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Tops to acquire 21 stores from GU Markets
Tops Friendly Markets has agreed to acquire 21 supermarkets in upstate New York and Vermont in a transaction expected to close by fall of this
Shareholders OK Tompkins-VIST deal
ITHACA — Shareholders this week approved the planned acquisition of VIST Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: VIST) of Wyomissing, Pa. by Ithaca–based Tompkins Financial Corp. (NYSE Amex:
Most New York voters support implementing federal health-care reform
New York voters who support implementing the federal health-care reform law outnumber voters who back repealing it, according to a Siena (College) Research Institute (SRI)
Workers’ compensation premium rates to decrease
New York employers’ workers’ compensation premium rates are set to fall for the first time since 2008, the state said today. Policyholders’ premiums will drop
Colgate reps ring NYSE opening bell
HAMILTON — The president of Colgate University and other representatives from the school rang the opening bell today at the New York Stock Exchange. University
SCHENECTADY — MVP Health Care President and CEO David Oliker plans to retire in early 2013, the company said today. Oliker informed MVP’s board of
Excellus requests rate increases
Excellus BlueCross BlueShield has asked New York state for permission to increase premiums on many of its community-rated health-insurance products because of rising costs. The
ESA expands Syracuse–area staff following office relocation
NORTH SYRACUSE — Eastern Shore Associates Insurance (ESA) has been growing its Syracuse–area work force since moving its local office from the town of Camillus to the village of North Syracuse in February. The independent insurance agency hired two new employees for the North Syracuse office, and one worker transferred there from the firm’s Watertown
Bill takes aim at tardy state-contract payments
The state legislature has passed a bill requiring state agencies to pay interest sooner for late contract payments to not-for-profit providers. According to a report
Program launches for at-risk homeowners
Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said today his office will spend $60 million over three years to fund housing counseling and legal services for struggling New
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