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ANNETTE EDWARDS has been named the new sales manager at Homewood Suites in Ithaca. She previously worked as catering coordinator at the Ithaca Bakery, agency services/client manager at Elevate in Lansing, catering and events manager intern at Coltivare in Ithaca, and personnel manager at BJ’s Wholesale Club in Ithaca.
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ANNETTE EDWARDS has been named the new sales manager at Homewood Suites in Ithaca. She previously worked as catering coordinator at the Ithaca Bakery, agency services/client manager at Elevate in Lansing, catering and events manager intern at Coltivare in Ithaca, and personnel manager at BJ’s Wholesale Club in Ithaca.

MIKE BROCK has been promoted to VP of Mercer Milling Company, a Northeast feed mill supplier headquartered in Liverpool. A long-term employee of Mercer Milling with considerable dairy nutrition and farm management expertise, Brock is deeply involved in customer service and global management support. In addition to his new responsibilities, he will continue in his role
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MIKE BROCK has been promoted to VP of Mercer Milling Company, a Northeast feed mill supplier headquartered in Liverpool. A long-term employee of Mercer Milling with considerable dairy nutrition and farm management expertise, Brock is deeply involved in customer service and global management support. In addition to his new responsibilities, he will continue in his role as sales director for the 150-year-old company. Brock is a graduate of SUNY Cobleskill.
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SONJA RIZZO has joined Metis Consulting Group as a systems analyst. She holds an MBA from Xavier University and a bachelor’s degree in management information systems. Rizzo’s previous positions include working with Roadnet Technologies, MHR Technologies, and Q.Know Technologies. NATE SCEIFORD joins Metis Consulting as a database analyst. He has a bachelor’s degree in international business from
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SONJA RIZZO has joined Metis Consulting Group as a systems analyst. She holds an MBA from Xavier University and a bachelor’s degree in management information systems. Rizzo’s previous positions include working with Roadnet Technologies, MHR Technologies, and Q.Know Technologies.
NATE SCEIFORD joins Metis Consulting as a database analyst. He has a bachelor’s degree in international business from Ithaca College and has worked extensively in database analysis and development. Sceiford previously worked at AXA Financial/MONY.
ERIC WICH joins Metis as a software application developer after a recent stint at Opportunities for Chenango, Inc. as a systems administrator. He studied computer science and mathematics at SUNY Potsdam.
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CHRIS GEIGER has joined WCNY Public Media in a newly created role of executive VP and chief operating officer. He will work with president and CEO Robert Daino on a broad-based expansion of the company. Geiger was formerly the president and CEO of CNY Central WSTM TV. He returns to Syracuse after working as an executive
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CHRIS GEIGER has joined WCNY Public Media in a newly created role of executive VP and chief operating officer. He will work with president and CEO Robert Daino on a broad-based expansion of the company. Geiger was formerly the president and CEO of CNY Central WSTM TV. He returns to Syracuse after working as an executive consultant to Videa, a division of Cox Media Group in Atlanta, and as VP and general manager at FOX Connecticut Media Group-WTIC in Hartford. While at CNY Central, Geiger rose through the ranks from sales manager to general manager to president and CEO. He is a graduate of the University of Virginia and has spent his entire career in the broadcast television and digital industry.
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Money names KeyBank “best” for startups
The magazine Money has named KeyBank the “Best Bank for Startups” in its 2016-17 list of best banks. KeyBank, which is a major player in the Central New York banking market, won the honor in recognition of its business-reward checking, a non-interest-bearing account that rewards clients with exclusive discounts on products and services, the banking company said
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The magazine Money has named KeyBank the “Best Bank for Startups” in its 2016-17 list of best banks.
KeyBank, which is a major player in the Central New York banking market, won the honor in recognition of its business-reward checking, a non-interest-bearing account that rewards clients with exclusive discounts on products and services, the banking company said in a news release.
Money evaluated more than 27,000 data points across 800 separate accounts, looking at traditional banks, online banks, and credit unions to determine the best banks in the U.S., KeyBank said.
“Being recognized as the ‘Best Bank for Startups’ by Moneymagazine is a testament to our commitment to helping small businesses thrive,” Annette Hazapis, head of Key’s business-resource center, contended.
Key has been a U.S. Small Business Administration “preferred lender” for more than 15 years, the banking company said.
Cleveland, Ohio–based KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY), parent of KeyBank, had assets of about $101 billion as of June 30.
KeyCorp on July 29 closed on its $4.1 billion acquisition of Buffalo–based First Niagara Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: FNFG).
KeyBank operates in 15 states through a network of more than 1,200 branches.
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