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Five Star Bank parent company appoints Corning’s Burlew to board
WARSAW, N.Y. — Financial Institutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISI), parent company of Five Star Bank, announced that it has increased the size of its board of
Little Falls Hospital names Zawko director of quality and risk management
LITTLE FALLS, N.Y. — Bassett Healthcare Network announced that it has appointed Pat Zawko director of quality and risk management for its Little Falls Hospital.

Corning to manufacture new product line in Southern Tier, create 185 jobs by 2020
Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW) will manufacture its new pharmaceutical-packaging line, Corning valor glass, in the Southern Tier. The $95.5 million project will create 185 jobs
People news: NBT Bank appoints Rott as new DeWitt branch manager
DeWITT, N.Y. — NBT Bank announced it has hired John Rott as branch manager of its office at 6563 Weighlock Drive in the town of

City of Syracuse, Town of Cicero sign shared-services agreement for grant writers
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The City of Syracuse and the Town of Cicero on Tuesday signed a shared-services agreement involving grant-writing services. Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner
People news: Mirabito Energy Products names Fuller VP of transportation
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Mirabito Energy Products announced it has appointed Gene Fuller as VP of transportation. Fuller joined Mirabito in 1983 and has held positions
People news: Key Private Bank hires Berry
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Heather L. Berry has joined Key Private Bank as assistant vice president and trust officer. In her new position, Berry works with
People news: Dermody, Burke & Brown hires Nguyen
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Dermody, Burke & Brown, CPAs, LLC announced it has recently hired Uyen Nguyen, CPA as a manager in the auditing & accounting

Two health-care focused Syracuse law firms to merge
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse–based law firms Cohen Compagni Beckman Appler & Knoll, PLLC and Wood & Smith P.C., which both focus on health-care law, plan
State report shows mixed picture for CNY region unemployment rates in October
The unemployment rate in the Syracuse metro area remained unchanged at 4.6 percent in October, compared to a year ago. The jobless rate in the
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