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SUNY Broome, Jefferson Community College have new leaders
The next president of SUNY Broome Community College will begin his new duties in a matter of days, while the new president of Jefferson Community College is already on the job. The appointment of Tony Hawkins as the eighth president of SUNY Broome is effective July 1. He is succeeding the retiring president Kevin Drumm, […]
People news: Herkimer College appoints dean of academic affairs
HERKIMER, N.Y. — Herkimer County Community College announced it has promoted Karen Ayouch to dean of academic affairs for assessment, institutional effectiveness, and research. She
CNY SHRM names board executive committee officers
SYRACUSE — The Central New York Society for Human Resource Management (CNY SHRM) recently named the following individuals to the executive-committee leadership of its board of directors. President: Iolanda Cooper, employee advocate, Wegmans Food Markets. Cooper has more than 22 years of human-resources experience with specialization in talent management including workforce planning, recruiting, performance management,
Survey: New York state manufacturing activity rises modestly in June
New orders and shipments were again factors as the general business-conditions index of the monthly Empire State Manufacturing Survey bounced back into positive territory in June by climbing 38 points to 6.6. The general business-conditions index is the monthly gauge of New York’s manufacturing sector. It’s been going up and down like a yo-yo the
2023 Binghamton Black Excellence Awards honored 19 individuals in 17 categories
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The Binghamton Black Excellence Awards Committee hosted its second annual Black Excellence Awards on June 16 at the DoubleTree by Hilton in downtown Binghamton. The awards celebrate creativity, innovation, outstanding leadership, and a commitment to empowerment in the Black community, the committee says. This year’s awards honored 19 individuals across 17 different
Elmcrest Children’s Center director to retire, successor named
Riposa brings a leadership background in nonprofit, for-profit, and government entities, including as a health-services administrator in correctional health care and, most recently, as COO
Agri-Mark completes nearly $30 million expansion of dairy facility in North Country
CHATEAUGAY, N.Y. — Agri-Mark has completed the nearly $30 million expansion and modernization project at its cheese-manufacturing facility in Chateaugay in Franklin County. The expansion,
AmeriCU names Todd to new North Country position
FORT DRUM, N.Y. — AmeriCU Credit Union announced it has appointed Michael Todd as the new small-business relationship manager of the credit union’s North Country
Operation Oswego County, COIDA helped in the creation, retention of nearly 1,500 jobs in 2022
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Operation Oswego County (OOC) and the County of Oswego IDA (COIDA) in 2022 helped with projects that resulted in the creation or
Greater Binghamton Chamber to hold women’s expo on Thursday
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The Greater Binghamton Chamber of Commerce, along with title sponsor Tompkins Community Bank, will present the 2023 Women’s Conference and Expo on
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