Member Essentials-CEO Insights December 2025

Posted on December 1, 2025
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Below is a snapshot of the latest news and top headlines from our members. We want to hear from you! You can request your organization's news and events be shared on the CenterState CEO website.   

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Meg O’Connell will retire as the executive director of the Allyn Family Foundation. 

Central New York Community Foundation receives $12 million gift from Renzi estate. 

Community Bank expands its footprint in Pennsylvania’s Greater Lehigh Valley. 

Drakos Urgent Care starts seeing patients at its new facility in Camillus. 

Eastern Security Services opens its new headquarters in Franklin Square in Syracuse. 

Gwen Webber-McLeod of Gwen, Inc. hosts Leadership Diva book tour. 

Le Moyne College is getting ready to launch a new degree program in applied physics. 

Oneida Indian Nation celebrates the grand opening of Point Place Casino hotel expansion. 

Rosamond Gifford Zoo Holiday Nights return for 2025. 

St. Joseph’s Health expands orthopedic and spine care with the launch of a new practice. 

Syracuse University’s Whitman School will offer new real estate master’s degree program in 2026. 

Turning Stone Resort Casino’s 2025 Gingerbread Village will take guests “around the world.” 

Upstate Medical University formally opens the Upstate Neurological Institute.  

 

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DisrUpstate Launches DisruptHER Commons to Support Women Leaders Across Central New York

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Turning Stone Enterprises Warms Up Seasonal Hiring with 75 Full- and Part-Time Job Opportunities in Golf, Groundskeeping and at The Cove at Sylvan Beach
February 25, 2026

Turning Stone Enterprises Warms Up Seasonal Hiring with 75 Full- and Part-Time Job Opportunities in Golf, Groundskeeping and at The Cove at Sylvan Beach

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Solvay Bank Announces Grand Opening Celebration for New East Syracuse Smart*Office

Join us for local treats and family entertainment as we celebrate our newest neighborhood partnership.

Sips for the senses
February 25, 2026

Join CABVI at sips for the senses

Learn more here.

Lunch with friends
February 24, 2026

Fulton Dining and Activity Center

This is a perfect opportunity to connect, stay active, and enjoy the spirit of community for the first week of March.

Poster: Maker Madness, hosted by Zonta Club of Oswego and Penfield Library on March 8, 1 - 4 pm at SUNY Oswego Penfield Library. Great for will ages!
February 20, 2026

Maker Madness

FREE EVENT for all ages in celebration of International Women's Day

Lunch with friends
February 18, 2026

Fulton Dining & Activity Center

You’re invited to join us for lunch at the Fulton Center next week!

The Overlook Development team at their first all unified leaders meeting.
February 12, 2026

Overlook Ridge Development Launches Unified Multi-Business Organization

Founded in 1998, Overlook Ridge Development is built on the belief that effective leadership development must be grounded in real-world practice.

4 individuals perform in an art gallery space. They each hold on to a multicolored fabric rope and are tugging it and smiling.
February 12, 2026

Performing Art: She is on Her Way at Tyler Art Gallery, SUNY Oswego

Performers will respond to the artwork through the kaleidoscope of their lived experiences, creating stories, songs, and dances to share with an audience.