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HEATHER E. STAUFFER recently joined Syracuse University Press (SU Press) as the new editor-in-chief. SU Press is part of Syracuse University Libraries. Stauffer previously was

People news: SUNY Poly names new VP for student affairs
MARCY, N.Y. — SUNY Polytechnic Institute announced Jennifer Adams will serve as the university’s next VP for student affairs, moving from her interim role of assistant VPfor student affairs and dean of students. Adams has more than 25 years of experience in higher education and student affairs in roles ranging from operations to academic advisement

People news: AIS hires new business director
ROME, N.Y. — Assured Information Security (AIS) announced it has named Travis Akers as business director, Navy (C5ISR). In this position, Akers leads the shaping,

People news: Rome Health adds new family nurse practitioner
ROME, N.Y. — Rome Health has added a new family nurse practitioner to its roster. Julie Barker-Nagel, a family nurse practitioner since 2016, has joined

People news: ICAN names new chief operations officer
UTICA, N.Y. — Integrated Community Alternatives Network (ICAN) announced it has appointed Linda Lopez as chief operations officer. In this role, Lopez will play a

“They are family. They would never do that!” Our guard comes down as it is hard to imagine a family member capable of business fraud.

New state cyber rules may apply to some credit unions
Last November, the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) made updates to its cybersecurity regulations that may require credit unions to comply depending on what type of subsidiary lines of business the credit union operates, according to one cybersecurity expert. “Credit unions are typically not included because they are federally chartered,” FoxPointe Solutions

Oswego County small business certified as SDVOB
PENNELLVILLE — New York State Office of General Services (OGS) Commissioner Jeanette Moy recently announced that 20 businesses across the state were certified as service-disabled veteran-owned businesses (SDVOB), including one small firm in Oswego County. The New York OGS Division of Service-Disabled Veterans’ Business Development (DSDVBD) issued the certification to Hamilton Tech Company, which is

KATHRYN A. SHORT has joined Dannible & McKee, LLP as a staff accountant with the accounting and advisory services department, bringing with her more than

JARED JUSTICE has been promoted to credit department team leader at Solvay Bank. Justice came to Solvay Bank in 2020 as a senior credit analyst
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