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People news: Darco Manufacturing hires Menon as talent/community engagement manager
DeWITT, N.Y. — Melissa Menon has joins Darco Manufacturing Inc. as talent/community engagement manager, the DeWitt–based precision-machining services company announced. Menon brings Darco more than

People news: Powers to join Slocum-Dickson Medical Group
NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — Slocum-Dickson Medical Group PLLC announced that Christopher P. Powers, D.P.M., will be joining its Podiatry Department on Aug. 1. As a

CNY region unemployment rates decline in May compared to a year ago
Unemployment rates in the Syracuse, Binghamton, Utica–Rome, Ithaca, and Watertown–Fort Drum metro areas fell in May, compared to 12 months ago, according to the latest

People news: Harkaway joins CBD Companies
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — CBD Companies announced that Harry P. Harkaway has joined the firm as director of real-estate services. CBD provides development, construction, leasing, and

MVP Health Care appoints new chief medical officer
SCHENECTADY, N.Y. — MVP Health Care has named Dr. Elizabeth Malko as its new chief medical officer. She will succeed Dr. Allen Hinkle on July

Search committee chair, Van Slyke, named Maxwell School dean
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The man who led the search committee to find a new dean of Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs has

Syracuse Auto Dealers Association elects Barbuto as president
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Auto Dealers Association recently announced it has elected Gino Barbuto, East Syracuse Chevrolet owner, as its president for the coming

Miner signs ordinance mandating hiring of Syracuse residents on $100K+ city contracts
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner on Thursday signed the Syracuse Resident Employment Ordinance. It mandates the hiring of city residents for at least

Vullo confirmed by State Senate as New York Superintendent of Financial Services
ALBANY, N.Y. — The New York State Senate on Wednesday confirmed Governor Andrew M. Cuomo’s nomination of Maria T. Vullo as superintendent of the state

Syracuse area loses jobs in the last year, other CNY areas mixed
The Syracuse, Ithaca, and Binghamton regions lost jobs in the past 12 months, while the Utica–Rome and Watertown–Fort Drum regions picked up positions in the
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