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MARTIN HARRISON has joined Preferred Mutual Insurance Company as a statistical modeler. He brings nearly seven years of data experience to Preferred, most recently serving as a statistics educator at Syracuse University. Harrison earned a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from California Polytechnic State University – San Luis Obispo and a Ph.D. in mathematics from the […]

The Bonadio Group recently announced that BRITANI SIMS has joined the firm as an assistant on its government team. She previously served as an intern for the accounting firm. Sims received her bachelor’s degree in accounting and an MBA from Le Moyne College. Contact The Business Journal News Network at news@cnybj.com

CenterState CEO has hired LAUREN DEVENDORFas its new account manager for the Benefit Specialists of NY (BSNY) group. Previously, she served as policy owner services coordinator for Northwestern Mutual where she worked directly with clients to connect them to the company’s services. In addition to her client relations experience, she also brings a diversity of

JOHN STELMACK, JR. has joined Preferred Mutual Insurance Co. as a liability claims representative. He brings more than 11 years of claims experience to Preferred Mutual, having most recently served in a similar capacity at a national insurance carrier. Stelmack earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Hartford and a master’s

State DEC project manager from Utica area indicted in contractor-fraud scheme
A former project manager with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is facing charges he operated an “elaborate” contractor-fraud scheme while employed

Bonadio succession plan splits the CEO, board chairman positions
The Bonadio Group believes it’s “better governance” when the chairman of the board and the CEO are not the same person. Thomas (Tom) Bonadio, the firm’s founder and CEO, handled both roles “for years” because he founded the company. But as the accounting firm grows, it wants to have “better” checks and balances because the

Student teams from CNY schools win MWBE awards in state business-plan contest
ALBANY — Teams from Mohawk Valley Community College, SUNY Oneonta, and SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) won MWBE awards and prize money in the 7th annual New York Business Plan Competition. Women and minorities made up the majority of students on the winning teams, which secured the Minority and Women-owned Business Enterprise (MWBE) Awards, according

Citizens Bank names Taffe its New York state president
ALBANY, N.Y. — Citizens Bank announced Wednesday that it has promoted Paul Taffe to New York president. Taffe has been a senior VP at Citizens

IIACNY installs new officers and directors
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Independent Insurance Agents of Central New York, Inc. (IIACNY) announced it has installed the following individuals to serve as its officers

North Country farms among those receiving state grants to support agribusiness
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo in early June announced the New Farmers Grant Fund will provide more than $743,000 in grants to support 25 early-stage agricultural businesses across New York state. The recipients include several farms in Northern New York. The purpose of the fund, now in its second round, is to help early-stage farmers in
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