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Eastern Shore Associates acquires Cronk Agency of Central Square
FULTON, N.Y. — Eastern Shore Associates Insurance (ESA) has announced its acquisition of the Cronk Agency, Inc., which operates at 647 S. Main St. in
Local technology business, Mohawk Valley GIS, expands
HERKIMER, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley GIS recently announced it has hired two full-time employees and moved into office space on North Main Street in the
Leadership Mohawk Valley announces its class of 2015
MARCY, N.Y — Leadership Mohawk Valley has announced its Class of 2015 to take part in its year-long leadership and community-development program. As in past
POMCO trains 65 new employees to service CO-OP plan
SYRACUSE — POMCO Group, a Syracuse–based third-party administrator of self-funded health-care and risk-management plans, has added 65 new employees at its corporate headquarters as it administers a new plan offered through the Affordable Care Act. “The 65 … are hired. They are in training and they’ll be working within weeks,” says Donald Napier, senior executive
Army Corps to OK wetlands permit for Marcy computer-chip facility project
MARCY, N.Y. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) will approve the federal wetlands permits necessary for development of a computer-chip manufacturing facility in
CenterState CEO, local foundations announce Work Train initiative
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Several local foundations are investing nearly $1 million over the next three years to seed a workforce-development initiative to create job opportunities
New York’s jobless claims jump 60 percent in latest week
The number of people filing initial applications for unemployment benefits in New York state soared more than 60 percent to 38,246 in the week ending
New COO begins work at local chapter of the American Red Cross
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Central New York region of the American Red Cross recently named Scott Aminov as its new chief operations officer. As COO,
Seven Tips for Hiring “A Players” for your Business
Your business does not run itself. The quality of your organization depends on the quality of your team — a motivated, energized staff is the key to companywide success. You want “A Players,” those colleagues who contribute disproportionately to the advancement and profitability of the organization. In the same way that the Pareto Principle states
State unemployment rate dips to 6.6 percent in June, CNY jobs picture is mixed
New York state’s unemployment rate declined to 6.6 percent in June from 6.7 percent in May, reaching its lowest level since November 2008. The Empire
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