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Health-Care Career News-December
LORETTO MEREDITH BOSS has been promoted to director of nursing at Loretto Health & Rehabilitation. Previously assistant director of nursing for short-term rehabilitation, Boss was

Binghamton University appoints new vice provost
Govindaraju will replace Krishnaswami “Hari” Srihari, who has held the position as executive vice provost since it was established in June 2015. Sirhari is

Greater Utica Chamber recognizes 2019 Business of the Year winners
Additional honorees included Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties Inc. in the “Not-For-Profit Organization with 50 Employees or Fewer;” Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute in the

Cicero multi-industrial complex sold for $1.1M
CICERO — Cleghorn Properties, LLC recently purchased the multi-industrial complex at 6177 South Bay Road for $1.1 million from EJ Company. The property has two buildings totaling 37,200 square feet, situated on about 12 acres of land. Cleghorn Properties bought the property with plans to lease the two buildings. Gary Cottet and Patrick Hillery of
Five Star Bank parent to pay quarterly dividend of 25 cents a share in early January
WARSAW, N.Y. — Financial Institutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISI), parent of Five Star Bank, will pay a quarterly cash dividend of 25 cents a share per common share outstanding for the latest quarter. The banking company said it will pay the dividend on Jan. 2, to shareholders of record on Dec. 13. Five Star Bank, based

Dermody, Burke & Brown boosts Mohawk Valley presence with combination
SYRACUSE — Dermody, Burke & Brown, CPAs, LLC (DB&B), a Syracuse–based accounting firm, has expanded its business footprint in the Mohawk Valley. The firm has added Barone, Howard & Co., CPAs, P.C., an accounting and consulting firm with offices in New Hartford and Rome. As of Nov. 1, Barone, Howard & Co. began operating under

NSF grant to help Clarkson University grow its research cyberinfrastructure
POTSDAM — The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Clarkson University a grant of $400,000 to construct a new “high-performance” computing cluster to support data and “computationally intensive” projects. A computing cluster is a group of independent computers “most commonly” linked together through a high-performance network. NSF awarded the funding in June and the grant

Haylor, Freyer & Coon settles into new downtown Syracuse HQ
SYRACUSE — Haylor, Freyer & Coon (HF&C) is settling into its new headquarters in downtown Syracuse. The insurance firm on Dec. 5 formally opened its new office on the top two floors of One Park Place at 300 S. State St. in Syracuse with an open-house event. HF&C had moved into its new space earlier

SUNY Poly launches Esports program
MARCY — SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) announced it has started an Esports (electronic sports) program and joined the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) to offer students a “competitive alternative to more traditional collegiate sports.” Esports, which have “grown rapidly over the past decade,” have been adopted by several SUNY institutions. The industry is reportedly

Stickley, PPC Broadband working with OCC on paid training for job openings
ONONDAGA — Stickley Furniture and PPC Broadband have teamed up with Onondaga Community College (OCC) to help fill openings for jobs that will require worker training. The companies have immediate openings for CNC machinists and toolmakers. Workers are needed for a total of six to eight positions, OCC announced. To fill those needs, the companies
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