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People news: del Lago Resort & Casino names assistant GM
TYRE, N.Y. — The upcoming del Lago Resort & Casino has hired Juris Basens as senior VP and assistant general manager. The casino resort, which

2016 Nonprofit Awards event attracts a big crowd
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A record crowd of about 460 attended the eighth annual Nonprofit Awards on Thursday at the Oncenter in Syracuse, celebrating 28 honorees

Cuomo appoints Strodel to OCC board of trustees
ONONDAGA, N.Y. — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has appointed Neil Strodel, VP of Benefit Consulting Group, to the Onondaga Community College (OCC) board of
Miner announces DeJarnette as 2016 Syracuse Woman of the Year
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse Mayor Stephanie A. Miner has announced that Karen DeJarnette, chair of the Women’s Fund of Central New York, is the 2016

HCR Home Care opens new office in DeWitt
DeWITT, N.Y. — HCR Home Care, a Rochester–based home-care agency, has opened a new office in DeWitt for its Central New York operations. The nearly

Utica Harbor Point Development announces new board members
UTICA, N.Y. — The Utica Harbor Point Development Corporation (UHPDC), which is helping to spearhead the redevelopment of the city’s inner harbor, announced it has
CNY unemployment rates declined in February compared to a year ago
Unemployment rates in the Syracuse, Binghamton, Utica–Rome, Ithaca, and Watertown–Fort Drum metro areas fell in February, compared to a year ago, according to the latest
Vernon Downs to hold job fair, seeking to hire 45
VERNON, N.Y. — Vernon Downs Casino Hotel this week is holding a job fair to add to its food and beverage staff. The event, dubbed

People news: Arnold joins St. Joseph’s Health
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — St. Joseph’s Health announced that it has recently named Jamie Arnold communications and marketing officer for the nonprofit regional health-care system. Arnold

Cornell University appoints Hunter Rawlings, III as interim president
ITHACA, N.Y. — Cornell University announced it has appointed former president Hunter Rawlings, III as its interim president, effective April 25. Cornell’s 13th president, Elizabeth
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