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Crouch promoted to GM of BCI Empire Division
DeWITT, N.Y. — Buckeye Corrugated Inc. (BCI), a packaging company, has promoted Jason Crouch to division general manager of the BCI Empire Division. He joined
New York Medical College announces academic affiliation with Rome Memorial Hospital
ROME, N.Y. — Westchester County–based New York Medical College (NYMC) and Rome Memorial Hospital (RMH) have announced an academic affiliation designating the hospital as a
Terakeet appoints Fraas as chief people officer
SYRACUSE — Terakeet, a Syracuse–based enterprise search-engine optimization (SEO) company, announced it has hired Lynn Fraas as its chief people officer, responsible for leading the firm’s human resource department. Fraas comes to Terakeet most recently from PeopleStrategy, where she served as chief operating officer. She previously was group VP of talent strategy at SapientRazorfish and

Bonadio Group has a new dress code, ‘Dress for Your Day’
The Bonadio Group has announced a new dress-code policy that the Rochester–based accounting firm is calling “Dress for Your Day” and referring to as an “employee benefit.” The start of the new dress-code policy coincided with the summer of 2018, but it will serve as the new employee policy for workplace wear at all of the
Big I New York says concerns remain on new state reg
DeWITT — The group that describes itself as the state’s largest insurance-producer trade association says it still has “concerns” about the state’s final regulation of a standard for those selling life insurance and annuity products in New York. DeWitt–based Big I New York on July 19 reacted to the New York State Department of
Using Criminal Histories and Background Checks in Employment
Every employer wants to promote and sustain a safe workplace. One way in which employers try to accomplish this goal is to conduct background checks on its applicants or new hires to assess whether they might pose a risk to other employees, customers, or other individuals they might encounter during their employment. However, when inquiring
Shineman Foundation awards $390,000 in grants to area nonprofits
OSWEGO, N.Y. — The Richard S. Shineman Foundation announced that it recently provided 12 Central New York not-for-profit organizations serving Oswego County with $390,000 in
People news: Tompkins Financial Advisors promotes Leonardo
DeWITT, N.Y. — Tompkins Financial Advisors announced it has promoted Lisa Anne Leonardo to VP, trust operations officer. She previously served as assistant VP and

MOST names Kochian new president
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science & Technology (MOST) has named Lauren Kochian its new president, effective Wednesday. Kochian is the
SUNY Poly names Lu new dean of College of Business Management
UTICA, N.Y. — SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) announced it has named Xinjian (Arthur) Lu new dean of the College of Business Management. Lu assumes
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