August

St. Lawrence County school using composter to turn food waste into organic material

Hermon Dekalb Central School in St. Lawrence County is among the North Country organizations using a large-scale composter to turn food waste into organic material. Read More

Bankers Healthcare Group names McSherry CFO, replacing Durant

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Bankers Healthcare Group (BHG), a provider of financing for health-care providers, announced it has promoted Dan McSherry to chief financial officer (CFO). Read More

People news: AmeriCU announces chief information officer, chief lending officer

ROME, N.Y. — Credit union AmeriCU announced it has promoted Jin Gwak to chief information officer and hired F. Michael Sisk as chief lending officer. Read More

Cuomo nominates U.S. News & World Report executive to lead Empire State Development

Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday announced the nomination of Eric Gertler to serve as president and CEO of Empire State Development (ESD), New York’s chief economic development agency. Read More

People news: Community Bank adds commercial banker in DeWitt office

DeWITT, N.Y. — Community Bank N.A. recently announced that it hired Thomas Breed as VP and senior commercial banking officer in DeWitt. Read More

Rome Memorial Hospital holds health-care academy with 21 area students

ROME, N.Y. — Rome Memorial Hospital’s (RMH) three-day, health-care academy program introduced 21 students from area schools to various options for health-care careers. Read More

Utica MHA to host Tuesday evening workshop on starting a small business

UTICA, N.Y. —The Utica Municipal Housing Authority (UMHA) announced it will sponsor a free workshop on starting a business on Tuesday evening. Read More

Tompkins Trust’s Moore elected board chair of United Way of Tompkins County

ITHACA — The United Way of Tompkins County (UWTC) has recently elected Jason Moore, VP of commercial lending at Tompkins Trust Company, to chair of its board of directors. Read More

New Hartford Chamber of Commerce announces Bjornland as new board member

NEW HARTFORD — The New Hartford Chamber of Commerce recently announced the election of Eric Bjornland as a new member of its board of directors. Bjornland has been serving as chair of the chamber’s m Read More