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AIS adds new business director for trusted systems unit
ROME, N.Y. — Assured Information Security (AIS) announced it has named Adam Dailey business director of trusted systems. In this position, Daily is responsible for the direction and operational effectiveness of the trusted systems business unit, the cybersecurity company said in a press release. He supports the growth of a portfolio of customers and programs […]

MVHS to close its adult day health care program
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) announced it will shutter its adult day health care program on Friday, June 7. The health-care organization cited declining demand for the program as well as staffing challenges as the reasons behind the closure. The program had ceased operations during the pandemic, reopening in June 2023. According

New initiative works to bolster microelectronics and semiconductor industries in New York
Empire State Development (ESD) has announced the launch of the Upstate Defense Initiative. It brings together ESD’s Division of Science, Technology and Innovation (NYSTAR), CenterState CEO, the Griffiss Institute, FuzeHub, and Syracuse University’s Institute for Veterans and Military Families to support workforce development, bolster supply chains, and cultivate innovation and entrepreneurship in the state’s microelectronics

Former North Country housing authority director and her mother plead guilty to theft
WEST CARTHAGE, N.Y. — A former West Carthage Housing Authority (WCHA) executive director recently pled guilty to stealing more than $48,000 from the organization, New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli has announced. Jan Hoffman, who served as executive director of the government-funded apartment complex for low-income senior citizens and individuals with disabilities from 2016-2021,

UR Medicine Finger Lakes Health names chief nursing officer
GENEVA, N.Y. — UR Medicine Finger Lakes Health announced it has recently appointed Gregory Hoffman-Fragale as its new chief nursing officer. He joined Finger Lakes Health in June 2023 as associate chief nursing officer. In February of this year, Hoffman-Fragale began serving as interim chief nursing officer. With more than 30 years of nursing-leadership experience,

SUNY Broome signs transfer agreement with Baruch College business school
DICKINSON — SUNY Broome Community College and Baruch College have announced a new transfer articulation agreement that allows Broome students to transfer to Baruch’s Zicklin School of Business. Broome is the first SUNY community college to establish a guaranteed transfer agreement with Zicklin, provided students meet the transfer criteria. Part of the City University of

Schedule set for Jazz in the City, a series of concerts with a public-health focus
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The 20th season of Jazz in the City, a series of summer concerts with a focus on public health, begins in mid-June

Chobani founder to speak at World Refugee Day celebration in Utica
UTICA, N.Y. — Chobani Founder and CEO Hamdi Ulukaya will be the keynote speaker at The Center’s celebration of World Refugee Day on June 8.

Berkshire Hills Bancorp announces CFO changeup
Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE: BHLB), parent of Berkshire Bank, recently announced the departure of R. David Rosato as chief financial officer (CFO) and the appointment of Brett Brbovic, currently chief accounting officer, to the CFO role effective June 14. Rosato joined Berkshire in February 2023 after working for 15 years at People’s United Financial,

CARLENE VENTURA has joined Security Mutual Insurance Company — an insurance company represented by a network of more than 400 independent agents throughout New York
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