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Owners of Fleet Feet Syracuse retire, sell the franchise back to the parent company
DeWITT, N.Y. — The owners of Fleet Feet Syracuse say they have retired and sold the local franchise to Fleet Feet Sports Development Company, a

Syracuse University’s Alford to depart for University at Buffalo dean job
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Keith A. Alford, chief diversity and inclusion officer (CDIO), at Syracuse University, is leaving Syracuse this summer to become dean of the

KRISTEN FLYNN, call center manager at NBT Bank, has been promoted to vice president. Flynn joined NBT in 2004 as operations supervisor. In her current role, she leads a contact-center team in supporting a high volume of inbound and outbound calls and messages, and developing process improvements and efficiencies. Flynn earned a bachelor’s degree in

ALEXANDRA GORSKI has joined Community Bank N.A. as VP and commercial banking officer in DeWitt. In her new role, Gorski will establish and oversee commercial-banking client relationships in the Central New York region. She will assist clients with a range of financial services, including lines of credit, commercial mortgages, construction loans, deposits, and cash-management services.

STAN DAKOSTY has been named interim head coach for the Colgate football team for the 2021 season. He has served as associate head football coach at Colgate since 2017 and first joined the football staff in 2007. Dakosty recently coached the secondary and previously was the program’s recruiting coordinator. He has been a part of

People news: Community Bank adds Gorski as VP, commercial banking officer
DeWITT, N.Y. — Community Bank N.A. announced that Alexandra Gorski has joined the bank as VP and commercial banking officer in DeWitt. Gorski has 30

Owens takes over as CEO of NYSTEC
ROME, N.Y. — The New York State Technology Enterprise Corporation (NYSTEC) announced Wednesday that its board of directors recently selected Kevin Owens as the company’s

ABC Creative recently hired CASEY HICKS as social-media strategist. She brings a wealth of marketing agency and social-media management experience to her new role at ABC. The Ithaca College Roy H. Park School of Communication graduate will also handle influencer outreach to get popular personalities on board with the company’s brands, as well as traditional
Pinckney Hugo Group has hired MEGAN URBAN as a senior art director; KATE OSBORNE as an account manager; and NATHAN GROME as an assistant account manager. Prior to joining Pinckney Hugo Group, Urban worked as a creative-services designer at Aspen Dental Management, Inc. She also gained experience in graphic design and marketing at American Food

PIETRA YOZZO, marketing operations manager at NBT Bank, has been promoted to vice president. She joined NBT Bank in 2012 as strategic project coordinator. For nearly two years, starting in 2016, she served as majority legislative analyst for the Oneida County Board of Legislators, before returning to the bank in her current role. Yozzo oversees
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