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Some CNY areas gain jobs, some lose them in last year
The Syracuse, Utica–Rome, and Watertown–Fort Drum regions gained jobs in the past year, while the Ithaca and Binghamton areas shed positions in the same period.

People news: Zorich joins Preferred Mutual Insurance as marketing analyst
NEW BERLIN, N.Y — Erik Zorich has joined Preferred Mutual Insurance Company as a marketing analyst. He previously was a consumer-insights analyst for Tops Markets,

Syracuse University names French acting director of athletics
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud has appointed Daniel French as the school’s acting director of athletics. In addition, Syverud has also promoted

Aspen Dental to move HQ, 600 employees to downtown Syracuse and add 400 new jobs
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Aspen Dental Management, Inc. (ADMI) plans to move its corporate office and nearly 600 employees to downtown Syracuse from its current location

Chemung Financial shareholders re-elect five board members
ELMIRA, N.Y. — Chemung Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: CHMG), the holding company of Chemung Canal Trust Company and CFS Group, Inc., announced that its shareholders recently

People news: Kelberman Center names Tucker director of special projects
UTICA, N.Y. — The Kelberman Center, an affiliate of Upstate Cerebral Palsy, announced it has appointed Michael Tucker as director of special projects. Tucker, who
Managing millennials in the workplace
SYRACUSE — Millennial employees are “high energy” and provide “many diverse viewpoints and ideas,” says Adam Marinelli, professional-development coordinator at Terakeet. The firm describes itself as a company focused on “engagement marketing technologies,” located at 318 S. Clinton St. in the Neal & Hyde Building in Syracuse’s Armory Square. Terakeet’s clients include Atlanta–based Coca-Cola Company
M3 Placement and Partnership has hired BRANDON LOVETT as senior account executive. He has more than 15 years of local administrative experience, most recently as director of administrative services with the City of Rome, where he oversaw human resources and operations. Lovett will specialize in business development and recruiting for direct placement, temporary, and contract
EBRI: New hires continue to favor target-date funds for 401(k)s
Interest in target-date and other types of balanced funds remained “strong” through 2014, with younger plan participants more likely to hold target-date funds than older participants. That’s according to a new joint study that the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) and the Investment Company Institute (ICI) — both based in Washington, D.C. — released April

Cayuga Centers combines HR, IT, and finance under new chief fiscal offer position
AUBURN — Cayuga Centers president and CEO Edward Myers Hayes recently announced he has restructured the agency’s executive team, promoting Elizabeth Palin to the new post of chief fiscal officer. Palin will oversee the integration of the finance, IT, and HR departments at Cayuga Centers. “This new position brings together agency-wide aspects of operations —
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