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Ithaca College appoints new dean of the Park School of Communications
ITHACA, N.Y. — Ithaca College has named Amy Falkner the new dean of the Roy H. Park School of Communications. Falkner has been serving as

Arc Herkimer celebrates distribution center training grads
HERKIMER, N.Y. — Arc Herkimer recently held a graduation celebration for its Distribution Center Candidate Training Program. Three candidates participated in the first round of

Le Moyne appoints Crisler as associate provost for student development
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Le Moyne College announced it recently named Shaun N. Crisler associate provost for student development. With 15 years of experience in

CPA firm Fust Charles Chambers adds audit associate
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Fust Charles Chambers LLP, a certified public accounting (CPA) firm based in Syracuse, announced it has recently hired Evan Beckwith as an audit associate. He will help service the firm’s manufacturing, health care, not-for-profit, other professional service, and family owned business clients, per a company release. Beckwith received his bachelor’s degree in

Reed joins Key Private Bank in Syracuse
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Heather Reed has recently joined Key Private Bank in Syracuse as an associate relationship manager. In this role, Reed is responsible for managing and building client relationships based upon knowledgeable advice that is aligned to the clients’ financial needs and advocating solutions that help clients reach their goals, KeyBank said in an

Strategic Financial lead advisor, Mattacola, earns CFP designation
UTICA, N.Y. — Strategic Financial Services, Inc., an independent wealth-management firm based in Utica, recently announced that Gregory Mattacola, has achieved his CFP designation from the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. This important industry credential is awarded to individuals who successfully complete the CFP Board’s educational curriculum and then a comprehensive exam. It

Brown & Brown acquires finance and insurance provider to auto, powersport dealers in New York state
Brown & Brown, Inc. (NYSE: BRO), the Florida–based parent of Syracuse–based Brown & Brown Empire State, announced it has acquired “substantially all of the assets” of Dealer Specialties Group Corp. Dealer Specialties is a Saratoga Springs–based independent sales and service organization providing finance and insurance (F&I) products and sales support to automotive and powersport dealers,

Jabbour retires from Air Force Research Lab in Rome
ROME, N.Y. — The Air Force Research Laboratory Rome Information Directorate’s (AFRL/RI) senior scientist for information security has retired after more than 20 years at the organization. Kamal T. Jabbour stepped down, effective June 1. He had served as a member of the scientific and technical cadre of senior executives for the past two decades.

Oneida Indian Nation builds employee housing to help combat worker shortage
VERONA, N.Y. — As the battle for talent continues, the Oneida Indian Nation has upped the ante for potential new employees with its new $15 million The Villages at Stoney Creek employee housing units. The units, which will open July 1, are for new full-time, hourly, non-management positions and will help the Oneida Indian Nation
Report: Most CNY regions gained jobs in the last year
The Syracuse, Utica–Rome, Watertown–Fort Drum, Binghamton, and Elmira regions generated percentage increases in jobs ranging from 1.5 percent to 3 percent between April 2021 and this past April. At the same time, the Ithaca area lost jobs in the same period. That’s according to the latest monthly jobs report that the New York State Department of
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