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New York milk production rises 8 percent in February
New York dairy farms produced 1.14 billion pounds of milk in February, up 8.3 percent from the year-ago period, the USDA’s New York field office
Clayton/1000 Islands region to host Empire State Tourism Conference in early May
CLAYTON — The New York State Tourism Industry Association (NYSTIA) will host the 2016 Empire State Tourism Conference, along with I Love NY, on May
Bowers & Company CPAs has merged with Caswell & Associates, and BRIAN A. CASWELL has joined Bowers as of counsel. In addition to building a
Firley, Moran, Freer & Eassa, CPA, P.C.
RICHARD SMITH and MARISSA DILAURA have joined Firley, Moran, Freer & Eassa, CPA, P.C. Smith is a senior manager in the tax department with more

MOLLY MULVIHILL has joined Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s Business Banking team in Syracuse as a VP and relationship manager. With more than 12 years

MICHELLE M. KLEIN has been hired as an account manager at Scalzo, Zogby & Wittig, Inc. She began as a student intern at the insurance

Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC announced that MATTHEW N. WELLS, a member in the firm’s Syracuse office, has been named chair of its public finance

Schneider Packaging Equipment Co. has appointed BOB BROTZKI as director of sales and marketing. He has experience in sales, operations, and management and is a
Central New York Community Foundation
The Central New York Community Foundation recently promoted three employees. DANIELLE HURLEY was promoted to director, community grantmaking. She has worked for the Community Foundation

People news: Preferred Mutual Insurance hires Pasternak as digital-media specialist
NEW BERLIN, N.Y. — Andrew Pasternak has joined Preferred Mutual Insurance Co. as a digital-media specialist, the insurance company announced. He brings more than 11