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New Christopher Community leader starts position
SYRACUSE — Christopher Community, Inc., a housing development and management organization, has a new president and CEO. Jeffrey Eysaman, who started in the new role April 23, succeeds Justin Rudgick, who departed Christopher Community earlier in the year to pursue other opportunities, a spokesman tells CNYBJ in an email. The nonprofit Christopher Community manages more […]

State OGS certifies three Central New York firms as SDVOBs
ALBANY— New York State Office of General Services (OGS) Commissioner Jeanette Moy recently announced that 33 businesses across the state were certified as service-disabled veteran-owned businesses (SDVOBs), including three small businesses in the 16-county Central New York region. The New York OGS Division of Service-Disabled Veterans’ Business Development (DSDVBD) issued the certification to CM Property

Beardsley Architects + Engineers moves Albany office
Firm is in new downtown location AUBURN — Beardsley Architects + Engineers has moved its Albany office to a new location in downtown Albany at 69 State St., Suite 1100D. The new location in the downtown Expansive Workspace provides additional space for the firm’s growing Albany design practice, Beardsley Architects + Engineers announced. “Our new

Ithaca College to award honorary degree to alum, Disney CEO Bob Iger
ITHACA, N.Y. — Ithaca College says it will recognize Bob Iger, CEO of the Walt Disney Company, with an honorary Doctor of Letter degree during

Solvay Bank analyst appointed to UnitiEast executive committee
SOLVAY — Solvay Bank recently announced that Shawn Cornell, senior applications analyst (in computer/network operations) at Solvay Bank, has been appointed to the executive committee of UnitiEast. UnitiEast is a collaborative organization that brings together financial institutions to share information, exchange ideas, and implement best practices within the software and digital product space, Solvay Bank

Ithaca College selects Digilio as commencement speaker
ITHACA, N.Y. — Ithaca College alumna and Compass Advisors LLC founder and CEO Monica S. Diglio will be the keynote speaker for the college’s commencement

Visions FCU hires Killeen as VP/chief risk officer
ENDWELL, N.Y. — Visions Federal Credit Union (FCU) says it has recently hired Patrick Killeen as VP/chief risk officer. Visions describes Killeen as a “seasoned” risk executive with more than 32 years of experience in risk management, internal auditing, operations, and data analytics for financial institutions, per the credit union’s April 9 announcement. As chief

BPAS announces division leadership change
Benefit Plans Administration Services, Inc. (BPAS) recently announced a change in leadership as longtime president of its actuarial and pension services (APS) division Vincent Spina steps down from the role. Jason Disco will take on the position and continue to lead the APS division through what has been a period of growth. “I’ve stepped down

AmeriCU announces manager for Fulton financial center
FULTON, N.Y. — AmeriCU Credit Union has appointed Shaela Long as the manager of its newest financial center located at 722 West Broadway in Fulton. Long joined AmeriCU in June 2024 as an assistant manager. She brings nearly a decade of experience in banking to the leadership role, having started as a teller and advancing

Northrop Grumman wins nearly $34M order from U.S. Navy, with most work in Syracuse area
SYRACUSE — Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. has been awarded a $33.6 million cost-plus-fixed-fee order against a previously issued basic ordering agreement from the U.S. Navy. The vast majority of the work will be done in Central New York. The purpose of this contract modification is to provide continued support to E-2D Advanced Hawkeye transition efforts
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