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Savannah Bank CEO joins board of New York Bankers Association
Thomas E. Ganey, president and CEO of Savannah Bank, N.A., has been selected to serve on the board of directors of the New York Bankers
Mercy Flight landing new location east of Utica
SCHUYLER — Alex Ripka has been refurbishing helicopters in the middle of his family’s farmland since the late 1970s. Suddenly, one of his hangars is about to become the new base for an air-ambulance service. “For 40 years, I opened the doors and I didn’t so much as have a mouse in here,” Ripka says.
PAR Technology hardware system being deployed at Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s restaurants
NEW HARTFORD — ParTech, Inc. (PAR), a unit of PAR Technology Corp. (NYSE: PAR), announced today that CKE Restaurants, Inc. (CKE) has selected the new
Binghamton Web firm sets up shop downtown
BINGHAMTON — A Web-design firm launched last year is making the leap from home offices to a physical location in downtown Binghamton. FreshySites began unofficially and 2011 and its founders formed their company just last year. They built their business from their homes to a base of 77 customers. They opened their 1,300-square-foot office, at
High-end audio brand McIntosh expands its global focus
BINGHAMTON — On Oct. 8, 2012, Fine Sounds SpA of Milan, Italy bought 100 percent of the stock in McIntosh Laboratory, Inc., located at 2 Chambers St. in Binghamton. The seller was D+M Group, a company formed in 2002 and headquartered in Mahwah, New Jersey. McIntosh, a global leader in prestige home-entertainment and quality audio
Chobani: keeping its foot on the accelerator
NORWICH — “Our cows are working overtime,” New York State Senator James L. Seward (R–Oneonta) was quoted as saying at the New York State Yogurt Summit held in Albany in August 2012. Seward, who represents the Senate district in which Chobani is located (Chenango County), offered his comment following Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who boasted that
Meier Supply opens new headquarters
CONKLIN — “We’ve only been in our new headquarters building about four weeks,” says Frank A. Meier, Jr., president and CEO of Meier Supply Company, Inc. on Feb. 7. “We needed to add another 20,000 [square] feet to our [former] headquarters and distribution center in Johnson City, and the addition would have used up our
Excellus incentives also headed to Mohawk Valley, Southern Tier hospitals
Excellus BlueCross BlueShield has released lists of hospitals in its Mohawk Valley and Southern Tier regions receiving funding under its Hospital Performance Incentive Program. Earlier this week, on Feb. 6, Rochester–based Excellus named eight Central New York and North Country hospitals receiving awards under the program. The health insurer — the largest in Central New
Ithaca software firm opens new offices in Syracuse, Endicott
SYRACUSE — Ithaca–based software-development firm Envisage Information Systems has new offices in Syracuse and Endicott and is working to tap into the local talent pools in those markets to keep pace with its recent growth. The Syracuse office, located in 4,000 square feet at Presidential Plaza, opened in January. Envisage has had a presence in
A pair of Cortland insurance agencies plan merger
CORTLAND — The owners of the George B. Bailey Agency and Place Insurance are trying to merge without losing any name recognition. “It’s two independent agencies, and both names are known well,” says Chuck Spaulding, owner and president of the Bailey Agency. “So why wouldn’t we take advantage of using both names?” On Jan. 31,
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