New NY medical society chief renews fence over liability
Dr. Duane Cady, elected president of the Medical Society of the State of New York, faces renewal of the excess liability fund debate as insurers and hospitals resist malpractice premium costs. He cites ongoing pressure from high awards, calls for caps on pain and suffering, and aims to safeguard the doctor patient relationship amid HMOs and managed care talk.
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Duane Cady
Onondaga County Medical Society
Mario Cuomo
Cady
Medical Society of
State of
New York
George Pataki
State Society
Hmos
HMO
Loma Linda School of Medicine
California
St. Joseph's Hospital
Syracuse
The
Health Science Center
Medical Liability Mutual Company
AOL4Free virus destroys files warned by DOE
The U S Department of Energy warns a computer virus named AOL4Free com circulates on the Internet. Running the Trojan Horse program from online services or email wipes hard drive files. pressing control c may recover some files. The virus was first disclosed in America Online email last month.
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Aol4free.com
U.S. Department of Energy
DOE
America
VIP Structures details and growth plans with Nutting
VIP Structures, a Syracuse based firm by founder president David C Nutting, has 22 years in architecture general contracting and development with 100 employees. It has moved into wellness center development and recently secured a 880 000 square foot distribution center for Syratech in Ontario California and a 100 000 square foot center for Colony Liquors in Kingston New York. Nutting emphasizes payroll discipline growth management and client retention. Danielle Epstein
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V.I.P
Webster's Landing
Syracuse
David C. Nutting
United States
New York
Nutting
Cornell
School of Architecture
V.I.P. Structures
Syratech Corp
Ontario
Calif
V.il.p
Colony Liquors
Kingston
N.Y
Wetch- Allyn
Carrier
Danielle Epstein
Niagara Mohawk sues critics over extortion allegations
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp sues long time critic John Testone of Liverpool and Batavia scrap dealer Joseph Barsuk, alleging they spread rumors about senior vice president Gary Lavine to force settlements. The suit seeks about 1 million dollars, while Barsuk and Testone deny all claims.
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Niagara Mohawk Power Corp
Batavia
State Supreme Court
Niagara — Mohawk Testone
John Anthony
Babe” Testone
Liverpool
Joseph Barsuk
NiMo
Testone
Barsuk
Gary J. Lavine
NiMe
Niagara Mohawk
John R. Ferguson
Washington, D.C
State Public Service Commission
Consumer Protection Board
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Dennis Vacco
Vacco
Ferguson
Lavine
Ferguso
Michael Mohun
Hiscock & Barclay
Syracuse
Jobless rate dips below 5 percent in Syracuse
The Syracuse area unemployment rate fell to 4.9 percent in March, the lowest March figure since 1990. Gains in seasonal jobs and a 2,200 rise in employment year over year offset a temporary drop in services due to spring break at private colleges, with prospects for April noted by economist Karen Knapik-Scalzo.
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Syracuse
Karen Knapik-Scal- 20
State Labor Department
Knapik-Scalzo
Central New Girl Scout Council Names Officers and Board
The Central New Girl Scout Council announces two year term officers and board members led by Lovie Winslow of Syracuse as president and Winiston as vice president. Also named are Manton Baldwinville secretary Terry Defevan second vice president KA Patrick and Eileen Oftva Fayetteville secretary with Caroline Baffey Syracuse treasurer. Nominees for two year terms on the nominating committee include Terry Delavan Jacqueline Parker Hicks Penny Kim and others. Jenice MacDonald promoted to assistant vice president at Seneca Federal Savings noting prior role in retirement accounts.
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Central New Girl Scout Council
Lovie Winslow
Syracuse
Xerox
Winiston Previguely
Largerm
Eileen Oftva
Fayetteville
Caroline Baffey
Homer
Patricte Cherry
Syrawud
Moherd A. DiFunce
Tina Quabér-Wather
Ivera M. Miner
Liemera A. Retiman
Bridgeport
Lowe J. Rogers
Manlius
Suzanne Smithee
Syracuss
Terry Delavan
Jacqueline Parker Hicks
Penny Kim
Eftewn Offa
Genevieve Saya
Syra'26
Jenice
MacDonald
Futton
Seneca Federal Savings
Steven E Robinson named operations manager at Brophy Services
Steven E Robinson of Central Square was named operations manager for Brophy Services Inc a full service janitorial office cleaning company Northeast Construction Services Inc in Syracuse was chosen to complete a renovation of the Hospice of Central New York facility The project covers the 27 000 square foot former Pitney Bowes office at 990 Seventh North St Syracuse
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Steven E. Robinson
Central Square
Brophy Services Inc
Northeast Construction Services Inc
Syracuse
Hospice
Central New York
Pitney Bowes
Seventh North St
ONBANCorp shares rise after optimistic annual meeting
At the 1997 annual meeting in DeWitt the ONBANCorp leadership highlighted a 30 percent stock gain since 1995 with a close at 46.62. The firm expanded stock buybacks to 10 percent, boosted earnings, and reduced risky mortgage securities by about 679 million while reporting growth in business and consumer lending. The chair praised progress in transforming from thrift to full service bank, and shareholders approved 500,000 more shares for the incentive plan and re-elected directors.
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Onbancorp
Marriott Hotel -In- DeWitt van
Portfollio
Ione Robert J. Bennett
Railfuture conference to discuss central new york rail plans
Railfuture plans its first central new york rail conference on May 2 at the OnCenter Syracuse drawing about 200 state county and local officials. Sessions cover passenger rail freight and tourism rail with speakers from Amtrak Adirondack Scenic Railroad NYS DOT and others. Wayne Westervelt can be reached at 422-8276 to attend.
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New York
OnCenter
Syracuse
Central New York
Charles Paltenson
Syracuse Metroppiitans Transportation Counsel
Amtrak
Adirondack Scisnic Railroad
Adirondack Rail Preservation
New York State Department of Transportation
Contrail
Ist
Rieyuue
Louis Ross
State Dot
Rail
SMTC
Onondaga County
Central New York Regional Plane’ Ning and Development Board
Wayne Westervelt
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