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Ruscitto to retire as St. Joseph’s Health CEO at year-end
SYRACUSE — Kathryn Ruscitto says she is “almost at the end of all the goals that I set for myself” since joining St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center in 2001. Ruscitto, the health-care organization’s president & CEO since 2011, has announced her decision to retire at the end of 2016, following six years at the helm. […]

St. Lawrence alum Kirk Douglas, wife to give school $2M for scholarships, dorm upkeep
CANTON — A well-known alumnus and his wife are again sharing their wealth with a North Country institution of higher learning. Actor Kirk Douglas and his wife, Anne, are donating $2 million to St. Lawrence University to further endow scholarships and to help maintain a residence hall named after the actor. Douglas, 99, graduated from

KeyBank to invest $16.5 billion in its markets to address acquisition concerns
CLEVELAND, Ohio — KeyBank has plans to invest $16.5 billion over the next five years in the communities it serves under its “national community-benefits plan.”
First Niagara awards SUNY Poly $25K grant for mentoring program
UTICA, N.Y. — SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) will use a $25,000 grant from First Niagara Bank’s Mentoring Matters program for the work of its

X official, SU grad to keynote CenterState CEO annual meeting
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A Syracuse University (SU) graduate who works at X, formerly Google[x], will be the keynote speaker for the upcoming 2016 annual meeting

MVP Health Care promotes two executives
SCHENECTADY, N.Y. — Schenectady–based MVP Health Care on Wednesday announced two executive promotions. The health insurer has promoted Chris Del Vecchio to chief operating officer

Le Moyne College names new provost
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Le Moyne College has chosen a member of its board of trustees to serve as the school’s next provost and vice president

del Lago Resort & Casino names GM
TYRE, N.Y. — The upcoming del Lago Resort & Casino has hired Jeff Babinski as vice president and general manager. Babinski comes to del Lago

Bankers Healthcare Group leases additional office space in Franklin Square fire station
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Bankers Healthcare Group LLC (BHG), which has its financial headquarters at 201 Solar St. in Syracuse, is now leasing additional office space in
Lawmakers: Senate, Assembly budget proposals include funding for proposed MVHS hospital
UTICA, N.Y. — Budget proposals in the New York State Senate and Assembly include funding for a proposed hospital in Oneida County. The $300 million
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