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People news: S.E.E.D. Planning Group adds client-operations specialist
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — S.E.E.D. Planning Group, LLC announced that Matthew Goliber has joined the financial-planning firm as a client-operations specialist in its Syracuse–area office (town
VIEWPOINT: New state Clean Slate Act’s impact on private employers
On Nov. 16, 2023, New York State Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation, also known as the Clean Slate Act, to automatically seal from public access
Ask Rusty: We’re Planning to Claim SS at 62; What Do We Need to Know?
Dear Rusty: My wife (born May 1962) and I (born April 1963) are retired and will soon be looking to start collecting our Social Security
OPINION: Resolve and Resilience: Motivation for a New Year
[Now that we have turned] the page on another year, we reflect on the journey over the past 12 months and welcome the opportunity to

Binghamton University hires Huth as new director of Center for Civic Engagement
VESTAL, N.Y. — Kelli Huth began her new role as the director of the Center for Civic Engagement at Binghamton University on Feb. 5. As

MedTech’s Crawford leaving for job with German pharma company
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — MedTech, a Syracuse–based trade association for New York state’s bioscience and medical-technology (bio/med) industry, will soon have a change in leadership. Jessica
Upstate Medical University formally opens cord-blood bank at Community campus
ONONDAGA, N.Y. — Upstate Medical University has formally opened its cord-blood bank, which is located at its Community campus at 4910 Broad Road in Onondaga.

Sciencenter executive director Trautmann announces retirement
ITHACA, N.Y. — Charlie Trautmann, executive director of the Sciencenter — a nonprofit hands-on science museum in Ithaca, has announced his retirement from the organization, effective

People news: Seward House Museum names four trustees
AUBURN, N.Y. — The Seward House Museum in Auburn announced that its board of trustees has elected four new trustees. They are: Alex Schloop, brand

CNY region unemployment rates decline in June compared to a year ago
Unemployment rates in the Syracuse, Binghamton, Utica–Rome, Ithaca, and Watertown–Fort Drum metro areas fell in June, compared to a year earlier, according to the latest
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