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People news: Nash named medical director of St. Joseph’s cardiac program
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — St. Joseph’s Health recently announced it has appointed Dr. Stephen Nash as medical director of its cardiac rehabilitation program. In this role,

Fust Charles Chambers names new partner
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Fust Charles Chambers LLP, a certified public accounting firm based in Syracuse, announced it has admitted Nicole C. Woodall, CPA into the

Crouse Health to host nurse-recruitment event on Saturday
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Crouse Health this weekend will host a nursing-recruitment event to fill open positions in several clinical areas. It’s set for Saturday, March

Excellus’ net income rose 14 percent in 2019 to $171 million
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, Central New York’s largest health insurer, reported net income of nearly $171 million, on $6 billion in premium revenue,

People news: Sarafin promoted to director of affiliate relations at Upstate Caring Partners
UTICA, N.Y. — Upstate Caring Partners, Inc. announced it has recently promoted Melanie Sarafin to director of affiliate relations. She previously served as the assistant

People news: Clopper joins Bond, Schoeneck & King
SYRACUSE N.Y. — Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC announced that John D. Clopper has joined the firm’s Syracuse office as senior counsel in its litigation

M&T Bank donates $100,000 to OCC’s applied learning program
ONONDAGA, N.Y. — M&T Bank (NYSE: MTB) has donated $100,000 over five years to support the applied learning program of Onondaga Community College’s (OCC) career

People news: Carinci joins the Kelberman Center as chief development officer
UTICA, N.Y. — The Kelberman Center, an affiliate of Upstate Caring Partners, Inc., announced it has recently hired Kelly Carinci as its chief development officer.

Monroe Wheelchair acquired by Tennessee company
(Updated on 2/26 at 11:10 a.m.) A Rochester–based firm that operates a location in DeWitt is under new ownership. Brentwood, Tennessee–based Numotion announced it has

Griffiss Institute announces eight startups for next AFRL Commercialization Academy
ROME, N.Y. — Griffiss Institute has announced the eight startup teams in the next group involved in the AFRL Commercialization Academy. AFRL is short for
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