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People news: Constantino joins Barclay Damon as associate
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Barclay Damon LLP announced that Nick Constantino, associate attorney, has joined its insurance coverage & regulation and torts & products liability defense

Herkimer College to graduate more than 330 on Friday
HERKIMER, N.Y. — Herkimer County Community College will hold its 54th commencement on Friday, May 13 at 4 p.m. in the physical education building. Admission

Cayuga Strategic Solutions names Broadwell new CEO
AUBURN, N.Y. — Cayuga Strategic Solutions (CSS) has announced Bradly Broadwell as its new CEO. CSS is a joint venture of the Cayuga County Chamber

BOCES supervisor honored by state school administrators association
HERKIMER, N.Y. — The School Administrators Association of New York State (SAANYS) presented Sarah Trunfio, supervisor of instructional support services and mentoring for Herkimer-Fulton-Hamilton-Otsego BOCES, with the 2022 Leadership and Support Award. The award recognizes outstanding leadership efforts of members whose responsibilities require leadership through support services to educators and students across and between school

Weichert joins commercial-lending team at Community Bank
DeWITT, N.Y.— As Community Bank, N.A.’s new senior VP, commercial banking group manager, Lindsay Weichert is excited for a lot more than working for her hometown bank. Working for a bank where decisions are made locally was a huge draw for the Syracuse native. That the bank shares her passion for economic development and community

A recap of the CenterState CEO annual meeting
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Business of the Year Awards in five categories, remarks from the organization’s top official, and a keynote panel discussion were part of CenterState CEO’s annual meeting held April 26, which attracted a crowd of nearly 600. Business of the Year recipients included Raymour & Flanigan Furniture, which won in the “More than
Fraser joins St. Joseph’s Health
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — St. Joseph’s Health recently welcomed Dr. Cynthia Fraser, obstetrician and gynecologist, to its St. Joseph’s Health Infant Services unit. Dr. Fraser is a board-certified obstetrician-gynecologist with more than 25 years of clinical experience. Prior to joining St. Joseph’s Health, she was a laborist at Upstate Community Hospital in the town of Onondaga.

MV Chamber Alliance meeting covers downtown revitalization
WHITESBORO, N.Y. — The Chamber Alliance of the Mohawk Valley met on May 3 to celebrate 25 years of the alliance and to hear from one of the region’s newest companies, Wolfspeed, about its plans for employment. Adam Milton, VP of Wolfspeed’s Mohawk Valley Fab silicon-carbide wafer fabrication facility that just opened in Marcy, said

Bond adds Long Island law firm in downstate expansion
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC — a Syracuse–based law firm with 250 attorneys across 13 offices — has been on a mission to expand and become a full-service law firm in the greater New York City area. The firm has taken another key step in that direction with its announcement that it

Binghamton entrepreneur named SBA Upstate Small Business Person of the Year
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Anthony Folk, owner of Chenango Point Cycles in Binghamton, has won the 2022 Small Business Person of the Year Award from the
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