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DUANE MESZLER has joined Preferred Mutual as a personal-lines underwriting manager. He will be responsible for managing the firm’s New York and New Jersey underwriting
Dermody, Burke & Brown hires an associate in New Hartford
NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — Dermody, Burke & Brown, CPAs, LLC recently hired Kyle Unser as an associate in the New Hartford office. He earned a
People news: LeChase Construction hires Thomas as project manager
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — LeChase Construction Services, LLC announced it has hired Chris Thomas as a project manager in its Syracuse office. In this role, he

People news: MVHS names Forbes VP of philanthropy
UTICA, N.Y. — The Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) announced it has appointed John M. Forbes as its VP of philanthropy. In this role, he

MVHS names McCann marketing and communications manager
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) announced it has appointed Caitlin McCann as marketing and communications manager. McCann will help develop marketing goals,

People news: Carthage Behavioral Health hires Beagle as general therapist
CARTHAGE, N.Y. — Carthage Area Hospital announced that Melissa Beagle has joined its Carthage Behavioral Health staff as a general therapist. She began seeing patients
Tops Plaza in Cortland gets three new tenants
CORTLAND — Tops Plaza, located at 3918-3980 Route 281 in Cortland, has recently attracted three new tenants. Metro Phone leased 1,125 square feet, Cutting Crew
ConMed to pay dividend of 20 cents a share in early April
UTICA — ConMed Corp. (NASDAQ: CNMD), a Utica–based medical-device maker, recently announced that its board of directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of 20
New York milk production rises in 2017
New York dairy farms produced more than 14.9 billion pounds of milk in 2017, up 0.9 percent from nearly 14.8 billion pounds in 2016, the
Shops at Seneca Mall sold for more than $3M at auction
CLAY — The Shops at Seneca Mall, a 47-year-old shopping center located at 8015 Oswego Road in the town of Clay, was recently sold at