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NBT Insurance Agency has hired JOSEPH VALENTINO as its new business development manager in the Syracuse region. He brings experience in auto sales and financing

Bousquet Holstein PLLC has elected NATALIE P. HEMPSON-ELLIOTT and JANA K. MCDONALD as members of the law firm. Hempson-Elliott joined the firm in 2014 and

Barclay Damon has announced several practice group leadership changes. ROSEMARY ENRIGHT was named labor & employment practice group leader. A member of the firm’s labor

People news: Finger Lakes Health appoints Seaberg as new controller
GENEVA, N.Y. — Finger Lakes Health announced it has hired Tammy Seaberg as its new controller. In this role, she will supervise the health-care organization’s

People news: Hancock Estabrook adds Hython as associate attorney
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Hancock Estabrook, LLP announced that William H. Hython has joined the law firm as an associate attorney. Hython currently works in several

People news: Generations Bank promotes Maltman to VP, residential sales manager
GENEVA, N.Y. — Generations Bank announced it has promoted Bernyce Maltman to VP and residential sales manager. Maltman joined Generations in 2017 and “quickly became
Syracuse one-bedroom apartment rent prices declined 10 percent in the last year
The median rental price for most apartments in the Syracuse metro area fell 10 percent in the past year. That’s according to the January 2020
New York milk production increases 2 percent in November
New York dairy farms produced 1.21 billion pounds of milk in November, up 2 percent from 1.19 billion pounds in the year-prior period, the USDA’s

Mohawk Valley Association of Realtors names 2020 board members
UTICA — The Mohawk Valley Association of Realtors (MVAR) announced it has named its 2020 MVAR board of directors and Mid New York Regional MLS
Onondaga County hotel occupancy rate increases almost 3 percent in November
SYRACUSE — Hotels in Onondaga County welcomed more guests in November than in the year-prior month, while room revenue also increased, according to a recent