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People news: CenterState CEO names new VP of human resources
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — CenterState CEO announced it has recently hired Monifa A. Wilcox as its vice president of human resources. Wilcox comes to CenterState CEO

State budget includes more funding for SUNY EOCs
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The new state budget included a “significant increase in funding” for SUNY’s 10 Educational Opportunity Centers (EOC) and two outreach centers. The

Destiny USA job fair has more than 30 businesses seeking employees
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — More than 30 tenant businesses at Destiny USA are working to fill more than 50 part- and full-time positions. As of Monday,

Ithaca College to renovate Ithaca Commons building for new master’s degree program
ITHACA, N.Y. — Ithaca College plans to renovate facilities in the former Rothschild Building on the downtown Ithaca Commons for its new master’s degree program

ANCA executive director, Fish, to retire
SARANAC LAKE, N.Y. — Kate Fish — who has served as executive director of the Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) for nearly 12 years —
Ask Rusty: Can I Still Suspend My Social Security Benefits?
Dear Rusty: Is it still possible to suspend Social Security benefits for a time? And, if so, how often? Signed: Curious Senior Dear Curious Senior: If you have already reached your full retirement age and are receiving Social Security benefits which you claimed earlier, you can voluntarily suspend your benefits to earn Delayed Retirement Credits

Ashley McGraw says it’s “in very good hands” under new CEO
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Edward McGraw says he’s left Ashley McGraw Architects, D.P.C. “in very good hands” under the leadership of Matthew Broderick, the firm’s new president and CEO. Broderick has been serving as the firm’s president and adds the CEO role, succeeding McGraw, who will continue with the firm in an advisory role as partner

Hage succeeds Wolf as president & CEO of Griffiss Institute
ROME, N.Y. — A woman who most recently worked for the SUNY Research Foundation has started her new duties as president and CEO of the Griffiss Institute in Rome. Heather Hage most recently served as VP of industry and external affairs for the SUNY Research Foundation. She succeeds William Wolf, the organization’s first-ever president and

Two Finger Lakes–area nonprofits form alliance
WATERLOO/ITHACA, N.Y. — Two regional nonprofit agencies, Mozaic of Waterloo and Challenge Workforce Solutions of Ithaca, announced they have formed an alliance, effective April 7. With more than a century of combined service to thousands of individuals across the Finger Lakes region, Mozaic and Challenge said in a release that they have long shared a

Bassett Healthcare Network appoints new members to board
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Bassett Healthcare Network recently announced it has appointed three new members to its board of directors — Dr. Anil Rustgi, Carl Mummenthey, and Laurie Zimniewicz. Dr. Rustgi currently serves as director of the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Irving Medical Center and as interim executive VP and
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