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Solvay Bank plans Mohawk Valley commercial-banking expansion in 2024
SOLVAY, N.Y. — Onondaga County–based Solvay Bank announced it is expanding its commercial-banking services in the Mohawk Valley region in the new year. The bank

SALINA, N.Y. — OCWA, Central New York’s Water Authority, announced that Sheilla Roth has joined as its new CFO, effective Tuesday, Dec. 26. In this

Syracuse University CPS offers tuition-incentive program for government, community-college employees
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The College of Professional Studies at Syracuse University has announced a tuition-incentive program for employees of municipal governments and community colleges. The

Community Bank announces plans for new corporate headquarters
DeWITT, N.Y. — Community Bank on Friday announced it will relocate its corporate headquarters and data center from 5790 Widewaters Parkway to 333 Butternut Drive

Lakeview Health Services in Geneva names Lovejoy next CEO
GENEVA, N.Y. — Lakeview Health Services of Geneva has appointed Cathy Lovejoy as its new CEO, succeeding the current top executive, Harry Merryman, upon his retirement at the end of this year. Lovejoy has served as chief program officer at Lakeview Health Services for the past 11 years, per the organization’s announcement. Lakeview describes Lovejoy

Upstate Medical’s Tatum installed as AAFPRS president
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Dr. Sherard Tatum, professor at Upstate Medical University, has been installed as president of the 2,200-member American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS) and its educational and research foundation. The academy is the trade organization for facial plastic surgeons nationwide. Tatum is a professor of otolaryngology–head and neck surgery and

Crouse Health to provide services in Pomeroy-donated building in Salina, add jobs
SALINA, N.Y. — Crouse Health has plans to move into a donated town of Salina building with a famous clock tower. Local entrepreneur and philanthropist William Pomeroy has donated his iconic 66,000-square-foot building at 5404 South Bay Road to Crouse Health. The health-care organization plans to use the site for clinical-care services and community health

AAA Western and CNY leader to retire at conclusion of 2024
AMHERST, N.Y. — The man who has led AAA Western and Central New York for more than a decade, and worked for AAA for over four decades, plans to retire at the end of 2024. The upcoming retirement of Anthony Spada on Dec. 31, 2024 will conclude his 43 years of service to the organization,

Hancock Estabrook adds attorneys from DeWitt firm in 2023
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — As 2023 winds to a close, Hancock Estabrook, LLP says it currently has 120 employees, including 63 lawyers. The firm made headlines earlier this year when attorneys Frank W. Miller, Thomas J. Murphy, and Giancarlo Facciponte of the Law Firm of Frank W. Miller joined Hancock Estabrook back in June. Miller and

VIEWPOINT: 100 years strong, the history of Morse Manufacturing
Morse Manufacturing Company, a third-generation, family-owned company, celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2023. Founded by J. Mott Morse as a manufacturer of custom metal parts and stamping operations, the company became one of many that supported the burgeoning automobile industry here in Central New York. The company’s innovations included snap-foot accelerators in Ford’s Model T,
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