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Bond, Schoeneck & King announces new members
Bezigian, Jr. concentrates his practice in the areas of estate planning and taxation, corporate and business succession, probate, trust and estate administration, and elder law.

What channel is the Syracuse basketball game on at Notre Dame?
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Syracuse basketball (11-7, 4-3 ACC) seeks a fourth straight win when the Orange visit the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (11-6, 2-4

Upstate University Hospital set to open adolescent psychiatric unit
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate University Hospital is preparing to open its first inpatient unit dedicated to adolescents requiring acute psychiatric care. It will focus on

Cornell University joins consortium to work for sustainable business supply chains
ITHACA, N.Y. — Cornell University’s Atkinson Center for Sustainability has joined the Sustainability Consortium (TSC) as the school seeks to work for “greener” consumer products,

PEB, SRC, OCC announce annual Innovation Challenge for area secondary school students
Central New York students in grades 6-12 can participate in the fourth annual Innovation Challenge. The challenge is to invent a product that solves an

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awards $13 million contract for Rome Lab security fence
ROME, N.Y. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has awarded a $13.15 million contract to Gaithersburg, Maryland–based Four Tribes Enterprises LLC to construct

People news: MVHS appoints chief operating officer
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) announced it has named Mansoor Shahid senior vice president (VP) and chief operating officer (COO). Shahid takes

What channel is the Syracuse basketball game on at Virginia Tech?
BLACKSBURG, VA. — Syracuse basketball (10-7, 3-3 ACC) looks to keep its recent resurgence going when the Orange visit the Virginia Tech Hokies (13-4, 4-2

Lockheed’s Syracuse-area unit wins $19.3 million contract modification for submarine hulls
SALINA, N.Y. — The U.S. Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin Corp.’s (NYSE: LMT) Rotary and Mission Systems unit in the Syracuse area a $19.3 million

Ronald McDonald House Charities of CNY announces new board officers and members
SYRACUSE — Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central New York announced it has appointed new executive committee officers to its board of directors for 2020. Amy Collins was named board president. She has been a member of the board of directors for five years and most recently served as 1st VP. Collins is general manager
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SYRACUSE — Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central New York announced it has appointed new executive committee officers to its board of directors for 2020.
Amy Collins was named board president. She has been a member of the board of directors for five years and most recently served as 1st VP. Collins is general manager at CNY Central Media Group including NBC3, CBS5, CW6, and CNYCentral.com.
Existing Ronald McDonald House board members Mark Renquin, McDonald’s franchise owner/operator, and Alan Peterman, partner at Barclay Damon LLP, were appointed 1st VP and 2nd VP of the board, respectively. Steve Malone, director of finance at JMA Wireless, was named treasurer, and Colleen Kernan, director of public relations at Pinckney Hugo Group, was named secretary.
Steve Case, partner at Acropolis Realty Group; Brian Rapp, partner and VP at Bill Rapp Superstore; Matt Trinkaus, VP of finance at Kris-Tech Wire; and Carrie Wojtaszek, chief operating officer at Galaxy Media, have been appointed as new members to the Ronald McDonald board of directors for 2020.
Other existing board members include: Nader H. Atallah, M.D., cardiologist and managing member of Pediatric Cardiology Associates LLC and clinical associate professor at SUNY Upstate Medical University and the University of Rochester; Rich Krahling, McDonald’s franchise owner/operator; Mike Madigan, CPA, senior VP of finance at XPO Logistics; Karen Ohliger, relationship manager at KeyBank; Hon. Anthony J. Paris, Supreme Court Justice, New York State 5th Judicial District; and Jennifer Speicher, administrator at Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital.
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