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People news: MMRI names Bell manager of radiology department
DeWITT, N.Y. — Medical Management Resources, Inc. (MMRI), a medical billing and practice management firm in DeWitt, announced it has promoted Jennifer Bell to manager

People news: MVHS names medical director for intensive care unit at St. Luke’s Campus
UTICA, N.Y. — The Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) announced it has named Dr. Ghassan Koussa medical director for the intensive care unit at its

Cornell appoints new leader of student health services
ITHACA, N.Y. — Cornell University announced it has appointed a current Notre Dame health official to oversee its student health services. Sharon McMullen, currently director

Sciencenter executive director elected to board of Association of Science-Technology Centers
ITHACA — Dean Briere, executive director of the Sciencenter, has been elected to the Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC) board of trustees. Briere’s three-year term

Matthew House adds three new board members
AUBURN — Matthew House — an Auburn nonprofit that operates a two-bed comfort-care home for terminally ill people in their final days of life —

Lockheed Martin Owego awarded nearly $19 million Air Force contract
OWEGO — Lockheed Martin Corp.’s (NYSE: LMT) Owego plant has been awarded a more than $18.9 million letter contract for circuit-card assemblies for the U.S.
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United Way of the Valley and Greater Utica Area appoints three board members
UTICA — The United Way of the Valley and Greater Utica Area recently announced it has appointed three new members of its board of directors.

LAUREN ZACHER has joined in-Architects as its new senior interior designer. She brings more than eight years of experience in the Central New York region.

Red Shed Brewery has hired a new brewer, JOSHUA HUGHES. He has 10 years of experience in the craft beer industry, a love of science,