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People news: Zorich joins Preferred Mutual Insurance as marketing analyst
NEW BERLIN, N.Y — Erik Zorich has joined Preferred Mutual Insurance Company as a marketing analyst. He previously was a consumer-insights analyst for Tops Markets,
Bousquet Holstein forms drones practice group
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse law firm Bousquet Holstein PLLC has formed a new practice group that focuses on the legal issues surrounding the commercial and
Kost Tire to pay nearly $300,000 to settle state AG accusations over customer oil-change fees
Kost Tire Distributors, Inc. will pay the state of New York almost $300,000 to settle accusations that it collected a fee from consumers that state
Chemung Financial shareholders re-elect five board members
ELMIRA, N.Y. — Chemung Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: CHMG), the holding company of Chemung Canal Trust Company and CFS Group, Inc., announced that its shareholders recently
DiNapoli: City of Syracuse not ‘fiscally stressed’
SYRACUSE — The fiscal-stress monitoring system of New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli has determined that the City of Syracuse isn’t considered “fiscally stressed,” based on its financial performance in 2015. That’s according to a news release that the office of Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner issued May 9. It is the third straight year that
Gillibrand calls on HUD to designate Utica as federal promise zone
UTICA — The city of Utica should be a federal “promise zone,” U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand contends. She wants the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to designate Utica as such, according to a news release her office issued May 2. The designation would provide federal support to programs that focus on creating
Carrols Restaurant Group earns more than $2 million in Q1
SYRACUSE — Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: TAST), the world’s largest Burger King franchisee, earned $2.1 million, or 5 cents a share, during the first quarter of 2016. That’s a big improvement from a net loss of $9.3 million, or 27 cents a share, in the prior-year period, Syracuse–based Carrols reported on May 10. The company’s
Managing millennials in the workplace
SYRACUSE — Millennial employees are “high energy” and provide “many diverse viewpoints and ideas,” says Adam Marinelli, professional-development coordinator at Terakeet. The firm describes itself as a company focused on “engagement marketing technologies,” located at 318 S. Clinton St. in the Neal & Hyde Building in Syracuse’s Armory Square. Terakeet’s clients include Atlanta–based Coca-Cola Company
Tully Rinckey PLLC announced that KATHRYN A. DONNELLY, an attorney with extensive military law and litigation experience, has joined the firm as an associate. She will concentrate her practice on military law, regularly handling cases involving Article 15s, letters of reprimand, court martials, and officer/enlisted separation proceedings. Prior to joining Tully Rinckey, Donnelly most recently
BALDWINSVILLE — Attorney Rebecca M. Speno has opened her own law office at 136 E. Genesee St., Suite 2, in the village of Baldwinsville. Speno was previously an attorney at Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC in Syracuse. She tells CNYBJ that she decided to start her own law firm primarily because “in my field of
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