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People news: BeerBoard hires sales-development executive
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — BeerBoard — a Syracuse–based provider of technology solutions and alcohol management to restaurants, bars, and beer companies — announced it has appointed

MVHS residency program graduates 11 doctors, with five of them staying in the area to work
UTICA, N.Y. — Eleven doctors graduated on June 30 from the St. Elizabeth Family Medicine Residency Program, bringing the total number of family physicians completing the three-year, post-doctoral training program to 327. The program is an affiliate of Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS). Program participants trained and provided care at the St. Elizabeth campus of

Schuyler Health Foundation names two new board members, three officers
MONTOUR FALLS, N.Y. — The Schuyler Health Foundation recently welcomed new board members, Dr. Joseph Mannino and Kathie Notarfonzo. Dr. Mannino recently retired from orthopedics medicine. He cared for Cayuga Health patients for more than 20 years. During his tenure, he took a strategic role in the early affiliation process as he cared for patients

CNY Community Foundation names two new board members
SYRACUSE — The Central New York Community Foundation board of directors recently elected two new board members. Warren Hilton, president of Onondaga Community College (OCC), and Leyla Z. Morgillo, a financial planner at Madison Financial Planning Group, were both appointed to serve their first three-year term. Before becoming OCC president, Hilton served as the VP
New York corn planted area jumps 10 percent in 2023
New York farms planted corn for all purposes on an estimated 1.13 million acres this year, up 10 percent from the 2022 planted area of 1.03 million acres, according to the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) New York field office. The 2023 total is the highest in a decade. Empire State growers expect to

WCNY to use nearly $500K state grant for film industry workforce development
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The WCNY Entertainment Academy is coming this fall with the goal of workforce development for the film industry. WCNY in Syracuse will use a state grant of nearly $500,000 for the effort. The funding comes from the state’s grant program targeting entertainment workforce diversity, Empire State Development (ESD) said in a news

OCC to use $50K Amazon donation to support its student-success coaches
ONONDAGA — Onondaga Community College (OCC) will use an Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) donation of $50,000 to support student-success coaches at the college. The Seattle, Washington–based e-commerce giant operates a massive fulfillment center at 7211 Morgan Road in Clay and a delivery station at 6834 Kirkville Road in DeWitt. In October 2022, Amazon chose OCC to

Stevens named construction president at VIP Structures
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — After serving in the role on an interim basis since November 2021, Christine Stevens was recently formally promoted to president of construction at VIP Structures. The role is a natural evolution for her, Stevens says. She joined VIP just over seven years ago after an eight-year career working for a real-estate developer.

Syracuse University Art Museum’s new leader is coming home
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The next executive director and chief curator of the Syracuse University Art Museum is returning to her home area. Maika Pollack — an art historian, critic, and curator — will begin her new duties this fall. Pollack will assume the duties that Vanja Malloy previously held. Malloy who had served as director

Daughter for Hire seeks to start franchising
CLINTON, N.Y. — Since it launched more than a decade ago, the companion-care business Daughter for Hire has moved into a local office in Clinton, opened an Albany–area location in Latham, and is now looking ahead to franchising its services. “I am loving what we do,” says Kathleen Rutishauser, who started the business in 2012.
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