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Le Moyne, Meier’s Creek Brewing Company team up on 2nd beer
Heights Honey Ale is the new beer SYRACUSE — Le Moyne College was set to launch its second beer on Nov. 22, a beverage that is part of its collaboration with Meier’s Creek Brewing Company. Heights Honey Ale will be available for a limited holiday season run in retail stores throughout the Central New York […]
New York home sales slide nearly 4 percent in October
ALBANY — New York realtors sold 9,609 previously owned homes in October, a drop of 3.8 percent from the 9,989 existing homes sold in the
Oswego Health announces new directors to enhance mental-health services
OSWEGO — Oswego Health recently announced it has promoted Elizabeth Rice to director of inpatient services at the Lobdell Center for Mental Health & Wellness at Lakeview and the hiring of Heather Cosgrove as director of outpatient mental health services. These strategic appointments underscore Oswego Health’s commitment to providing comprehensive mental health care to Central
KeyCorp to pay 4th quarter 2024 dividend in mid-December
KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY) — parent company of KeyBank, the No. 2 bank ranked by deposit market share in the 16-county Central New York region — has declared a quarterly cash dividend of 20.5 cents per share of its common stock for the fourth quarter of this year. The dividend is payable on Dec. 13, to
Excellus reaches contract agreement with FamilyCare Medical Group
DeWITT — Syracuse–based FamilyCare Medical Group, PC (FCMG) has a new network-provider contract with Excellus BlueCross BlueShield (BCBS) that goes into effect Jan. 1, 2025. The new deal will keep FCMG in the Excellus BCBS provider network, meaning Excellus BCBS members can continue to use FCMG providers as they always have, according to the Nov.
NFP acquires assets of AnchorGroup of Skaneateles
SKANEATELES — New York City–based NFP has acquired certain assets of the Skaneateles–based employee-benefits brokerage consultancy EBA Services, LLC, which did business as AnchorGroup, in a move that gives the company a stronger foothold in upstate New York. NFP, an Aon company, provides benefits, property and casualty insurance, wealth management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The
NYS fines GEICO, Travelers $11.3 million combined over data breaches
ALBANY — New York State says it will collect fines totaling $11.3 million from two auto-insurance companies for having “poor data security,” which led to the personal information of more than 120,000 New Yorkers “being compromised.” The Government Employees Insurance Company (GEICO) will pay $9.75 million in penalties and The Travelers Indemnity Company (Travelers) (NYSE:
Oswego Industries to develop VR Career Exploration program
KeyBank Foundation awards $10,000 for the effort FULTON — KeyBank Foundation has awarded Oswego Industries, Inc. a grant of $10,000 that will support its Virtual Reality (VR) Career Exploration program. Oswego Industries is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing services to individuals with disabilities. It’s located
New York Insurance Association names Preferred Mutual Insurance CEO to board
ALBANY — The New York Insurance Association (NYIA) recently announced it has elected R. Benedikt Sander, president and CEO of Preferred Mutual Insurance Company, to its board of directors for a term running through Dec. 31, 2026. Preferred Mutual has been a member of the NYIA since 1970, and Sander has been actively involved with
Tompkins Financial names director of marketing
ITHACA — Tompkins Financial Corp. (NYSE: TMP) — parent company of Tompkins Community Bank, Tompkins Insurance Agencies, Inc., and Tompkins Financial Advisors — recently promoted Erin Freije to director of marketing. She will oversee day-to-day operations across Tompkins’ marketing communications, internal communications, product management, and customer experience units. Freije previously was the retail-loan product manager
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