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Christ the King Retreat and Conference Center has named CHRISTOPHER J. SPILKA as the new Retreat House director. He is the first lay Retreat House

STEVIE WATSON has been appointed dean of the School of Agriculture, Business & Technology at SUNY Morrisville. He is the first dean of Morrisville’s School

Del Lago Resort & Casino has promoted LANCE YOUNG, VP of gaming operations, to executive VP and general manager. He will be assuming the role
Bankers Healthcare Group (BHG)
Bankers Healthcare Group (BHG) has added eight new employees in its Syracuse office. SEAN KATKO has joined as an AVP, bank sales. He is a

SHEILA DION has joined Northwestern Mutual- Dean Ripley of Phoenix, as marketing coordinator. Dion comes to Northwestern Mutual from Dale Carnegie of CNY. She received

Bousquet Holstein PLLC has named ERIKA H. HOOKER as an attorney in the Trusts and Estates and Agriculture Practice Groups of the law firm. Her

CHRISTOPHER PETERSON has joined Hillside Family of Agencies as the organization’s chief financial officer. Peterson is assuming the duties that Paul Perrotto had previously handled
BOB ELLIS has been appointed executive director of the Greater Syracuse Business Development Corporation (GSBDC), a nonprofit certified development company. Ellis has been on the

People news: SRC names Gallagher VP of engineering
CICERO NY — SRC, Inc. announced it has promoted Susan Gallagher to VP of engineering. In this new role, Gallagher will be responsible for leading

People news: Herkimer College hires Maddox as PR assistant
HERKIMER, N.Y. — Herkimer County Community College announced it has hired Kira Maddox, of Whitesboro, as a public relations assistant. She will be responsible for