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TAYLOR FRIANT has joined the staff of Klepper, Hahn & Hyatt. He is a building-envelope specialist with five years of experience in façade engineering, investigation,

S.E.E.D. Planning Group has promoted AMY BECK to its client-experience team. In her role, she will be focused on clients of Bloom Tax Partners, a

Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh has appointed long-time city employee SAMUEL PERRY as the new public works inspector, focused solely on addressing illegal setouts of trash

DIANE POTTER has joined the Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) as director of education at the MVHS Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. In this role, she

KEVIN MURPHY has joined William Mattar law offices on the firm’s attorney staff. He attended SUNY Albany, receiving a bachelor’s degree in political science. Murphy

The Retail Council of New York State’s board of directors recently voted unanimously to select MELISSA O’CONNOR as its next president and CEO. She was
CNY TWEETS — NOVEMBER 30, 2020
Here are some recent tweets that came across the @cnybj Twitter feed, offering small business, HR, leadership, and career tips. SBA @SBAgovThinking about doing business

MEG GOLOUB has joined the Cayuga Economic Development Agency (CEDA) as its business-development specialist. Her role is to work with entrepreneurs and small businesses to

Saranac Waterfront Lodge opens in the Adirondacks
SARANAC LAKE — The new boutique hotel, the Saranac Waterfront Lodge, opened this month on Lake Flower in the village of Saranac Lake. The hotel

ConMed to pay 4th quarter dividend of 20 cents a share in early January
UTICA — ConMed Corp. (NYSE: CNMD), a Utica–based surgical-device maker, recently announced that its board of directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of 20