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POMCO cuts 35 more jobs from Health Republic business unit
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — POMCO Group announced it has cut an additional 35 jobs in a business unit the firm had created under a contract with
Hiland joins Harris Beach as partner in Ithaca office
ITHACA, N.Y. — Harris Beach PLLC announced it has expanded its corporate and commercial real estate practices with the addition of attorney Seth T. Hiland
People news: Menter, Rudin & Trivelpiece names Bennett shareholder
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Menter, Rudin & Trivelpiece, P.C. recently announced that Teresa M. Bennett has become a shareholder of the law firm. Bennett is a
CNY unemployment rates dip in November, regional job growth mixed
Unemployment rates in the Syracuse, Binghamton, Utica–Rome, Ithaca, and Watertown–Fort Drum metro areas fell in November, compared to a year ago, according to the latest
Utica staffing firm, M3 Placement & Partnership, grows its ranks and revenue
UTICA — M3 Placement & Partnership, a Utica–based staffing and placement firm, has more than doubled its revenue in the last year and is poised for more growth, according to owner and CEO Mary Malone McCarthy, who founded the business in 2011. “We’ve been busier than I could have ever imagined,” she says, declining
New York state added 11,500 private-sector jobs in November, ADP report says
Private-sector employers in New York state added 11,500 jobs in November, according to the latest ADP Regional Employment Report issued Wednesday. Nearly all the jobs
Upstate employers expect health-care costs to rise 5-6 percent in 2016
Some upstate New York employers estimated their health-benefit cost per employee would rise 6.5 percent next year if they made no changes to their current plan. However, they expect to hold their cost increase to 5.3 percent by making alterations to plan design and/or plan vendors. That’s according to the National Survey of Employer-Sponsored
Business groups launch coalition to oppose New York’s $15 minimum-wage plan
ALBANY, N.Y. — A group of 26 organizations representing businesses and industries has formed a coalition that opposes Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s plan to increase the statewide minimum wage to $15 an hour from the current $9. The coalition also announced the launch of the “minimum wage reality check” campaign and its website (http://www.minimumwagerealitycheck.com). The campaign
POMCO cuts about 50 jobs in Health Republic business unit
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — POMCO Group announced it has cut approximately 50 positions in a business unit the firm created under a contract with Health Republic
National job growth disappoints in September
The September jobs report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on Friday surprised economists and analysts. And, it wasn’t a pleasant surprise.
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