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CHA Consulting, Inc. announced that ANTHONY RUSSO has joined the firm to assist with environmental compliance and hazardous building materials consulting from its Syracuse office.
Bankers Healthcare Group (BHG) has promoted DWAYNE MAYE to marketing technology and development manager. He previously was a senior web developer with the company. Maye
JENNIFER GIACCIO has joined Gilroy Kernan & Gilroy Inc. as senior account manager for the firm’s commercial lines division. She is a graduate of Binghamton
MARLA E. RAUS has joined Smith Sovik Kendrick & Sugnet PC as an associate attorney. She is a Syracuse native who graduated from Syracuse University
CoveyCS announced the permanent hire of an intern from its spring internship program to a full-time employee. JARED WRATE has been hired as a full-time

Utica College names Pfannesteil new provost, VP for academic affairs
Pfannestiel succeeds John Johnsen, who retired last month after 40 years at the college, according to a release. Pfannestiel comes to Utica from Clarion University

Diocese of Syracuse appoints Breen as CFO
John Barsanti, who previously served the diocese as CFO and chief operating officer, moved into a part-time role overseeing the implementation of the diocese’s strategic
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Elmira Savings Bank pays stock and cash dividend
ELMIRA — Elmira Savings Bank (NASDAQ: ESBK) announced that its board of directors has declared a 5 percent stock dividend on existing common shares outstanding
Habitat for Humanity buys Watertown property for $200,000
WATERTOWN — The Thousand Islands Area Habitat for Humanity recently purchased the 8,000-square-foot industrial property located at 22737 U.S. Route 11 in Watertown for $200,000.