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People news: Eric Krouse named COO of Pinnacle
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Pinnacle Holding Company, LLC announced it has appointed Eric Krouse as its chief operating officer (COO). The company is parent of several

People news: Syracuse realtor appointed as NYSAR Central Region VP
ALBANY, N.Y. — Donald Radke of Syracuse took the oath of office on Feb. 8 as the 2016 Central Region vice president of the New

People news: NBT Bank promotes Tomazin to vice president
NORWICH, N.Y. — NBT Bank announced it has promoted Matthew Tomazin, asset liability and profitability manager, to vice president. He is a member of the
Report: Binghamton office vacancy rate fell slightly in 2015
BINGHAMTON — The vacancy rate in the Binghamton office real-estate market declined nearly half a percentage point during 2015. The rate fell from 10.6 percent
Firley, Moran, Freer & Eassa, CPA, P.C.
Firley, Moran, Freer & Eassa, CPA, P.C. recently announced the promotions of the following individuals to manager. MICHELLE PERRY received her undergraduate degree in accounting
Fust Charles Chambers LLP has promoted the following individuals in its Audit Department to senior audit managers. CORINNE M. ENGLISH joined the firm in 2007

NBT Bank announced it has promoted LORI VERZILLO, Central New York territory manager, to senior VP. She is responsible for developing and overseeing 27 branches
Binghamton University Dining Services
Binghamton University Dining Services by Sodexo has added two new chefs. KARA PEREZ comes to Binghamton University from Texas Tech University. She played an integral

LISA IANNELLO has been named Morrisville State College’s executive director of advancement and executive director of the Morrisville College Foundation. She joined Morrisville State College
Bond, Schoeneck & King has elected four attorneys as new members of the firm. They are SUZANNE M. MESSER (Litigation – Syracuse), KRISTEN E. SMITH