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People news: Community Bank promotes Berg to district manager
ROME, N.Y. — Community Bank N.A. announced it has promoted Wendy Berg to district manager of the Oneida/Herkimer section of the bank’s Lowville district. She

Onondaga County to use $2M state grant to prevent, reduce tobacco use in three counties
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The state has awarded the Onondaga County Health Department a five-year, $2 million grant to support the prevention and reduction of tobacco
Regional jobless rates dip in February, job growth data mixed
Unemployment rates in the Syracuse, Utica–Rome, Watertown–Fort Drum, Binghamton, Ithaca, and Elmira regions declined in February compared to a year ago. The figures are part of the latest New York State Department of Labor data released March 26. The Syracuse, Binghamton, Ithaca, and Elmira areas gained jobs between February 2018 and this past February. Bucking the

Tinger named chief of Bassett Cancer Institute and medical director
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Bassett Healthcare Network has selected Dr. Alfred Tinger for the new role of chief and medical director of the Bassett Cancer Institute

MACNY announces Bartell Machinery, Raymond executives as Wall of Fame inductees
MACNY announced Patrick Morocco of Bartell Machinery Systems and Rick Harrington, who recently retired from the Raymond Corp., as its 2019 inductees. Their induction will
OSHA fines Remington Arms after worker loses fingertip at Ilion factory
ILION, N.Y. — The Ilion location of Remington Arms Company LLC is facing more than $210,000 in fines for 27 workplace-safety violations after an employee’s

Manlius Pebble Hill School selects new leader
MANLIUS, N.Y. — Manlius Pebble Hill School (MPH) announced that its board of trustees has unanimously approved David J. McCusker, Jr. as its next head

Lorraine Branham, dean of Syracuse’s Newhouse School, dies
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Lorraine Branham, dean of Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications since 2008, died Tuesday following a “courageous and hard-fought battle

Weisiger joins CBRE/Syracuse as commercial real estate senior broker
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — CBRE/Syracuse announced it has added Glenn Weisiger, of Manlius, as a senior broker. He brings nearly three decades of experience, representing landlords

The Agency selects Duncan as next executive director
DICKINSON, N.Y. — The organization that leads economic-development efforts in Broome County has chosen its next executive director. The board of directors of the Agency
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