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People news: MVCC appoints Leandre as director of student engagement and outreach
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) announced it has appointed Jean Leandre as director of student engagement and outreach. Leandre will work with
People news: Syracuse University hires Mulbah as recruiting director for football team
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — New Syracuse Orange head football coach Dino Babers on Monday afternoon named Asil Mulbah to his support staff as director of recruiting
Cazenovia College names Chesbrough as its next president
CAZENOVIA, N.Y. — Cazenovia College has named a SUNY Potsdam graduate as the school’s 29th president. Ronald Chesbrough, who currently serves as president of St.
People news: Tompkins Trust promotes Dryden branch manager
DRYDEN, N.Y. — Tompkins Trust Company announced it has promoted Linda Georgia, branch manager of its Dryden office, to assistant VP. She has been with
Laboratory Alliance: lab careers available for science-minded students
SALINA — Laboratory Alliance of Central New York, LLC is concerned about what it calls an “alarming national shortage” in the medical technology or laboratory workforce. “I call it a silent crisis because nobody really knows what medical technology is,” says Barbara Guiffrida, VP of human resources at Laboratory Alliance. A medical technologist or a
OVIA adds employee, accounts in Banach Insurance Agency acquisition
OSWEGO — Oswego Valley Insurance Agencies, LLC (OVIA) started 2016 with a new employee and hundreds of new accounts. OVIA acquired the Banach Insurance Agency of Pulaski in a transaction that took effect Jan. 1. The agency didn’t release any financial terms of the acquisition. OVIA handled a “little bit of brokering” with the Banach
EBRI: Consumer-driven health plans impact attention to costs, behavior
People who have consumer-driven health plans (CDHPs) appear to pay more attention to their health costs and behavior. That’s according to new research that the Washington, D.C.–based Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) released last month. EBRI works to contribute to, encourage, and enhance the development of sound employee-benefit programs and sound public policy through objective
Hiland joins Harris Beach as partner in Ithaca office
ITHACA — Harris Beach PLLC announced it has expanded its corporate and commercial real estate practices with the addition of attorney Seth T. Hiland as a partner in the firm’s Ithaca office. “Seth is a well-respected practitioner in this region with a diverse corporate, real estate, and business practice that will enable us to provide
“A year from now, you will wish you had started today.” ~ Karen Lamb Several of my columns in 2015 focused on a continued emphasis on revolutionary federal and state health-care reform initiatives. In these columns, you have read about the objectives related to continued reforms of the state Medicaid and federal Medicare programs.
Critical Business Lessons for Women in Accounting
Mentoring future leaders Mentoring the next generation of female accounting-firm leaders is imperative in my role at The Bonadio Group. Growing the talents of our workforce not only impacts the success of our firm, but also improves the viability of the accounting industry. Since my start more than 15 years ago, I have made it
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