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Jury awards $13.5M to Army veteran in medical-malpractice case
As a result of the leg amputation, Lewis now requires a wheelchair and suffers from significant permanent physical and emotional pain. He was also forced

People news: Dannible’s Conners earns CPA license
SYRACUSE — Dannible & McKee, LLP recently announced that Sean R. Conners has successfully passed the exam and completed the requirements to earn a license

ANGELA KREZMER has been appointed senior VP and chief financial officer (CFO) of Generations Bank. She joins Generations from Prosper Bank in Coatesville, Pennsylvania, where

MATT TOMAZIN has recently been promoted to treasurer and senior VP at Tompkins Financial Corporation. He will report to Frank Fetsko, chief operating officer of

SERAF DE SMEDT has been named president of Duvel USA — the parent company of Brewery Ommegang of Cooperstown. De Smedt has served as the

JUSTIN MILLER has joined CenterState CEO as its digital-communications manager. Miller most recently served as executive producer and digital lead for iHeartMedia Syracuse. He comes

CARLA DESHAW was recently appointed new director of the Center for Adult and Continuing Education at Cazenovia College. DeShaw is a continuing-education administration, workforce development,

JAMES L. WATERS will be joining KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY) as general counsel and corporate secretary, effective July 6. He will lead Key’s Law Group and

EVE DE ROSA, associate professor of human development in the College of Human Ecology, has been elected dean of the faculty at Cornell University, effective

TIM DOWNS has been named VP for finance and administration and chief financial officer (VPFA-CFO) at Ithaca College. He has served in leadership roles in