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United Way of CNY board elects eight directors, approves officer slate

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — United Way of Central New York’s board of directors has voted unanimously to add eight new directors and approve the slate of officers, the nonprofit announced on May 4. The eight new directors are Brian Butler, Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC; Marcelle Haddix, Syracuse University; Karina Hernandez, Eaton Crouse-Hinds; Courtney Merriman, Barclay

Syracuse University Press names director

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Catherine Cocks was recently appointed director of Syracuse University Press, which is part of Syracuse University Libraries. Cocks was previously interim director of Michigan State University’s Press, where she also served as assistant director and editor-in-chief. She has more than 20 years of experience in academic publishing, having worked as senior acquisitions

N.Y. manufacturing index plunges back into negative territory

The benchmark index measuring manufacturing activity in New York state returned to negative territory in May. The Empire State Manufacturing Survey’s general business-conditions index plummeted 43 points in the fifth month of the year to -31.8 as business activity “declined significantly,” according to a May 15 report from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

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