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ANDREW NAPIERALA has joined Excellus BlueCross BlueShield as VP of Medicare and individual market sales. His oversight will include field sales, tele sales, retail sites,

Paige’s Butterfly Run, Inc. announced that JENNIFER HUNTLEY has joined its team as director of development. She brings about 13 years of development and marketing

Pathfinder Bancorp adds Crawford-Hamlin, Allyn to board of directors
OSWEGO — Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: PBHC) has added Meghan Crawford-Hamlin and Eric Allyn to its board of directors. Crawford-Hamlin is president of institutional sales
Jefferson County hotel-occupancy rate jumps 23 percent in June
WATERTOWN — Jefferson County hotels posted another strong increase in overnight guests in June compared to the year-prior month. The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as

Oswego Health Foundation names new board chair, vice chair
The foundation has appointed Pete Cullinan as board chair. A lifelong native of Oswego and recent Exelon retiree, he also serves as secretary of the

Northland’s McCarthy finishes term as NYSTA board chair
SYRACUSE — Northland Communications President Jim McCarthy has completed a two-year term as chair of the board of directors for the New York State Telecommunications

Dannible & McKee, LLP recently announced the promotion of the following professional staff members. ABBY K. SWEERS has been promoted to tax manager. She joined

Fust Charles Chambers LLP, a certified public accounting firm in Syracuse, has hired JOSHUA POSNICK as an audit associate to help service the firm’s manufacturing,

ABC Creative recently hired ATO ARKHURST as a web developer. He brings a strong background in coding to ABC Creative’s Web Department. Prior to joining

GEOFFREY RISPOLI, based in upstate New York, has recently joined City National Bank as senior VP of commercial banking in the upstate region. Rispoli brings