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CNY region unemployment rates decline in August compared to a year ago
Unemployment rates in the Syracuse, Binghamton, Utica–Rome, Ithaca, and Watertown–Fort Drum metro areas fell in August compared to a year ago, according to the latest

CenterState CEO hires Alheim, Rahman for communications, marketing work
The organization hired Kara Alheim as its content and marketing manager, and Najee Rahman as its digital-communications manager. As content and marketing manager, Alheim will

Utica College to formally inaugurate Casamento as the school’s ninth president on Friday
UTICA, N.Y. — Utica College plans to formally inaugurate Laura Casamento as the school’s 9th president this Friday. Casamento took over as the college’s new

People news: Held joins Grossman St. Amour CPAs
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Grossman St. Amour CPAs PLLC announced it has hired Jason M. Held as a staff accountant in the firm’s audit group. Held

People news: Key Private Bank names King sales manager
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Key Private Bank announced that it has named John H. King sales manager for the Central New York market. King, a VP

Report: Former Whitman dean Kavajecz arrested
SALINA, N.Y. — The former dean of the Martin J. Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University has been arrested, according to a report on

The Syracuse and Binghamton regions lost jobs in the past 12 months, while the Utica–Rome, Watertown–Fort Drum, and Ithaca regions gained jobs in the same

OCRRA hires Glance as executive director
SALINA, N.Y. — The Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency (OCRRA), which oversees the county’s solid-waste and recycling programs, announced it has hired Dereth Glance as

Cleveland firm to acquire Young & Franklin for $260 million
SALINA, N.Y. — Young & Franklin Inc. (YF) and its subsidiaries, including Tactair Fluid Controls Inc., will soon have a new owner. Cleveland, Ohio–based TransDigm

Bonadio Group appoints construction team leaders in Rochester, Syracuse
ROCHESTER & SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Bonadio Group announced it has appointed partners Michael Parrinello and Jeffrey Trubia to serve as construction team leaders in
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