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Barclay Damon names Burch Syracuse office managing director
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Barclay Damon LLP has elected David Burch to the law firm’s management committee as managing director of its Syracuse office, effective Jan. 1. He took over the role from Gabe Nugent. Burch formerly served as Barclay Damon’s hiring partner. The law firm said it has now divided the hiring-partner role into two […]

Dermody, Burke & Brown names two new principals
Tammy Reyes has joined the accounting firm as a principal in the tax department, and Travis Smith was promoted to principal in the audit & accounting department, the Syracuse–based firm said in a Feb. 14 news release. Reyes previously served as a tax partner with Mengel, Metzgar, Barr & Co. LLP in Rochester, per her

Loretto appoints Messinger as Sedgwick Heights administrator
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Loretto has promoted Molly Messinger to serve as administrator at Sedgwick Heights. Messinger, who had started at Loretto in 2018, previously served

Churchill Downs Inc. buys company that operates Del Lago Casino
Churchill Downs Incorporated (CDI) (NASDAQ: CHDN) plans to acquire “substantially all” of the assets of the company that operates Del Lago Resort & Casino in

SUNY Poly receives curriculum grant
MARCY, N.Y. — SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) and Wolfspeed (NYSE: WOLF) announced a $250,000 Wolfspeed Curriculum Gift that will enhance educational STEM opportunities for

People news: MVHS adds Green to OB staff
UTICA, N.Y. — Jeanette Green, M.D., has joined the Mohawk Valley Health System’s (MVHS) Women’s Health Center and OB Care Center as an obstetrician/gynecologist. Green

People news: HCCC appoints Drew to admissions role
HERKIMER, N.Y. — Herkimer County Community College (HCCC) has appointed Stephanie Drew to the regional-admissions assistant position. Drew will assist prospective students and families in

Destiny USA to host job fair Wednesday
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Destiny USA will host its second annual “Get Hired Job Fair” on Wednesday between 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. in the third

Clarkson University names hill campus in honor of outgoing school president, wife
POTSDAM, N.Y. — The Clarkson University board of trustees has named Clarkson University’s hill campus in Potsdam “The Collins Hill Campus” in honor of Tony

Tompkins Connect honors young professionals with Fab5 Awards
ITHACA, N.Y. — Winners of this year’s Fab5 Young Professional Awards will be feted March 7 during a virtual celebration. The awards, sponsored by Tompkins
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