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People news: Tops promotes Hill to manager of its Camden store
CAMDEN, N.Y. — Tops Friendly Markets announced it has promoted Mike Hill to manager of its store in Camden in Oneida County. Hill, who most

NYSERDA says 18 firms make their pitch in 76West clean-energy competition
VESTAL, N.Y. — A total of 18 semifinalists made their pitches in the 76West clean-energy competition in a two-day event held on Aug. 7 and

The Westwood’s developers bank on downtown Utica’s revival
UTICA — With a love of rehabbing old buildings combined with nostalgia of downtown Utica remembered from childhood, a two-woman team tackled the renovation and restoration of a six-story Genesee Street building. Now the duo hopes the proposed downtown MVHS hospital combined with other business growth will help further the revitalization of the downtown area

Clairborne starts as Tompkins County director of veterans services
ITHACA — William (J.R.) Clairborne, Jr., recently started in his position of Tompkins County director of veterans services. He leads the county’s new Office of Veterans Services (an agency required under New York State Executive Law), which will connect local military veterans to federal and state services, including services provided by the U.S. Department of

Crouse Health spending $2.5 million on upgrades to pediatric cardiac catheterization suite
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Crouse Health has started work on a $2.5 million renovation and upgrade of its 700-square-foot pediatric cardiac catheterization suite, located in the

Skyven Technologies, previous 76West winner, installs product on farm in Capital Region
VALLEY FALLS, N.Y. — Skyven Technologies, a grand-prize winner in the 76West clean-energy competition, has installed its intelligent mirror array at Copses Farms in Valley

Cornell names Carvell vice provost for external education strategy
ITHACA, N.Y. — Steven Carvell, professor of finance at Cornell University’s School of Hotel Administration, has started as Cornell’s first vice provost for external education

Ithaca College appoints Valesente as new baseball head coach, replacing father
ITHACA, N.Y. — Ithaca College announced it has appointed David Valesente as the new head coach of the college’s baseball program. He will succeed his

The Bonadio Group rebrands information risk-management practice as FoxPointe Solutions
The Rochester–based Bonadio Group is rebranding its information risk-management (IRM) practice as FoxPointe Solutions. Bonadio’s IRM practice has operated for 12 years, the firm noted

ConMed Q2 net income declines after recent acquisition
UTICA — ConMed Corp. (NASDAQ: CNMD) on July 31 reported net income of nearly $5.7 million, or 19 cents a share, down from $8.7 million,
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