has named Susan Berger interim dean of the St. Joseph’s College of Nursing. Berger has served on the governing
Area businesses honored during CenterState CEO virtual annual meeting
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Quadrant Biosciences, Inc. and ComSource, Inc., both of Syracuse, were among the recipients of the CenterState CEO Business of the Year honors
Photographer Klineberg hangs up the camera after 58 years
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Photographer Jerry Klineberg has recently put away his camera and closed his photography business — Klineberg Photography, Inc. — after 58 years. The decision to retire was one that Klineberg, 83, started to seriously ponder three years ago. “I thought about it for a while. As I turned 80, I said I’m
Grow-NY business contest accepts applications through mid-July
Applications will be accepted through July 15 for the 2021 Grow-NY business competition. Grow-NY is a business contest that focuses on “enhancing the emerging food and agriculture innovation cluster” in Central New York, the Finger Lakes, and the Southern Tier regions of New York state, Empire State Development (ESD) said. The competition attracts “high-growth” food and agriculture
Millennial, Gen Z consumers prefer digital, in-person banking combo
About 85 percent of Americans say they will use digital tools to conduct some or all financial transactions after the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a recently released survey report from KeyBank. However, Millennial and Gen Z consumers (which this study defined as those under age 35) prefer a combination of digital and in-person banking more often than
Oswego Industries, The Arc of Oswego County plan on-site hiring event May 6
FULTON — Oswego Industries and the Arc of Oswego County plan to hold an on-site hiring event on May 6 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at their shared headquarters at 7 Morrill Place in Fulton. Both are nonprofits that support individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The organizations have full- and part-time positions ranging
DFS offers guidance for N.Y. insurers on managing climate-change financial risks
The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has issued a proposed, detailed guidance for New York–regulated domestic insurers, outlining the department’s expectations for managing the financial risks from climate change. The proposed guidance builds on the DFS circular letter on Sept. 22, 2020. That letter outlined the department’s expectations that all New York insurers start
ANCA seeks new leader as Fish is set to retire
SARANAC LAKE, N.Y. — The Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) will accept applications until May 7 for those interested in serving as the organization’s next executive director. Kate Fish — who has served as ANCA’s executive director for nearly 12 years — plans to retire later this year. The board of directors of ANCA, a
Survey: Confidence in retirement security remains steady amid pandemic
“Even with changes in the labor market, workers’ confidence in their ability to live comfortably in retirement remains high overall,” Craig Copeland, EBRI senior research associate and co-author of the report, said. “However, while resilience may be the watchword for 2021, three in 10 workers say the pandemic has negatively impacted their ability to save
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