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NBT completes Hampshire First merger
NORWICH — NBT Bank, N.A. wrapped up its merger with New Hampshire–based Hampshire First Bank June 8, making Hampshire First a division of NBT Bank
Upstate Shredding to add $6M wire-chopping plant
OWEGO — Upstate Shredding-Ben Weitsman will build a new $6 million wire-chopping plant at its Owego facility, adding 10 new jobs, according to a company
Binghamton University installs solar-powered parking meters
VESTAL — Parking has recently gone green at Binghamton University. In April, the university installed five new solar-powered, pay-by-space parking meters around campus serving multiple parking spaces. The new units replace older, battery-powered models, says Daniel Chambers, deputy chief of police at Binghamton University. The problem with the old ones, he says, is that the
Solar company opens Conklin training facility
CONKLIN — SunMaxx Solar, a Conklin–based manufacturer of solar-thermal systems, opened a new solar training facility in Conklin last month. The 2,000-square-foot indoor training lab
Excellus: Generics slated to hit shelves could save $714M Upstate
New generic medications set to appear in pharmacies in 2012 and 2013 could save more than $714 million per year in prescription-drug spending in upstate New York, according to estimates released June 12 by Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. The savings would come from patients switching to generic versions of 35 brand-name prescription drugs with expiring patents. Generics
Small-business optimism slips in May; firms ‘treading water’
A monthly measurement of small-business owners’ optimism nationally stabilized in May, diminishing incrementally after registering ups and downs in April and March. The Small Business Optimism Index from the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) dipped one-tenth of a point in May. It registered 94.4, which is low by historical standards and matches slow growth
St. Joseph’s names Women and Children’s Service Line leaders
SYRACUSE — St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center has named an administrator and medical director for its Women and Children’s Service Line, cementing a new organizational structure it has been using for much of the last year. “We’re structuring how we deliver care,” says Gael Gilbert, director of Maternal Child and Inpatient Psychiatric Services at St.
Crouse program trains EMS providers in Lean Six Sigma
SYRACUSE — Crouse Hospital is using a new training program to try to straighten the road for ambulances and emergency medical service (EMS) providers. The program teaches Lean Six Sigma strategies. It is an attempt to boost medical-care quality and improve interactions between hospitals and EMS organizations. Lean strategies zero in on eliminating waste, while
NY follows national trends on debt, according to Fed data
Residents of New York State weren’t immune to national trends when it came to handling debt at the beginning of this year, a recent report from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York shows. The New York Fed’s Quarterly Report on Household Debt and Credit, released May 31, found that the total debt balance for
Contractors believe Solarize Madison will help their firms shine
Two upstate New York companies are brightening their outlook for 2012 after being selected as contractors for a new solar-power group-purchasing program in Madison County. The program, Solarize Madison, selected Rochester–based Arista Power, Inc. and Endicott–based ETM Solar Works to install photovoltaic solar-power systems in Madison County. Arista Power will sell direct-buy systems, which owners purchase
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