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People news: NBT Bank hires Scopelianos to lead cash management and government banking
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — NBT Bank announced that Margaret Scopelianos has joined the bank as senior VP and director of cash management and government banking. Scopelianos
DeFrancisco suspends campaign for governor, urged to consider another run for Senate
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — State Sen. John DeFrancisco has suspended his campaign for the Republican nomination for governor. “In light of the fact that the

Tri-County Orthopedics moves to bigger outpatient location in same building
The cost to move into the new space is “very nominal,” Taylour Lynn Scanlin, marketing director at Carthage Area Hospital, said in an email response
Following sale to Speedway, Express Mart expects to lay off 53
CICERO, N.Y. — Express Mart Franchising Corporation informed New York State that it will be laying off 53 employees beginning in July. Speedway announced April
NYSAR: New York home sales decline in March, CNY numbers also down
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York realtors sold close to 8,600 previously-owned homes in March, a decrease of 9 percent from more than 9,400 homes sold
People news: NYISO appoints Bie as board chair
RENSSELAER, N.Y. — The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO), the nonprofit that operates New York state’s power grid, announced that its board of directors
Liberty Resources to add on-site pharmacy
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Liberty Resources Inc., a Syracuse–based human-services agency, is partnering with Genoa Healthcare to provide on-site pharmacy services in what the local organization
Loretto opens TeliStat restorative-care unit
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Loretto Health and Rehabilitation Center in Syracuse on Monday opened its new TeliStat restorative-care unit (TRCU). In a news release, Loretto
VESTAL, N.Y. — An artisanal pizza place will open in Vestal on Thursday. Blaze Fast Fire’d Pizza, will open for business at 3714 Vestal Parkway
People news: Sonostics hires Waszkiewicz as clinical director
CAMILLUS, N.Y. — Sonostics, a Binghamton University spinoff company has announced the recent hiring of its new clinical director, Tina Waszkiewicz, who will oversee the
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