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People news: SRC hires Razza as director of IT
CICERO, N.Y. — SRC, Inc. recently hired James Razza as director of information technology. In this role, he will lead the enterprise infrastructure and support

Butler/Till closes Syracuse office of Digital Hyve
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Rochester–based Butler/Till says it closed the Syracuse office of its subsidiary the Digital Hyve on Oct. 10. Two years after Butler/Till acquired

People news: Hartwick College names new dean of students
ONEONTA, N.Y. — Hartwick College has recently appointed Cary Dresher as the college’s new dean of students. Dresher, who has been serving as acting dean

Lewis County economic-development groups form the nonprofit Naturally Lewis, Inc.
LOWVILLE, N.Y. — Economic-development organizations in Lewis County have been using the phrase “Naturally Lewis” to brand their business-development efforts in the county. Now, the

Mohawk Valley Gives event raises more than $2.4M for nonprofits
UTICA, N.Y. — The Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties’ second annual Mohawk Valley Gives 24-hour online giving event held Sept. 20 raised more than $2.4 million to benefit local nonprofits serving the region. The total raised tripled the amount received during the first year of the event with more than 6,600 unique donors

Shared services net savings for Broome County
Municipalities have worked for decades to share services and cut costs, Broome County Executive Jason Garnar tells CNYBJ in an interview. In both small and large ways, shared services have been happening for a while. “There are tons of things that local governments are doing already to save money,” he says. In Broome County that

Dermody, Burke & Brown hires accounting & auditing associate
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Dermody, Burke & Brown, CPAs, LLC recently hired Lauren Stapleton as an accounting and auditing associate in the firm’s Syracuse office. Prior to being hired on a full-time basis, she interned in Dermody, Burke & Brown’s accounting and auditing and tax departments. She is working to complete the certification process to earn

Bonadio Group brings Texas CPA firm into the fold Nov. 1
An accounting firm in Dallas, Texas on Nov. 1 will combine its operations with the larger Bonadio Group. Rochester–based Bonadio sees the combination with Howard, LLP as one that “strengthens its commitment to the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex,” per the Oct. 4 announcement. It didn’t divulge any financial terms of its agreement with Howard. The Bonadio Group

Grossman St. Amour CPAs names new partner
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Grossman St. Amour CPAs, PLLC recently announced it has promoted Jaimie P. Galante, CPA to partner at the downtown Syracuse–based accounting firm. Galante’s career at Grossman St. Amour began in 2011 when she joined as an audit intern. She holds an MBA degree and a bachelor’s degree in accounting, both from Le

Wenban joins Coughlin & Gerhart as special counsel
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Coughlin & Gerhart, LLP, a Binghamton–based firm, announced that it recently added Carrie A. Wenban as special counsel to its legal team. She was previously a partner at Levene, Gouldin & Thompson, LLP, another law firm based in Binghamton. Wenban brings a wealth of experience and knowledge in the legal areas of
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