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Succession Planning — Just Do It, But Do It Right
An organization’s ability to learn, and translate that learning into action rapidly, is the ultimate competitive advantage. — Jack Welch One of the Top 10
A Living Will is Not a Will — But No Less Important
Lawyers are occasionally guilty of speaking legal jargon that a non-lawyer has no idea what the lawyer is talking about. For example, an estate-planning lawyer
Three First Niagara directors to join KeyCorp board; acquisition expected to close in Q3
KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY) on Friday announced that three members of the First Niagara Financial Group (NASDAQ: FNFG) board will join its board of directors once
M3 Placement & Partnership hopes national certification spurs growth
UTICA — The Women Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) has certified M3 Placement & Partnership of Utica as woman-owned. WBENC notified the Utica firm of
Robert J. Hanafin to formally open new Binghamton office on April 28
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Robert J. Hanafin, Inc. — a division of Insurance Office of America (IOA), a national insurance agency — will formally open its
IIABNY CEO, Poppa, to retire at year’s end
DeWITT, N.Y. — Richard (Dick) Poppa, president and CEO of Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of New York (IIABNY), will retire at the end of
M&T announces expanded role for René Jones, names CFO successor
BUFFALO, N.Y. — M&T Bank Corp. (NYSE: MTB) announced today that Vice Chairman René F. Jones will take on new managerial responsibilities effective May 2.
State forms temporary council to review New York’s business climate
ALBANY, N.Y. — State leaders have formed a temporary business-regulation council that will conduct a “comprehensive review of New York State’s business climate.” The group
Paradigm Consulting receives WBE certification
UTICA, N.Y. — Laurie Schoen, president and CEO, and Amy Mielnicki, executive VP, of Paradigm Consulting, Inc., recently announced that their firm has been granted
Schneiderman sues CDPHP for denying coverage of hepatitis C
ALBANY, N.Y. — Capital District Physicians’ Health Plan (CDPHP) is facing a lawsuit that accuses the Albany–based health plan of “unlawfully restricted coverage” of hepatitis
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