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Massachusetts firm acquires the Palmerton Group
A Massachusetts–based environmental and geotechnical consulting firm has acquired the Palmerton Group, LLC of DeWitt. The Palmerton Group, which is headquartered at 6296 Fly Road
Alliance Financial declares quarterly dividend of 31 cents a share
SYRACUSE — Alliance Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: ALNC), the holding company for Alliance Bank, N.A., has declared a quarterly dividend of 31 cents per common share. The dividend is payable
Alternatives to host author at annual meeting
ITHACA — Alternatives Federal Credit Union will host author Michael Shuman as the featured speaker for its annual meeting June 5. The meeting, open to
DFS head elected to board of national group for state regulators
The leader of New York’s Department of Financial Services is now a member of the board of directors of the Conference of State Bank Supervisors,
Bankers Healthcare Group reaches $1 billion in loans
SYRACUSE — Reaching $1 billion in loans is just another milestone for a company that has averaged 2,526 percent growth over the last decade. This sustained expansion has earned Bankers Healthcare Group, Inc. (BHG) continued recognition on Inc. magazine’s list of the fastest-growing companies in America. BHG is a private-equity corporation that originates, funds, and
MVP expands self-funded insurance offerings to mid-sized businesses
MVP Health Care, Inc. has seen plenty of interest after launching a self-funded insurance option for mid-sized businesses, according to the Schenectady–based insurer’s vice president of corporate affairs. The mid-sized self-funded insurance option, which MVP launched in March under the name SelectSuite, targets companies with between 51 employees and 149 employees. MVP hadn’t previously offered
Whitman dean joins Aflac board
SYRACUSE — The dean of Syracuse University’s management school is now a member of the board of directors at Aflac, Inc., a Fortune 500 company
Local CPA to be installed as state society president
SYRACUSE — Gail Kinsella, a partner at accounting firm Testone, Marshall & Discenza, LLP (TMD) of Syracuse, will begin today her one-year term as president
Mobile foreclosure-prevention center visiting Syracuse Monday
A 36-foot-long vehicle serving as the state Department of Financial Services (DFS) Mobile Command Center will bring mortgage-foreclosure specialists to Syracuse on Monday. The specialists
DFS issues $2.7 million in fines to insurers
The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) fined several health insurers operating in New York for not informing small businesses they could buy
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