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Canadian retailer, Garage to open store at Destiny on Sept. 18
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Garage, a Montreal–based retailer, has pegged Sept. 18 as the date it will open its new store at Destiny USA in Syracuse.

People news: MVCC appoints Wallace as associate director of human resources
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) has appointed Nancy Wallace as its new associate director of human resources. She has more than 10
AssureStart starts selling online small-business insurance in New York state
AssureStart Insurance Agency, Inc., a Seattle–based, online small-business insurance provider, announced it is now open for business across New York state. AssureStart sells business property
Company report: Atlantic Testing Labs gets WBE certification
DeWITT — Atlantic Testing Laboratories (ATL) announced it has obtained certification as a Women Business Enterprise (WBE) from the New York State Department of Economic

Jessica Flint has been named divisional field accountant for the Empire State Division of The Salvation Army. She has worked for the Empire State Division

Research & Marketing Strategies, Inc. (RMS) announced that Erica Winters has joined the RMS Analytics team. With a background in market research and program evaluation,

Ephesus Lighting, Inc. has appointed Mike Quijanoas director of sales and business development. He joins Ephesus from Future Electronics, where he served as a regional
Kathleen S. Weber has joined Hiscock & Barclay, LLP as an associate in the Syracuse office’s corporate and tax practice areas. She comes to Hiscock from

Chris Mason has been promoted to senior vice president of commercial lines at the Bailey & Haskell Insurance Division of OneGroup, while still continuing his

Becky Bennink has joined CH Insurance as a personal lines marketing CSR. She brings more than 20 years industry experience to her position.