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Carrols Restaurant Group names LaLonde interim CFO
Syracuse–based Carrols Restaurant Group is the largest Burger King franchisee in the U.S. LaLonde had previously served as vice president, controller at Carrols from 1997

Syracuse University’s IVMF to use $100K SBA grant to help train veterans
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) awarded the funding. It represents one-third of the $300,000 in funding distributed nationally to organizations offering entrepreneurship training to

Oswego Health names Leszczynski new senior director of communications
Leszczynski, a 2004 graduate of SUNY Oswego, will write and edit all written and verbal communication for the health system’s internal and external communications; serve

Oneida County taps Idaho organization to help it grow local high-tech entrepreneurship
UTICA, N.Y. — An Idaho–based organization that helps communities with economic-development efforts is focused on Oneida County and will begin a series of public events

Record crowd attends 7th annual CNY Best Places to Work awards event
About 340 people attended the awards show at the Drumlins Country Club in the town of DeWitt., a record crowd for the 7th annual event.

Onondaga County announces Lyft as a transportation provider for its JOBSplus clients
SALINA, N.Y. — Onondaga County on Thursday announced a pilot program with Lyft as a transportation provider for its JOBSplus! clients. San Francisco, California–based Lyft

Greater Syracuse Business Development Corp. names two new board members
Jardin, of East Syracuse, has more than 35 years of experience in commercial and small-business banking in the Central New York area. He is currently

People news: Health Foundation board names Alford vice chair
The board of trustees of the Health Foundation for Western and Central New York announced it has named Lisa Alford vice chair of the board.

Paul Flanders, CFO of Carrols Restaurant Group, dies
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: TAST) on Monday announced the death of CFO Paul Flanders. He died Saturday, Carrols said in a

Elmira Savings Bank names two new board members
ELMIRA, N.Y. — Elmira Savings Bank (NASDAQ: ESBK) recently announced the election of two new members to its board of directors. The first new director
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