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People news: SRC promotes two employees
Chabot will oversee all aspects of SRC’s corporate-compliance program including compliance monitoring, training, policy development, and export compliance, SRC said in a news release. She

Cayuga Venture Fund’s Tegan to lead UVANY
ALBANY, N.Y. — The Upstate Venture Capital Association of New York (UVANY) has appointed Jennifer Tegan, partner at the Cayuga Venture Fund of Ithaca, as
Syracuse, Ithaca startups recognized in Cleantech Open Northeast competition
SYRACUSE — Full Circle Feed, a Syracuse–based startup company, captured a prize of $30,000 in cash and in-kind services in the Cleantech Open Northeast competition
Nichole Weaver recently joined Preferred Mutual Insurance Company as the controller in the Finance Department. Prior to this position, she was the assistant controller at

Prasanna Venkatesh Kumar, M.D.
Prasanna Venkatesh Kumar, M.D. will join Slocum-Dickson Medical Group PLLC on Nov. 10 in the specialty of cardiology. He is a fellowship-trained interventional cardiologist specializing

M. Griffith Investment Services announced that Melissa Luciano has joined the firm as an executive assistant. She joined M. Griffith in 2014. Luciano is an
Kevin Spytko has joined St. Germain & Aupperle Consulting Engineers, PLLC as a structural engineer. He is a graduate of Clarkson University with a bachelor’s
BlueRock Energy, Inc. has appointed Ahmad Rizeq and John Slopnickas its newest energy supply consultants for Western New York and the Mohawk Valley, respectively. The

Express Employment Professionals of the Mohawk Valley has hired Anthony Lapolla as a staffing consultant. He will focus on industrial recruiting for business clients. Lapolla

Amanda Abbatiello has been promoted to placement director for AP Professionals. She joined the company in April 2014 as placement coordinator. Abbatiello has a bachelor’s