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New York maple-syrup production fell nearly 2 percent in 2020
Maple-syrup production in New York state declined almost 2 percent to 804,000 gallons this year from 820,000 gallons in 2019, according to the USDA National

Utica College names new board of trustees members
UTICA — Robert Brvenik, chair of the Utica College board of trustees, has announced the addition of four new board members: Krista DiBerardino, John Forte,
Hammond named VP on NYSSCPA board of directors
Timothy J. Hammond, principal in the Syracuse office of The Bonadio Group, has been elected to serve as a vice president on the board of

SUNY Morrisville appoints new chief financial officer
MORRISVILLE — Jamie Cyr, of Chittenango, is the new chief financial officer at SUNY Morrisville, beginning July 1, the college announced. Cyr comes to SUNY

State tax receipts fall nearly 20 percent in May, DiNapoli says
New York State tax receipts in May declined $766.9 million, or 19.7 percent, from the prior year, according to the monthly state cash report that
New York State Agriculture Commissioner Richard A. Ball has named the members of the 2020 New York State Dairy Promotion Order Advisory Board. The Advisory
SEFCU has hired KENDRA RUBIN to its executive team as chief legal officer. She will be SEFCU’s general counsel — working with internal and external
ANDREW BLEAKEN was recently appointed as director of development at the Martin J. Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University. He most recently worked at

Fund-Ex Solutions Group (FSG), a wholly owned subsidiary of Bankers Healthcare Group (BHG) has added three new employees to its team. RACHEL HUNSINGER joins as

BRAD O’CONNOR has been appointed by Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh as the City’s new commissioner of finance. O’Connor replaces current Commissioner David DelVecchio, who is