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Human Technologies appoints Smith VP of business development
UTICA, N.Y. — Human Technologies announced it has appointed Don Smith as VP of business development. His primary focus will be developing new equipment, uniform,

People news: Schultz promoted at LP&M Advertising
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Elizabeth Schultz has been promoted to art director at LP&M Advertising in Syracuse. Formerly a graphic designer, her new responsibilities include enhancing

People news: LaGatta joins SUNY Poly as assistant VP for development
UTICA, N.Y. — Andrea LaGatta has joined SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) as assistant VP for development, the university announced. In this role, she will

CNY Labor Council elects DeRiso as president
UTICA, N.Y. — The Central New York (CNY) Labor Council announced it recently elected its first female president in more than 150 years, Samantha DeRiso.

People news: Rome Memorial Hospital names Sovey new corporate compliance officer
ROME, N.Y. — Rome Memorial Hospital announced it has appointed Darlene Sovey as its new corporate compliance officer. She comes to Rome Memorial from Central

Visions promotes Schroeder to SVP, chief information and innovation officer
ENDICOTT, N.Y. — Visions Federal Credit Union announced it has promoted Cynthia A. Schroeder to senior VP/chief information & innovation officer. Schroeder has been working

Lockheed Martin completes acceptance test of first TPS-77 MRR system deleivered to Latvia
SALINA — Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) announced that it recently completed a successful site acceptance test of a TPS-77 Multi-Role Radar (TPS-77 MRR), produced at
ConMed to hold annual meeting on May 23
UTICA, N.Y. — ConMed Corp. (NASDAQ: CNMD) recently announced that it will hold its 2018 annual meeting of shareholders on May 23 at its corporate
KeyCorp’s head of corporate responsibility, Murphy, to retire in 2018
KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY) recently announced that Bruce Murphy, head of corporate responsibility, plans to retire on July 1. Key added that Don Graves will succeed
Financial Planning Association of Central New York names 2018 board of directors
SYRACUSE — The Financial Planning Association (FPA) of Central New York recently announced its board of directors for 2018. It appointed the following individuals: •