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Pinckney Hugo Group has promoted TRISHA FREEMAN to associate creative director, and promoted ELAINA CRARY and KIM VENUTI to senior art directors. Freeman was previously

LAUREN CHYLE, JESSICA DEJOHN BARBUTO, and JESSICA CANTU have joined CenterState CEO. Chyle is manager of communication and collaboration for CenterState CEO’s economic inclusion portfolio.

CONNOR GAFFNEY recently joined Strategic Financial Services as a participant in its advisor development program. He previously worked at Fiber Instrument Sales as business development

People news: MACNY hires Adams as membership coordinator
DeWITT, N.Y. — MACNY, the Manufacturers Association, announced it has hired Stephanie Adams as its membership coordinator. She will work with both new and existing

Chemung Canal Trust names Cosgrove chief credit officer
ELMIRA, N.Y. — Chemung Canal Trust Company announced it has hired Peter K. Cosgrove as executive VP and chief credit officer. He started his job

People news: Tompkins Financial hires Guarino as manager of retail & small business lending
ITHACA, N.Y. — Tompkins Financial Corp. (NYSE: TMP), an Ithaca–based banking company, announced it recently added Charles Guarino as senior VP and manager of retail

PJ Green announces print shop expansion
UTICA — PJ Green, Inc., recently announced that is in the process of building a new press at its Utica facility and expanding the print
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New York milk production edges up in June
New York dairy farmers produced 1.279 billion pounds of milk in June, up 0.2 percent from 1.277 billion pounds in the year-ago period, the USDA’s
New York egg production rises 2 percent in June
New York farms produced 138.2 million eggs in June, up 2 percent from 135.5 million eggs in the year-ago period, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics