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Regulator finds ‘unsafe’ practices at Beacon Federal
SYRACUSE — The federal Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) found unsafe banking practices related to asset quality and risk management at DeWitt–based
ITHACA — A local software development company has added more than 100 employees in the past three years, and by the end of 2012 expects
Profit slips 16 percent at Alliance Financial in Q2
SYRACUSE — Ongoing low interest rates pushed profit lower at Alliance Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: ALNC) in the second quarter, despite growth in the banking company’s
New York manufacturing activity rises in July
Manufacturing activity in New York picked up some speed in July after a deceleration in the previous month, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of
Syracuse consumer confidence falls in Q2
Central New York consumers grew wary of opening their wallets in the second quarter of 2012, according to an index from the Siena (College) Research
retz advertising + design draws inspiration from new home
SYRACUSE — Donald Retz says his firm’s new headquarters on Syracuse’s Burnet Avenue is an ideal backdrop for the company. “Creatively, it’s inspiring to us,”
Research institutions, higher education help drive H-1B visa applications in Syracuse
Employers such as higher-education institutions and nonprofit research entities were responsible for more than a quarter of H-1B visa requests in the Syracuse metropolitan area
Seventeen Ways to Tip the Sales Scale in Your Favor
Every salesperson knows the job is tougher than ever. It’s not for the faint-hearted or those who feel the world owes them a living. At
Increasingly, the “in” boss can be found sitting in a cubicle or an open office alongside his employees. Among the cubicles, the organization is flat
If you do not live in a “swing state,” the candidates for the White House don’t want to know you. I guess that is a
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