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People news: Van Kuren named to UHS Foundation board
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Laurie Van Kuren of Riger Marketing has been appointed to the UHS Foundation board of trustees. She will help design and achieve

First Niagara names Harnett to board of directors
BUFFALO, N.Y — The board of directors of First Niagara Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: FNFG) announced that it has appointed Susan S. Harnett to serve

City of Syracuse to get $1.35M in funding for innovation team
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Bloomberg Philanthropies will award the City of Syracuse a grant of $1.35 million to create an innovation team, or “i-team,” which the

Syracuse Hancock International Airport to host air show again in 2016
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse International Airshow returns to Hancock International Airport in June 2016 after a 14-year absence. The Syracuse Regional Airport Authority (SRAA)
New York manufacturing index turns negative
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York reported Monday that its Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index tumbled 14 points to -3.6 in December,

Cornell to use $10M donation to endow deanship of School of Hotel Administration
ITHACA, N.Y. — Cornell University will use a $10 million donation from an alumnus to endow and name the deanship of its School of Hotel

People news: Pass joins M&T Bank’s commercial banking team in Binghamton
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Sean M. Pass has joined the commercial banking group at M&T Bank in Binghamton. Pass, who recently entered M&T’s relationship management sales

Oswego Valley Insurance Agencies acquires Bartlett Insurance
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Oswego Valley Insurance Agencies (OVIA) has acquired Bartlett Insurance Agency, also of Oswego, in a transaction that takes effect Jan. 1. Chuck

People news: St. Joseph’s appoints Mina as executive operations officer
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center has recently appointed Anthony Mina as executive operations officer for a unit it calls Acute Care Enterprise.
Arrow Electronics moving jobs at Seneca Data Distributors in Cicero to Arizona
CICERO, N.Y. — Arrow Electronics, Inc. (NYSE: ARW) has plans to move 65 jobs at Seneca Data Distributors, Inc. in Cicero to a site in
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