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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
State, national unemployment claims drop in latest week
The number of people applying for new unemployment-insurance benefits fell nationally and in New York State in the latest week, according to a U.S. Department
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.
MACNY to add Chobani, Crucible executives to its Wall of Fame
Both Hamdi Ulukaya and Jim Beckman, president of Crucible Industries LLC, will accept their awards at MACNY’s 103rd annual dinner on May 19 at the
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
CNY region unemployment rates decline in March
Unemployment rates in the Syracuse, Binghamton, Utica–Rome, Ithaca, and Watertown–Fort Drum metro areas fell in March, compared to a year ago, according to the latest
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
New York manufacturing index reaches highest level in more than a year in April
The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index rose 9 points to 9.6 in April, its highest level in more than a year The March
CNY regions add jobs in the last year, Labor Department reports
The Syracuse, Utica–Rome, Binghamton, Ithaca, and Watertown–Fort Drum regions gained jobs in the past 12 months. That’s according to the latest monthly employment report that
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