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Employee Benefits & Human Resources

Saab to add 20 jobs in DeWitt after Navy contract award

DeWITT, N.Y. — Saab, Inc.’s DeWitt operation will be adding more than 20 “well-paying” jobs as it handles work on a U.S. Navy contract to help make improvements to its electronics and radar systems.  That’s according to the office of U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D–N.Y.).  The contract will allow Saab to transfer technology

Outgoing Clarkson president, wife honored with campus name

POTSDAM, N.Y. — The president of Clarkson University will conclude his tenure at the end of this academic year and the school has added his name to a portion of the Potsdam campus. The school’s board of trustees has named Clarkson University’s hill campus in Potsdam “The Collins Hill Campus” in honor of Tony Collins

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CNY SHRM names board officers for 2022

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Central New York Society for Human Resource Management (CNY SHRM) board of directors has elected the following officers for 2022. President: Iolanda Cooper, employee advocate, Wegmans Food Markets. Cooper has more than 22 years of human-resources experience with specialization in talent management including workforce planning, recruiting, performance management, employee development, and

NYISO appoints Markham as VP of operations

RENSSELAER, N.Y. — The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO), a not-for-profit corporation responsible for operating the state’s bulk-electricity grid, recently promoted Aaron Markham to VP of operations, effective March 1.  In this role, Markham leads the operations team, responsible for maintaining the reliability and efficiency of the wholesale energy markets and bulk-electric system. He

Przyklek named director of DEC’s Division of Law Enforcement

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos in January named Captain Karen Przyklek as the director of DEC’s Division of Law Enforcement (DLE). She is the division’s first-ever woman director. Przyklek’s promotion follows a successful 26-year career with DLE, during which “she played a vital role investigating environmental crimes, assisting the public, and

$25M program could train workers in N.Y. for clean-energy jobs

The state is seeking a $25 million federal grant to train New Yorkers for new clean-energy job opportunities. Those targeted would include displaced workers in the fossil-fuel sector and members of “disadvantaged communities,” per a Feb. 17 news release. Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the $25 million statewide federal-grant proposal. It has the support of NYSERDA, the

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