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MVHS names new chief medical officer
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) has added Gary D. Zimmer as its new chief medical officer. In his new role, Zimmer will provide strategic leadership to ensure continuous improvement of patient safety, quality, effectiveness, value, and efficiency of patient care across MVHS, the health system said in its announcement. He brings more […]

ITHACA — The Council on Accreditation of Strength and Conditioning Education (CASCE) has awarded full accreditation to the concentration in strength and conditioning for performance and wellness in Ithaca College’s degree program in exercise science. The CASCE approval makes Ithaca one of just two schools in the state and 17 in the U.S. to have

Goldberg Segalla adds experienced trial attorney
SYRACUSE — Goldberg Segalla announced it has added Dennis T. Scanlon to the firm’s commercial litigation and arbitration group in Syracuse. An experienced trial attorney, Scanlon handles a range of commercial litigation and business disputes of all sizes for businesses, senior executives, investors, financial institutions, and nonprofit organizations, the law firm said. He draws on

Governor appoints SUNY Oswego alumna to College Council
OSWEGO — Carol Bradlinski-Watros, of nearby Mexico, has been appointed to SUNY Oswego’s College Council by New York Gov. Kathy Hochul for a seven-year term. The College Council is mandated by New York State Education Law, which provides for the establishment of a local council to supervise the operations and affairs of each state-operated institution

New York home sales rise 3.5 percent in July
ALBANY — New York realtors sold 9,923 previously owned homes in July, a 3.5 percent gain from the 9,584 existing homes sold in July 2023. Pending sales also climbed almost 8 percent in July, pointing to further gains in closed sales in the next couple months, according to the New York State Association of Realtors

MACNY to expand workforce programs to Onondaga, Oswego counties
State grant funding is aiding the effort DeWITT — MACNY, the Manufacturers Association will use a state grant to expand two workforce-development programs to both Onondaga and Oswego counties. The organization plans to expand the Real Life Rosies and the Advance 2 Apprenticeship direct entry pre-apprenticeship program to those counties.

MACNY appoints finance & contracts administration specialist
DeWITT — MACNY, the Manufacturers Association recently added Crystal Ward as its finance and contracts administration specialist. In this role, she will support the nonprofit association’s finance department with various administrative and clerical tasks, such financial record-keeping, data entry, and invoice processing. Ward will also be responsible for establishing data-reporting priorities, ensuring compliance with data-reporting

Former state Supreme Court justice joins Coughlin & Gerhart law firm
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Coughlin & Gerhart, LLP announced it has added former state Supreme Court Justice Jeffrey A. Tait to the law firm. Tait will collaborate with fellow attorneys in the litigation and trial, matrimonial, business, and other practice groups. He also offers mediation services in divorce, personal injury, contractual disputes, child victim cases, and

Danielle Hatashita has been named assistant VP (AVP) of financial-center services at AmeriCU Credit Union. With more than 24 years of dedicated service in the

FustCharles, a certified public accounting firm in Syracuse, has promoted Owen Reynolds to senior audit associate. He joined FustCharles in 2022. Reynolds received his bachelor’s
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