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People news: Upstate Cerebral Palsy promotes Jacobson to chief psychologist
UTICA, N.Y. — Erik Jacobson has been promoted to chief psychologist at Upstate Cerebral Palsy, the nonprofit announced. He has worked in various capacities with

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
SIDNEY — In the animated movie Bling, the hero Sam believes that only his bling ring can woo the girl of his dreams. Somehow, he confuses his ring with that of the arch villain Oscar, who is trying to destroy the city. Teaming up with his robot superheroes, Sam eventually comes to understand the moral

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
Writing the Next Chapter in Downtown’s Story
Recently, more than 350 members of the community joined CenterState CEO’s partner, the Downtown Committee of Syracuse, for its 2016 annual meeting. At the event, keynote speaker Patrick L. Phillips, global CEO of the Urban Land Institute, highlighted how changing demographics, public policy, and public-service delivery improvements have come together to create new vitality and

New York, U.S. jobless claims edge up in latest week
The number of people filing applications for unemployment benefits in New York state rose to 13,803 in the week ending June 25 from 13,600 the
2016 Architectural/Engineering Directory
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Primary Urgent Care opens in Utica on July 5
UTICA, N.Y. — Primary Urgent Care, a walk-in health clinic, will start seeing patients on July 5 at 1908 Genesee St. in Utica. The clinic’s

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

Tampa Bay Lightning hire Halpern as Syracuse Crunch assistant coach
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning have hired Jeff Halpern to serve as assistant coach for its AHL affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch. Halpern,
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