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People news: Almy Joins Preferred Mutual as commercial-lines underwriting director
NEW BERLIN, N.Y. — James (Jim) Almy has joined Preferred Mutual Insurance Company as director of commercial-lines underwriting. Almy will be responsible for overseeing the
St. Joseph’s Health is raising money to add new cardiovascular-care center
SYRACUSE — St. Joseph’s Health will create a new, $31 million center for cardiovascular care. To help pay for the project, the health-care organization
Koffman Southern Tier Incubator formally opens in Binghamton
BINGHAMTON — The $19 million Koffman Southern Tier Incubator, which seeks to promote entrepreneurship in the region, formally opened in downtown Binghamton on June 1.
Lockheed Martin’s Salina plant to work on a nearly $42 million sonar-system order from the U.S. Navy
SALINA — The U.S. Navy is seeking nearly $42 million in sonar systems from Lockheed Martin’s (NYSE: LMT) plant in the town of Salina. The
AmeriCU Credit Union has hired NICHOLAS CRAY as VP of member relations and marketing. Cray, a graduate of the University of Illinois, was previously VP
TRACEY HUCKS has been named Colgate University’s provost and dean of the faculty. She will leave her current position as James D. Vail III professor

State Fair announces sponsors for milk bar, butter sculpture
GEDDES, N.Y. — Two companies with “significant ties to New York State agriculture” will sponsor the “signature” attractions at the New York State Fair’s dairy-products

Surgeon performs first robot-guided, partial knee replacement at Oneonta hospital
ONEONTA, N.Y. — An orthopedic surgeon recently performed the first robot-guided, partial knee replacement at A.O. Fox Hospital in Oneonta. Dr. Michael Diaz, an orthopedic
FuzeHub awards $75K grants to Clarkson, Alfred State
Clarkson University and Alfred State will each use $75,000 grant awards to support projects focused on “innovation” and manufacturing. The grants are among a total

People news: NBT Bank promotes Horning to SVP
NORWICH, N.Y. — NBT Bank announced it has promoted Sharon Horning, deposit product manager, to senior VP. Horning is responsible for the development, management, and
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