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Schuyler Health Foundation names two new board members

MONTOUR FALLS, N.Y. — The Schuyler Health Foundation, whose mission is to raises funds to support Schuyler Hospital and its Seneca View skilled-nursing facility, recently announced it has appointed Trevor Carey and Laurie DeNardo to its board of directors. Read More
Crockett selected for CNYSME Crystal Ball Award

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Stephanie Crockett, president and COO of Mower, will be the 46th recipient of the Central New York Sales & Marketing Executives (CNYSME) annual Crystal Ball Award. Read More
Northland VP appointed NYS Council SHRM workforce readiness director

Theresa Jalowiec, VP of people and talent at Northland Communications, and sister company, Oneida County Rural Telephone (OCRT), has been appointed as the new workforce readiness director for the New York State Council of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). Read More
Grossman St. Amour CPAs PLLC

NATHAN E. SHAW and NICHOLAS A. IPPOLITO have joined Grossman St. Amour CPAs PLLC of Syracuse as staff accountants, after completing the firm’s experiential internship program. Read More
ROBERT LIEDKA

Community Bank, N.A. has promoted ROBERT LIEDKA to regional retail banking manager for the bank’s Cicero branch. Read More
JUNIOR HAREWOOD

JUNIOR HAREWOOD has been named CEO of UnitedHealthcare of New York, employer and individual plans. Read More
AMY STAGE

AMY STAGE has been promoted to director of apprenticeship & workforce development at MACNY, The Manufacturers Association of Central New York. Read More
KIMBERLY SPRAGUE

The Schuyler Health Foundation recently hired KIMBERLY SPRAGUE as the new director of the foundation. Read More
Notre Dame Schools

DANIEL CURRI has been named head coach of boys’ varsity basketball at Notre Dame Schools in Utica. Read More

Opinion

OPINION: New Yorkers are Still Owed Answers on State’s Nursing Homes The COVID-19 pandemic exposed massive holes in the procedures and protocols of long-term care and nursing homes in New York state. Read More
OPINION: After the Election Comes Reality Right now, all across the country, politicians who were just elected to Congress or their state legislature for the first time are reveling in their victories. Read More
OPINION: Support Local Businesses This Holiday Shopping Season There are thousands of small businesses in New York state, and each one is an integral, valued part of the communities they serve. Read More

Business Mentors

SMALL BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: Eden Fresh Network co-founders show how crowdfunding is done SYRACUSE — If one were to look at the playbook for how to set up a successful crowdfunding campaign, Mark Pawliw would check all the boxes. Read More
VIEWPOINT: 3 Tips for Firms to Craft Holiday Social-Media Messaging Holidays can be your social-media calendar’s best friend, the free spaces on the Bingo card in the insatiable drive for online content. Read More
CEO FOCUS: CenterState CEO’s Inclusive Growth Team to Drive New Impact Earlier this fall, we announced the creation of a new organizational structure that resulted from a strategic refresh process conducted with the support of our board of directors. Read More

People on the Move

Pinckney Hugo Group Pinckney Hugo Group, a full-service marketing communications firm, has hired OLIVIA TRUNFIO, of Syracuse, as a social-media strategist, and ELIZA MACCAULL, of Camillus, as an assistant account manager. Read More
CenterState CEO CenterState CEO has announced it promoted HONORA SPILLANE to VP of economic development. Read More
The Syracuse University Libraries’ Special Collections Research Center The Syracuse University Libraries’ Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) recently hired AMY MCDONALD as reference and access services librarian and JULIA DUDLEY as access services supervisor. Read More