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Interventional cardiologist joins FSLH and SEMC medical staffs
UTICA, N.Y. — Dr. Michael K. Amponsa has joined Central New York Cardiology, PC with privileges at Faxton St. Luke’s Healthcare (FSLH) and St. Elizabeth
St. Joseph’s Health names Spinale to new chief medical officer position
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — St. Joseph’s Health announced it has named Joseph W. Spinale, D.O., to its new chief medical officer (CMO) position, effective Sept. 7.
UVANY changes name to Upstate Capital Association of New York
PITTSFORD, N.Y. — The Upstate Venture Association of New York (UVANY) is rebranding as the Upstate Capital Association of New York (Upstate Capital). The change
MVCC nursing-degree program gets re-accredited
UTICA, N.Y. — The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) has accredited the nursing-degree program at Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC). The accreditation is

Upstate Medical to use $1.25M state grant to fund lead-poisoning prevention center
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Central/Eastern New York Lead Poisoning Resource Center at Upstate Medical University will use a state grant of $1.25 million to continue

Cicero Chick-fil-A restaurant shoots for early 2018 opening
CICERO — Construction crews are working to build the first Chick-fil-A restaurant in Central New York at 7932 Brewerton Road in Cicero. Chick-fil-A is an Atlanta, Georgia–based restaurant chain that specializes in chicken sandwiches. The company on Aug. 29 broke ground on its upcoming location in Cicero. “We feel like we’ve got a terrific site
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CICERO — Construction crews are working to build the first Chick-fil-A restaurant in Central New York at 7932 Brewerton Road in Cicero.
Chick-fil-A is an Atlanta, Georgia–based restaurant chain that specializes in chicken sandwiches. The company on Aug. 29 broke ground on its upcoming location in Cicero.
“We feel like we’ve got a terrific site here. We want to thank Cicero for inviting us to be here,” Craig Perry, senior management consultant with Chick-fil-A, said in remarks during the groundbreaking ceremony.
Chick-fil-A corporate representatives joined community leaders at the event that offered details about the new restaurant, plans for future hiring, and an update on the chain’s planned upstate New York expansion.
The Cicero site, located in front of a Home Depot store, is the first of four restaurants the chain expects to open in the region in the next two years.
Besides the location in Cicero, Chick-fil-A also plans to open upstate restaurants in the Rochester area, Buffalo, and Plattsburgh in 2018 and 2019.
Chick-fil-A already operates about seven eateries in Manhattan and another four on Long Island, Perry told those gathered at the ceremony.
“We’re very conservative in our growth. We move at a very steady pace,” Perry told CNYBJ in an interview following the ceremony.
Once the Cicero store opens, Chick-fil-A will eventually add more locations in Central New York and “develop this area out,” Perry added.
Jimmer Szatkowski, a native of Medina, New York in Orleans County, is the local franchisee.
Projected to open in the first quarter of 2018, the new 5,000-square-foot Cicero restaurant will offer indoor and outdoor dining as well as a playground for children. The location will have two drive-thru ordering lanes.
When it opens, Chick-fil-A expects the restaurant will create between 80 and 90 jobs
Seekonk, Massachusetts–based D.F. Pray General Contractors is the contractor on the project, Perry told CNYBJ.
In addition, the Albany office of Warren, New Jersey–based Bohler Engineering is handling the engineering work on the project.
The company also has a staff of in-house designers to handle that part of the project, Perry said.
Chick-fil-A describes itself as a “family owned and privately held restaurant company founded in 1967 by S. Truett Cathy.”
The company has more than 2,200 restaurants in 46 states and Washington, D.C., according to its news release. The restaurant chain generated nearly $8 billion in sales in 2016.
Vermont company relocating operations to Horseheads
HORSEHEADS — Northeast Commercial Interiors, LLC/Renova — a supplier of custom millwork, cabinetry, and countertops to the construction industry — has leased 58,000 square feet of industrial space at the Horseheads Sand and Transloading (HOST) Terminal at 224 N. Main St. in Horseheads. The company is relocating its operations from Vermont to the Horseheads facility
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HORSEHEADS — Northeast Commercial Interiors, LLC/Renova — a supplier of custom millwork, cabinetry, and countertops to the construction industry — has leased 58,000 square feet of industrial space at the Horseheads Sand and Transloading (HOST) Terminal at 224 N. Main St. in Horseheads.
