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People news: St. Joseph’s names Rainbow director of plant operations
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Martin (Marty) Rainbow has recently joined St. Joseph’s Health as director of facilities engineering and plant operations. Rainbow brings to St. Joseph’s

SBA administrator pushes shopping, dining on Small Business Saturday this weekend
U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is encouraging all Americans to “shop small” at local businesses and “dine small” at local restaurants and bars as part

CNY region unemployment picture mixed in October
Unemployment rates in the Syracuse, Utica–Rome, and Binghamton dipped in October compared to a year ago. At the same time, the jobless rate in the

People news: Dermody, Burke & Brown hires network administrator
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Dermody, Burke & Brown, CPAs, LLC announced it has recently hired Brennan Kirsche as a network administrator. Kirsche received a bachelor’s degree

New state law to aid expansion of homebrewing
New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo recently signed into law legislation to aid in the expansion of “homebrew” beer, wine, and cider-making in New York.

Chemung Financial to pay quarterly dividend of 26 cents on Jan. 3
ELMIRA, N.Y. — Chemung Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: CHMG) announced that its board of directors has approved a quarterly cash dividend of 26 cents a share.

Kinney Drugs launches tool to help consumers compare plans for Medicare Part D
Kinney Drugs has introduced a new tool that will help consumers to compare plans as they consider their options for Medicare Part D coverage. The

Shineman Foundation announces grants, including for business plan contest
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Fourteen not-for-profit organizations received grant awards totaling $313,500 from the Richard S. Shineman Foundation in the last of three 2016 grant rounds

Syracuse University AD Wildhack adds Fuller, Jones Kolod to senior leadership staff
Fuller comes to Syracuse University from the University of Tennessee (UT), where he has worked for the past 12 years in leadership roles in sales

MVCC formally opens new Mandia Family Learning Commons
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) on Thursday formally opened the Mandia Family Learning Commons in the information-technology building on the Utica campus.
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