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State Comptroller: Fewer school districts overriding tax cap
The number of school districts overriding New York state’s property tax cap fell by more than half over the past three fiscal years, according to a recent report issued by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The report found 19 school districts overrode the cap in 2014-15, down from 44 districts in 2012-13. “Low-need” and […]
People news: Gaudreau-Moore promoted to brand coordinator at Preferred Mutual Insurance
NEW BERLIN, N.Y. — Jamie Gaudreau-Moore has been promoted to the newly created position of brand coordinator at Preferred Mutual Insurance Company. Gaudreau-Moore has been
Excellus BCBS awards health grants to seven CNY nonprofits
DeWITT, N.Y. — Excellus BlueCross BlueShield (BCBS) has awarded community-health grants to seven Central New York nonprofits. Excellus, the region’s largest health insurer, chose the
People news: POMCO hires Bandera to supervise operations services
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — POMCO has hired Loretta Bandera in the role of supervisor of operations services. Bandera will lead a team of claims-service specialists to
State AG accuses Excellus of denying coverage for mental-health, addiction-treatment services
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman says Excellus hasn’t been providing coverage for treatments of mental health and drug addictions unless members would “fail” outpatient
Binghamton background check firm is poised for growth
BINGHAMTON — Background checks for employment and medical-fraud avoidance purposes are a hot topic. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has brought suit for the improper use of background checks of employees against high-profile defendants such as BMW North America and Dollar General. Attorneys have also brought class-action law suits against employers that fail to
Region braces for job cuts at Fort Drum, a major economic engine
FORT DRUM — Fort Drum may be pumping $1.3 billion to $1.8 billion into the North Country’s economy annually, but it stands to lose 84 percent of its workforce if potential Army budget cuts come to fruition. Worst-case scenario: Fort Drum has the potential to lose 16,000 of its 19,000 soldiers currently assigned to the
Magazine ranks North Country communities among top micropolitan areas for facility investment
Ogdensburg, Massena, and Plattsburgh are among the communities that Site Selection magazine is recognizing as “top micropolitan areas for corporate-facility investment in 2014.” Empire State Development (ESD), New York’s primary economic-development agency, announced their ranking in a news release issued March 4. Site Selection, a corporate real estate and economic-development publication, has all three communities
NYAG reaches agreement with Kinney Drugs on access issues for deaf and hard-of-hearing customers
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has reached an agreement with parent company of Gouverneur, New York–based Kinney Drugs over accessibility for customers who are
KeyBank parent announces share-repurchase program, plans to evaluate dividend increase
KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY) has announced plans for a common-share repurchase program of up to $725 million. It’s part of the banking company’s proposed capital plan,
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