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COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Bassett Medical Center announced that it will use an $82 million grant from the Scriven Foundation to make “rapid improvements resulting in

People news: Molisani joins Geneva General Hospital hospitalist team
GENEVA, N.Y. — Ashley Molisani, a nurse practitioner, has joined the medical staff of Geneva General Hospital in the hospitalist department, parent organization Finger Lakes

People news: MV EDGE president selected for new AFRL Civic Leader Program
ROME, N.Y. — Steven J. DiMeo, president of Mohawk Valley EDGE, has been chosen by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to join its newly

Artz joins HH&K as special counsel in Binghamton
BINGAHMTON, N.Y. — Hinman, Howard & Kattell, LLP (HH&K) recently announced that Philip J. Artz has joined the law firm as a special counsel in its Binghamton office. Artz brings more than 40 years of legal experience. That includes all aspects of civil litigation, including personal injury and medical malpractice, commercial litigation, and estate/trust litigation,

New York’s local sales-tax collections rise 12% in July
ALBANY, N.Y. — Local sales-tax collections in New York state jumped 11.9 percent in July compared to the same month in 2021. That’s according to an analysis that New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli issued on Aug. 16. Overall, local sales-tax collections in the state totaled $1.8 billion, up $188 million compared to July of

Insero announces promotions in Ithaca office
ITHACA, N.Y. — Insero & Co. CPAs, LLP recently announced eight employee promotions across two departments in its Ithaca office. In the accounting firm’s tax department, Chris Axtell has been promoted to manager in the Ithaca location, while Jenelle Whalon has been elevated to experienced accountant in the same department and office. Insero & Co.

Chemung Financial names Meade to board of directors
ELMIRA, N.Y. — Chemung Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: CHMG) announced that its board of directors has elected Joseph F. Meade IV to a seat on the board. Meade will stand for shareholder election of a two-year term at the banking company’s annual meeting of shareholders in June 2023. All directors of Chemung Financial also serve on

North Point Defense awarded nearly $9.5 million contract from U.S. Air Force
ROME, N.Y. — North Point Defense, Inc. of Rome has been awarded a $9.46 million contract from the U.S. Air Force for the Phantom Harvest Software prototype. This cost-plus-fixed-fee completion contract provides for the development of an automated method for discovering actionable information within a large volume of network traffic, according to an Aug. 19

Cornell Press director elected president of international association
ITHACA — Jane Bunker, Cornell University Press director, was recently elected to become the 73rd president of the Association of University Presses, an organization of more than 150 international nonprofit scholarly publishers, next year. A previous member of the board of directors of the Association of University Presses, Bunker will start her presidential term in

Visions CEO Muse receives AACUC Lifetime Achievement Award
ENDWELL, N.Y. — The African-American Credit Union Coalition (AACUC) recently announced Ty Muse, Visions Federal Credit Union (FCU) president and CEO, as the 2022 honoree of its Pete Crear Lifetime Achievement Award. The Pete Crear Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes “a credit union professional or volunteer whose career best embodies the AACUC’s mission to increase the
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