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People news: NBT Bancorp promotes Butcher to senior vice president
NORWICH, N.Y. — NBT Bancorp announced it has promoted its director of organizational development, William J. Butcher, to senior vice president. He has 18 years

People news: St. Lawrence University names Richards VP for university communications
CANTON, N.Y. — St. Lawrence University has named Melissa Farmer Richards vice president for university communications. She will start her position on Jan. 28. Richards most

Hamilton College President Joan Stewart to retire in 2016
CLINTON, N.Y. — Hamilton College President Joan Hinde Stewart has announced her plan to retire on June 30, 2016, after 13 years leading the liberal-arts
Workforce report: Demand for nonclinical and frontline health-care roles remains high
A year after the launch of the federal and state health-care exchanges, current demand and future projections remain high for frontline and nonclinical health-care workers
Dermody, Burke & Brown, CPAs, LLC
Dermody, Burke & Brown, CPAs, LLC, recently hired four new employees. Joshua Cook has joined as a tax associate in the Syracuse office. He was

Community Bank System, Inc. has promoted Denise M. Cavallo as branch manager for the Cicero office. She most recently served as a branch assistant at

Mohawk Valley Community College has appointed William McDonald as the new director of community and workforce development in the Center for Corporate and Community Education.
Brown & Brown Empire State has hired Diane Nichols as a marketing specialist for its employee-benefits team. She brings several years of customer service, office,

Julie Welch, commercial lines manager at Eastern Shore Associates Insurance (ESA), has been promoted to assistant vice president, commercial lines. Working from the Fulton office,

Unity House of Cayuga County, Inc., has hired Jean Petrosino Winne as director of the agency’s mental health program PROS (Personalized Recovery Oriented Services). She