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Dannible & McKee announces a series of promotions
SYRACUSE — Dannible & McKee, LLP, a certified public accounting and consulting firm, recently announced the promotion of a group of professional staff members, including

First robotic hip-replacement surgery performed at Wynn Hospital
UTICA — Orthopedic surgeon Prashant Deshmane, MD, recently performed the first Mako SmartRobotics Total Hip procedure at Mohawk Valley Health System’s (MVHS) Wynn Hospital in

Pathfinder Bancorp to pay Q3 dividend of 10 cents in early November
OSWEGO — Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: PBHC), the bank holding company of Pathfinder Bank, has declared a cash dividend of 10 cents per share of

SUNY Poly names director of career services, experiential learning
MARCY — SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) recently promoted Michael Badolato to director of career services and experiential learning. In this new role, Badolato, who

Lockheed Martin’s suburban Syracuse plant wins $60M Navy contract that includes cyber test work
SALINA — Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems in Salina recently won a more than $60 million contract from the U.S. Navy. This pact provides

AIS names business director of mission solutions
ROME — Assured Information Security (AIS) — a Rome–based provider of critical cyber and information-security services, products, and operations to commercial and government customers —

UR Medicine Finger Lakes Health names surgical services director
GENEVA, N.Y. — UR Medicine Finger Lakes Health recently appointed Amber Castner as its new director of surgical services. In her new role, Castner will

Syracuse mayor appoints public-arts coordinator
SYRACUSE — Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh in early June announced the appointment of Anne Cofer to serve as public-arts coordinator for the City of Syracuse.

Syracuse testing cement replacement in sidewalks
SYRACUSE — The City of Syracuse Department of Public Works (DPW) is pilot testing a new approach to infrastructure by using recycled glass as a

Barclay Damon adds partner to health-care controversies team
SYRACUSE — Barclay Damon recently announced that Christina Verone Juliano, partner, has joined the law firm’s health-care controversies team, based in its Syracuse office. She