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People news: Schneider Packaging promotes Brewster to VP of sales
BREWERTON, N.Y. — Schneider Packaging Equipment announced that it has recently promoted Mike Brewster to VP of sales. Brewster joined Schneider in 2016 as director

St. Joseph’s Health adds vascular surgeon, Blackwood
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — St. Joseph’s Health announced it has added Stuart Blackwood, MD, to its vascular surgery team. Blackwood is an experienced surgeon, researcher, and

CenterState CEO recognizes more than 300 companies during annual Economic Champions luncheon
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — CenterState CEO recognized 302 companies as 2018 Economic Champions for hirings, expansions, and investments in the past year during a Tuesday luncheon

Gifford Foundation selects Solomon as new executive director
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The board of trustees of the Gifford Foundation has named Sheena Solomon to be its next executive director, effective Jan. 1, 2019.
Schumer seeks federal investigation into nine cyber attacks at CNY Regional Information Center
DeWITT, N.Y. — The Central New York Regional Information Center (CNYRIC) has been the target of nine cyberattacks in recent months. That’s according to U.S.

Destiny USA hires Jankowski as director of marketing
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Destiny USA recently announced it has hired Nikita Jankowski as its new director of marketing. Jankowski will be responsible for overseeing all

Galaxy Media names Wojtaszek its first COO
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse–based Galaxy Media on Monday announced that it has promoted Carrie Wojtaszek to the newly created position of COO of the company.

Schumer seeks more funding for drone test sites in transportation-spending bill
ROME, N.Y. — U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D–N.Y.) on Friday said he would push lawmakers to include new funding in a federal spending

Upstate Urology at MVHS office opens
UTICA, N.Y. — SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse and the Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) in Utica have jointly opened a new urology office

MVHS releases exterior renderings of downtown Utica hospital project
UTICA, N.Y. — The Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) on Friday revealed the exterior design of its new, 373-bed, 672,000-square-foot hospital in downtown Utica. New
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