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Kublin to retire as CEO of BPAS; Neveu and Hulse to succeed
UTICA, N.Y. — BPAS — a provider of retirement plans, benefit plans, fund administration, and collective investment trusts — will have new leadership in 2021.
Launch NY announces two new board members
Baker is the national policy director for Just Equations. She is nationally recognized for her role as an education leader and advocate, Launch NY said.
Community Bank shifts to drive-thru service only with lobby service by appointment only
DeWITT, N.Y. — Citing concerns over the “evolving situation” with COVID-19, DeWitt–based Community Bank N.A. announced it has decided to close all branch lobbies and
VIEWPOINT: SBA’s troubling new requirements for PPP borrowers of more than $2 million
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has circulated Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan-necessity questionnaire forms that it intends to require borrowers with PPP loans in excess of $2 million to complete. It is expected that nonprofit-entity borrowers will be required to complete Form 3510 (https://www.bsk.com/uploads/SBA-Form-3510.pdf) and for-profit entity borrowers will have to complete Form 3509
AAA to close Ithaca office, will offer services remotely
ITHACA, N.Y. — AAA Western and Central New York plans to close its Ithaca Travel & Insurance Center at 722 South Meadow St. in Ithaca,
Possible virus exposure reported at bowling alley in Vestal
VESTAL, N.Y. — The Broome County Health Department announced Monday that a person who was at Midway Lanes, located at 213 North Jensen Road in
SEDCO grants available for Syracuse small businesses, supporting neighborhood organizations
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh on Tuesday announced the opening of a winter round of grant funding through the Syracuse Economic Development Corporation
People news: Reagan Companies hires new sales manager
MARCELLUS, N.Y. — Reagan Companies — a Marcellus-based insurance, risk management, and wealth advisory firm — announced it has hired Bill Virker, Jr. as the
Mercer survey: Health-benefit costs expected to grow 4.4 percent in 2021
Employers expect their health-benefit costs to increase 4.4 percent, on average, in 2021 compared to 2020. That’s according to early results from Mercer’s National Survey of Employer-Sponsored Health Plans 2020. The increase — based on 1,113 employer responses since early July — is “largely in line” with the average annual cost growth over the past six
State introduces regs on insurance for mental health and substance-use disorders
“This regulation provides important protections so that New Yorkers receive the coverage and benefits they need. It is particularly critical now as more people experience increased stress from the three simultaneous crises in public health, the economy, and civil rights,” Linda Lacewell, New York State Superintendent of Financial Services, said in a statement. “DFS is
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