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Excellus issues call for nonprofit health grants in CNY
DeWITT — Excellus BlueCross Blue Shield, the largest health insurer in Central New York, announced plans to award grant dollars for health and wellness programs
UnitedHealthcare adds three CNY counties to managed long-term care plan
UnitedHealthcare (UHC) Community Plan of New York announced it is offering health plans that provide access to home- and community-based services, enabling people in eight
Chemung Financial shareholders re-elect board directors
ELMIRA — Chemung Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: CHMG), the holding company of Chemung Canal Trust Co. and CFS Group, Inc., announced that its shareholders have re-elected
First Choice Staffing to move Utica–area office to Whitesboro
WHITESBORO — First Choice Staffing announced it will expand and relocate its Utica–area office to Colonial Plaza in Whitesboro from its current location in New
First Niagara says private insurance exchange will give employer clients more options
BUFFALO — First Niagara Benefits Consulting (FNBC), a division of First Niagara Risk Management, Inc., last month announced its launch of a private-insurance exchange. FNBC will offer the First Niagara Benefits Exchange to companies that employ 100 people or more. The exchange “can accommodate a wide range of employer-contribution approaches to offering employee benefits,” First
YMCA of Greater Syracuse launches CNY Corporate Games
SYRACUSE — The YMCA of Greater Syracuse is organizing the CNY Corporate Games in which teams of employees from area companies will challenge others in “friendly” sports competitions this summer. Teams can get involved in games such as dodgeball, softball, beach volleyball, basketball, kickball, swimming, and tennis, says Erika Cieply Adigun, corporate wellness coordinator at
BizEventz to honor local firms as CNY Best Places to Work
SYRACUSE — BizEventz, Inc., a division of the Business Journal News Network, will honor 22 area companies as CNY Best Places to Work during an awards breakfast scheduled for May 28 at SRC Arena at Onondaga Community College. The winners are grouped into two categories based on employee count. The categories include companies with between
Former Upstate Medical in-house attorney joins Bond, Schoeneck & King
SYRACUSE — Regina Spause McGraw, former senior managing counsel at SUNY Upstate Medical University, has joined Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC. McGraw, who is also a registered nurse, will work in the Syracuse–based law firm’s health-care practice group. As an in-house lawyer for an academic medical center, she brings broad experience on a wide range
Health Foundation for Western and Central New York names board chair, secretary
SYRACUSE — The board of trustees of the Health Foundation for Western and Central New York announced it has elected Dr. L. Thomas Wolff as the new board chair and Sally Berry as secretary. Wolff is a professor emeritus in the Department of Family Medicine at the State University of New York (SUNY) Upstate Medical
Prudential Empire State Agency receives President’s Trophy for third year
DeWITT — The Prudential Empire State Agency announced it has received the President’s Trophy, a distinction given to the top agency in the Prudential Insurance Company’s national sales organization The Empire State Agency said it won the honor for the third straight year for its “outstanding sales performance and service to the community.” The President’s
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