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Gilroy Kernan & Gilroy acquires the Burns Agency
NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — The Burns and Gilroy families say Gilroy Kernan & Gilroy, Inc. (GKG) of New Hartford has acquired the Burns Agency of Clinton in a combination involving two insurance agencies that have served the Mohawk Valley for more than a century. The acquisition closed Aug. 18, and the Burns Agency will move […]

Loretto starts new department for learning, development & employee experience
SYRACUSE — Loretto says it has restructured its human-resources department to “make room” for a new learning, development & employee experience department, led by Nancy Williams, who joined the organization as chief people officer earlier this summer. The new department follows the “success” of several learning and development programs for employees that Loretto launched in

Two New York projects chosen as finalists for federal funding in defense-manufacturing program
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has selected two upstate New York–based projects as finalists for up to a $5 million investment each through its
City of Syracuse to offer employees Centro bus service at no cost
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Common Council on Wednesday, Sept. 6 unanimously approved Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh’s plan to make Centro bus service available to

Saab completes acquisition of Silicon Valley company
Saab announced on Thursday that it has completed its acquisition of CrowdAI, “accelerating” the development and implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) / machine learning (ML)

Binghamton event focuses on diversity, equity, and inclusion
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The Greater Binghamton Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Conference is set for next Wednesday Sept. 13 from 8 a.m. to 1:45 p.m.

Upstate Medical announces nurse-practitioner residency to help underserved areas
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate Medical University is starting a new residency program that it says will offer nurse practitioners (NP) a new “post-graduate experience while

Leadership Greater Syracuse announces new executive director
DeWITT, N.Y. — Leadership Greater Syracuse (LGS), a nonprofit annually offering a yearlong civic-leadership training program, announced that Michele Diecuch of Syracuse has started work

People news: MVHS names three new board members
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) recently announced three new board members — Waleed Albert, John R. Brumsted, and Savneet Singh. Albert is

Ithaca nonprofit to use Guthrie program grant funding for clinical-internship program
ITHACA, N.Y. — Family & Children’s Service of Ithaca will use a grant of $5,000 for its clinical-internship program. The program provides mental-health interns with
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