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Five recognized as Greater Utica Chamber 2021 Business of the Year Award winners
UTICA — The Utica Zoo, Primary Urgent Care, and Casa Imports were among the organizations honored with Business of the Year Awards from the Greater Utica Chamber of Commerce. The chamber honored a total of 15 area businesses and organizations as finalists during its annual Business of the Year Awards ceremony held Dec. 9 at […]
Pathfinder to pay Q4 dividend of 7 cents in early January
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: PBHC), holding company for Pathfinder Bank, recently declared a quarterly cash dividend of 7 cents a share on its common stock for the fiscal quarter ending Dec. 31. The dividend will be payable to all Pathfinder shareholders of record on Jan. 14 and will be paid on Feb.
Welliver appoints Kennedy as director of human resources
MONTOUR FALLS, N.Y. — Welliver, a provider of construction services in New York state and northern Pennsylvania, recently appointed Judith Kennedy as its director of human resources. Kennedy is an “innovative out-of-the-box thinker” with more than 20 years in HR management, the company said in a news release. In her role at Welliver, she will
Excellus provides support for On Point for College mental-health program
UTICA — Excellus BlueCross BlueShield announced it provided On Point for College – Utica with a $5,000 sponsorship to support a new mental-health program for first-generation college students. The program provides two mental-health workshops for college students and training for front-line advising staff. Rochester–based Excellus BlueCross BlueShield is Central New York’s largest health insurer. Students
FLH nurse, Nicandri, honored with The DAISY Award
GENEVA, N.Y. — Finger Lakes Health (FLH) announced that nurse Kimberly Nicandri — an LPN from its Lifecare Medical Associates unit who is currently working on the Step-Down Unit at Geneva General Hospital — was recently honored with “The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses.” A grateful husband of a patient nominated Nicandri for the Daisy
CNY regions post improved jobless rates, job growth in November
Unemployment rates in the Syracuse, Utica–Rome, Watertown–Fort Drum, Binghamton, Ithaca, and Elmira regions continued to improve compared to a year ago as the Central New York regions’ job markets rebound from the worst effects of the pandemic. The figures are part of the latest New York State Department of Labor data released Dec. 21. In addition,
Rome Area Chamber’s business-assistance fund gets boost from AmeriCU donation
ROME, N.Y. — AmeriCU Credit Union announced it has donated $25,000 to the Rome Area Chamber of Commerce’s business-assistance fund. The chamber created the fund
UTICA, N.Y. — The Utica National Group Foundation has committed $125,000 to ICAN’s Family Resource Center, which will also house a new Children’s Museum. The
People news: Sullivan joins MVHS Surgical Group
UTICA, N.Y. — Leo P. Sullivan, M.D., has joined the Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) Surgical Group as a general surgeon. Dr. Sullivan received his
People news: Weaver joins Operation Oswego County staff
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Erin Weaver recently joined Operation Oswego County, Inc. (OOC) as an administrative assistant and receptionist, the organization announced Monday. Weaver, a native
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