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People news: Dahlgren joins Coughlin & Gerhart
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Coughlin & Gerhart, LLP, a Binghamton–based law firm, announced that Wilbur (Bud) Dahlgren has joined as of counsel, effective April 1. Dahlgren
PAR Technology CEO: profit climbs in 2015, company seeks new CFO
NEW HARTFORD — PAR Technology Corp. (NYSE: PAR) has started business in the year’s second quarter with a search for a new CFO and fresh off another profitable year for the firm. Karen Sammon, president and CEO of PAR Technology, discussed both the dismissal of Michael Bartusek and the firm’s strong financial performance in a
CenterState CEO announces “Business of the Year” recipients during annual meeting
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — CenterState CEO on Wednesday used its annual meeting to honor five area organizations with its “Business of the Year” awards in five
Excellus report: many emergency room visits in New York could be avoided
DeWITT, N.Y. — Patients seeking treatment for 10 “common” conditions represent more than 2 million annual visits to hospital emergency rooms (ERs) in New York
Pathfinder Bancorp declares quarterly dividend of 5 cents
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: PBHC), holding company for Pathfinder Bank, announced it has declared a cash dividend of 5 cents per share on
Utica First Insurance to formally open new addition on Friday
ORISKANY, N.Y. — Utica First Insurance Co. will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday, April 8, at noon, to formally mark the opening of the
MVP Health Care posts $42 million in net income in 2015
SCHENECTADY, N.Y. — MVP Health Care reported net income of more than $42 million in 2015, an improvement from its operating loss of more than
PAR Technology CEO comments on recent firing of company CFO
NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — PAR Technology Corp.’s CEO says she is “confident” that the company’s former CFO was “acting alone” in making unauthorized investments, before
BDS merger with Utica firm spurs revenue growth
DeWITT — Benefit Design Services (BDS) Corp. generated nearly 15 percent more revenue in 2015 than in the previous year following a merger that it finalized in January of last year. BDS merged with L.A. Stewart Associates, a retirement-plan administration firm in Utica, following talks that started in 2014, says Kishan Perera, a partner in
Human-Resources Audits Prove to be an Effective Risk-Management Tool
One of the largest investments an organization makes is in its employees. As companies grow and evolve, often human-resources policies and procedures lag behind and are a last area of concern. Experience has repeatedly shown that the most progressive employers do not wait for an unanticipated employee situation, when it may be too late, to
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