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UTICA, N.Y. — ConMed Corp. (NASDAQ: CNMD) has appointed Todd Garner as executive VP and CFO, “effective immediately.” Garner brings over two decades of senior

Cuomo to deliver State of the State message on Wednesday, Jan. 3
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is preparing to deliver his 2018 State of the State address on Wednesday Jan. 3 in Albany. Cuomo will deliver his remarks

Utica couple arrested in forged medical-record scheme
Gregory Jones is charged with offering a false instrument for filing in the first degree and criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second

KeyBank donates $50,000 to Salvation Army for health-care services
DeWITT, N.Y. — KeyBank (NYSE: KEY) announced it has donated $50,000 to the Salvation Army to support a program that helps children, teenagers, and young

Syracuse football receives $1 million donation from former player for new turf practice field
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University football letterwinner John Lally and his wife, Laura, are donating $1 million to the school’s football program. Syracuse will use

Hamilton College names Keen dean of faculty
CLINTON, N.Y. — Hamilton College announced it has appointed Suzanne Keen as VP of academic affairs and dean of faculty. She is currently a member
Masonic Medical Research Laboratory to use $400K REDC grant to buy research equipment
UTICA, N.Y. — The Masonic Medical Research Laboratory (MMRL) in Utica will use a $400,000 state grant to purchase “several pieces of highly specialized research
People news: Ithaca College names Younger executive director for government and community relations
ITHACA, N.Y. — Ithaca College announced it has appointed Paula Younger as its new executive director for government and community relations. Younger has served since

Cazenovia College announces scholarship program for first-year students
CAZENOVIA, N.Y. — Cazenovia College plans to offer accepted first-year students merit scholarships totaling between $12,000 and $22,000 as it works to boost enrollment in
People news: Patel joins St. Elizabeth Family Medicine Residency program as faculty member
UTICA, N.Y. — Jatin Patel, M.D., has joined the St. Elizabeth Family Medicine Residency program as a faculty member and has hospital privileges at St.
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