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Assured Information Security is awarded its 22nd patent
ROME — The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has recently issued Assured Information Security (AIS) a new patent for a new method of determining the

MACNY appoints Norcross as chief operations officer
DeWITT — MACNY, The Manufacturers Association of Central New York announced it has recently promoted Marisa Norcross to chief operations officer. She started this new

CARLENA WALLACE has joined NBT Bank as VP and corporate controller. Wallace, a CPA, will be based at NBT’s Norwich headquarters and will oversee the

ANDREW MARCH has joined NBT Bank’s Central New York team as senior VP and senior commercial banking-relationship manager. He is based in NBT’s Syracuse regional

BHG Financial, a national provider of financial services to professionals and financial institutions, named TYLER CRAWFORD president, effective Feb. 28. He has a long and

KAHSSIA HILLS-DAYS has been appointed director of digital services in the City of Syracuse Office of Analytics, Performance and Innovation. In this role, Hills-Days is

MICHAEL STEVENSON has been appointed assistant director of purchase for the City of Syracuse. He is responsible for overseeing the procurement of all materials, services

MACNY, The Manufacturers Association, has recently hired ERIC FELDSTEIN as the organization’s training coordinator. In this role, he will provide support to MACNY’s growing training
People news: MVHS announces two new employees
UTICA, N.Y. — The Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) recently announced the addition of two new employees. Nicole Sardina, a registered nurse, has joined the
People news: Excellus names new director of sales
UTICA, N.Y. — Excellus BlueCross BlueShield announced it has appointed Andrew Dober director of sales at the health insurer, the largest in Central New York.