The company is relocating its operations from Vermont to the Horseheads facility in a “significant” expansion, viewing the location as “optimum” to serve its client base, according to a news release from CBRE/Syracuse. Lease terms weren’t disclosed.
The HOST Terminal has an additional 275,000 square feet available in the 200 acre, rail-served property, as well as land for build-to suits, the real-estate firm says.
The 2 million-square-foot HOST Terminal industrial park is exclusively represented by Rick Searles and Brian Tenant of CBRE/Syracuse.
OCCRA appoints Page to board of directors
SYRACUSE — The Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency (OCCRA) recently appointed Blair Page to its board of directors. He is a faculty member in Le Moyne College’s Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and previously taught at Onondaga Community College. Page says his research interests include ecosystem ecology, particularly aspects involving human resource use, waste
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SYRACUSE — The Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency (OCCRA) recently appointed Blair Page to its board of directors.
He is a faculty member in Le Moyne College’s Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and previously taught at Onondaga Community College.
Page says his research interests include ecosystem ecology, particularly aspects involving human resource use, waste generation, and the ensuing impacts on ecosystem services.
Page earned a master’s degree in wildlife ecology and a doctorate in biogeochemistry, both from the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. He received his bachelor’s degree in biology, with a minor in chemistry, from St. John Fisher College.
OCRRA is a nonprofit, public-benefit corporation that the New York State Legislature created in 1990.
Chemung Financial to pay quarterly dividend of 26 cents on Oct. 2
ELMIRA — Chemung Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: CHMG) announced that its board of directors has approved a quarterly cash dividend of 26 cents a share. The banking company will pay the dividend on Oct. 2 to common stock shareholders of record as of the close of business on Sept. 18, according to a Chemung Financial news
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ELMIRA — Chemung Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: CHMG) announced that its board of directors has approved a quarterly cash dividend of 26 cents a share.
The banking company will pay the dividend on Oct. 2 to common stock shareholders of record as of the close of business on Sept. 18, according to a Chemung Financial news release.
At its current stock price, the dividend yields about 2.6 percent on an annual basis.
Chemung Financial is a $1.7 billion financial-services holding company, headquartered in Elmira, which operates 33 branches through its main subsidiary, Chemung Canal Trust Company. Started in 1833, Chemung Canal Trust says it is the oldest locally owned and managed community bank in New York state.
Chemung Canal Trust ranks ninth in deposit market share in the 16-county Central New York area, according to the latest FDIC data. It has 20 branches, with more than $950 million in deposits, in the region.
Chemung Financial is also the parent of CFS Group, Inc., a financial-services subsidiary offering mutual funds, annuities, brokerage services, tax preparation services, and insurance. It also has an insurance company subsidiary called Chemung Risk Management, Inc., based in Nevada
Linn named board chair of Hillside Children’s Foundation
SYRACUSE — Hillside Family of Agencies (HFA) announced that Robert Linn, of Syracuse, has been appointed the new board chair of Hillside Children’s Foundation, an HFA affiliate. Hillside Children’s Foundation leads all fundraising activities and programs across the Hillside Family of Agencies, and supports HFA’s ongoing work toward fulfilling its community-oriented mission, the nonprofit said
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SYRACUSE — Hillside Family of Agencies (HFA) announced that Robert Linn, of Syracuse, has been appointed the new board chair of Hillside Children’s Foundation, an HFA affiliate.
Hillside Children’s Foundation leads all fundraising activities and programs across the Hillside Family of Agencies, and supports HFA’s ongoing work toward fulfilling its community-oriented mission, the nonprofit said in a news release.
Linn is the former office managing partner of Ernst & Young in Syracuse and a longtime supporter and local advisory board member of Hillside Work-Scholarship Connection (HW-SC) in Syracuse. The year-round HW-SC program serves more than 1,200 Syracuse City School District youth.
HFA says it provides “comprehensive health, education, and human services for children and families whose challenges threaten their ability to realize their full potential.” The organization says its 100 coordinated programs benefit more than 13,000 youth, adults, and families annually.
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