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Excellus names Lockwood VP and chief medical officer of CNY region
DeWITT, N.Y. — Excellus BlueCross BlueShield has named Dr. Richard Lockwood VP and chief medical officer of the health insurer’s Central New York region. He

York is named CEO of Pinnacle Investments
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Pinnacle Holding Company, LLC announced it has named Ryan W. York as CEO of Pinnacle Investments, LLC, its broker-dealer unit that has

Schumer, in Syracuse visit, promotes bills to address student-loan debt
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Student-loan debt now exceeds the amount Americans owe on credit cards and in auto-loan debt. That’s according to U.S. Senator Charles Schumer

New York manufacturing conditions stay negative in February
The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index remained in negative territory for a seventh straight month in February, indicating widespread weakness across the manufacturing

Schumer, in Syracuse stop, says Obama should nominate Scalia successor to Supreme Court
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — U.S. Senator Charles Schumer (D–N.Y.) says he believes President Barack Obama should nominate a successor to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia

Jefferson County man takes 2nd place in national veteran business competition
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A Jefferson County veteran won $20,000 as the 2nd place finisher in the 2016 D’Aniello Family Foundation Business Plan Competition. Paul Kilgore’s

People news: Hunt Engineers promotes Abbott to principal
HORSEHEADS, N.Y. — Hunt Engineers, Architects, & Land Surveyors, P.C. has promoted Kim Abbott, director of finance, to a principal position at the firm. She
Five Star Urgent Care opens seventh location, introduces new pediatric-care services
CLAY, N.Y. — Five Star Urgent Care has opened a new office at 7375 Oswego Rd. in the town of Clay. The new location also

Alfred University appoints former business-school dean as its 14th president
ALFRED, N.Y. — A former dean of the University of Rochester’s Simon Business School will become the next president of a university in New York’s

People news: Di Fino joins Syracuse athletics department staff
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse native Anthony Di Fino has joined the Syracuse University athletics department staff as associate athletics director for business development, according to
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