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Insurance & Financial Services

Rockbridge names chief investment officer

SYRACUSE — Rockbridge Investment Management announced it has appointed Adam C. Gagas as its chief investment officer.  Gagas will also retain his role as managing director of institutional services at Rockbridge, which is an advisory firm based in Syracuse. Prior to joining Rockbridge Investment Management in 2021, Gagas held several positions in the financial sector.

Midyear business leaders outlook improves slightly

Business leaders are slightly less worried about a recession this year, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s 2023 Midyear Business Leaders Outlook survey. A total of 45 percent of business leaders say the nation is already in a recession or expect a recession before the end of 2023, down from 65 percent who felt that

State’s $55.5M Small Business Revolving Loan Fund 2 offers microloans

ALBANY — New York State recently announced that its expanded $55.5 million Small Business Revolving Loan Fund 2 is available to provide shorter-term microloans and regular loans to address “inequitable” capital access “by bridging the financing gaps facing new companies, under-banked communities, and small businesses.”  It’s part of New York’s broader Small Business Credit Initiative

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Banker offers small firms’ tips on navigating current economy

Despite the doom and gloom in the headlines, the overall small-business outlook is still fairly positive, says Lindsay Weichert, senior VP and commercial-banking group manager at Community Bank, N.A., a DeWitt–based commercial bank serving customers in upstate New York, northeastern Pennsylvania, Vermont, and Massachusetts. While the Federal Reserve is still working to cool down the

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