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Schneider Packaging names Brotzki president
BREWERTON, N.Y. — Schneider Packaging Equipment — which manufactures and installs end-of-line packaging equipment — announced it has promoted Bob Brotzki to company president. Brotzki
Jacobs joins Riger Marketing management team
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Jamie Jacobs has been named to the management team at Riger Marketing Communications in Binghamton. She will become a new partner at
Report: Most CNY region unemployment rates rise in July
Unemployment rates in the Syracuse, Utica–Rome, Watertown–Fort Drum, and Ithaca regions increased in July compared to a year ago. Bucking the trend, the jobless rate

Cuomo nominates former Syracuse mayor Driscoll as Thruway Authority executive director
Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday announced that he’ll nominate Matthew Driscoll to serve as executive director of the New York State Thruway Authority. Driscoll, a
Tioga Downs Casino hosting three job fairs
NICHOLS, N.Y. — Tioga Downs Casino was scheduled to host the first of three job fairs on Tuesday afternoon. Virgil’s Real BBQ at 2384 West
OCM BOCES appoints DiBlasi as new assistant superintendent for administration
The Onondaga-Cortland-Madison Board of Cooperative Educational Services (OCM BOCES) announced it has appointed Andrew J. DiBlasi as its new assistant superintendent for administration. DiBlasi, an

Schneiderman: New York getting $38.5M in settlement with EpiPen maker Mylan Specialty L.P.
New York State is set to receive $38.5 million in a state-federal settlement with Canonsburg, Pennsylvania–based Mylan Inc. (NASDAQ: MYL), the maker of the drugs
People news: Rinehart joins Preferred Mutual as chief HR officer
NEW BERLIN, N.Y. — Jenifer Rinehart has been named senior VP, chief human resources (HR) officer of Preferred Mutual Insurance Company. Rinehart will be responsible

Community Bank System raises dividend again
DeWITT, N.Y. — Community Bank System, Inc. (NYSE: CBU) announced that its board of directors has increased its quarterly dividend to 34 cents a share
Health-Care Career Moves-August 2017
LITTLE FALLS HOSPITAL Little Falls Hospital, a subsidiary of the Bassett Healthcare Network, announced that LINDA BELDEN has joined the medical staff of Little Falls
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