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European–based toy maker, HABA USA, announced that Damien Crocker has joined the company as a new sales manager. He brings more than 10 years of
Housing Visions, Inc. has hired JAMES (JIM) QUINN as controller and promoted CYNTHIA HERNANDEZ and JENNIFER DENNIS. Quinn joins Housing Visions from Stickley Furniture, where
McDonald’s USA has promoted Lynn Graham to field-service operations consultant, Central New York. She has been a consultant for McDonald’s Operations Company in the Central
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Koffman Southern Tier Incubator formally opens in Binghamton
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The $19 million Koffman Southern Tier Incubator, which seeks to promote entrepreneurship in the region, formally opened in downtown Binghamton on Thursday.
Reclaim New York names Byrne regional director for Central, Northern New York
WATERTOWN, N.Y. — Reclaim New York, a nonprofit that advocates for reforming state government, announced that John Byrne has joined the organization as regional director

Cornell vice provost Stoltzfus selected to lead Goshen College in Indiana
ITHACA, N.Y. — Rebecca Stoltzfus, Cornell University’s vice provost for undergraduate education and professor of nutritional studies, has been announced as the “candidate of choice”
New York milk production rises nearly 4 percent in April
New York dairy farms produced 1.27 billion pounds of milk in April, up 3.9 percent from the year-ago period, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service
Community Bank System declares quarterly dividend of 32 cents
DeWITT — Community Bank System, Inc. (NYSE: CBU) recently declared a quarterly cash dividend of 32 cents per share on its common stock The dividend
PAR Technology forges Internet-of-things partnership with TempAlert
NEW HARTFORD — ParTech, Inc., a New Hartford–based global provider of point-of- (POS) systems to the restaurant and retail market, recently announced that it has