Cuomo launches Business Mentor NY
Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday announced the formal launch of Business Mentor NY, the state’s first “large scale, hands-on” mentoring program geared to help entrepreneurs and small businesses across Ne Read More
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Chemung Financial profit slips 30 percent in Q4
ELMIRA — Chemung Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: CHMG), the parent company of Chemung Canal Trust Company, reported net income of nearly $1.5 million, or 32 cents per share, in the fourth quarter. That’s do Read More
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GPO Federal Credit Union names Mayhew to president, CEO posts
NEW HARTFORD — The board of directors of GPO Federal Credit Union (GPOFCU) in New Hartford on Tuesday announced it has selected Nicholas Mayhew to serve as president and CEO. Mayhew assumes his new r Read More
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USDA awards Volney $1.7 million loan and grant for drinking-water system
VOLNEY — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is awarding the town of Volney a loan and grant totaling $1.7 million to help bring clean drinking water to more local residents. U.S. Senators Char Read More
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The Beeches: Adapting in the second hundred years
Necessity is the handmaiden of invention. — author unknown ROME — On Dec. 12, 1901, Guglielmo Marconi received the first radio signal transmitted across the Atlantic Ocean. At the same time, Frank De Read More
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CNY unemployment rates decline, job growth mixed
Jobless rates continue to decline across Central New York, but the region’s job-growth picture remains mixed. Unemployment rates in the Syracuse, Binghamton, Utica–Rome, and Ithaca metro areas fell b Read More
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Credit Union Classic is a truly global event
DeWITT — The 2014 Credit Union Classic, a Symetra (formerly Futures) Tour “Road to the LPGA” event, will attract 144 U.S. and international women golfers to Drumlins Country Club in DeWitt this summer Read More
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Oneida Savings Bank: Diversification turns sleepy bank into community powerhouse
ONEIDA — One year after the Civil War ended, residents of Oneida established the Oneida Savings Bank (OSB). Chartered in New York state, the corporation was structured as a mutual savings bank, whereb Read More
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Solvay Bank plans new branch, technology for 2014
SOLVAY — Solvay Bank has big plans for 2014 that include a new “smart branch” in DeWitt and several new technology components that will improve the customer experience, bank officials say. The bank w Read More
Health Care & Education
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Upstate Medical University formally opens new simulation center SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate Medical University on Thursday formally opened a new $11 million teaching center that will simulate real-time responses to medical emergencies. Read More -
With Dome renovations, Syracuse to hold 2020 commencement on the Quad SYRACUSE, N.Y. — With Dome renovations underway, Syracuse University has decided to hold its 2020 commencement ceremony on the Shaw Quadrangle, which is also known as the Quad. Read More -
MVCC renames building in honor of donor whose gift benefits scholarships UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) has renamed the information-technology building at its Utica campus in honor of a donor. Read More
Construction, Design & Real Estate
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Upstate Medical University formally opens new simulation center SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate Medical University on Thursday formally opened a new $11 million teaching center that will simulate real-time responses to medical emergencies. Read More
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With Dome renovations, Syracuse to hold 2020 commencement on the Quad SYRACUSE, N.Y. — With Dome renovations underway, Syracuse University has decided to hold its 2020 commencement ceremony on the Shaw Quadrangle, which is also known as the Quad. Read More
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Briggs & Stratton formally opens new manufacturing facility in Sherrill SHERRILL, N.Y. — Briggs & Stratton Corporation (NYSE: BGG) on Wednesday formally opened its $10 million, 552,000-square-foot commercial-products manufacturing facility in Sherrill. Read More
Manufacturing & Engineering
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More than 300 participate in New York UAS Symposium at Turning Stone VERONA, N.Y. — More than 300 participants attended the second annual New York UAS Symposium that NUAIR hosted at the Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona earlier this week, Sept. 16-18. Read More -
Briggs & Stratton formally opens new manufacturing facility in Sherrill SHERRILL, N.Y. — Briggs & Stratton Corporation (NYSE: BGG) on Wednesday formally opened its $10 million, 552,000-square-foot commercial-products manufacturing facility in Sherrill. Read More
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Syracuse airport says it had busiest month in nearly three decades in August SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Regional Airport Authority (SRAA) on Thursday said that 250,207 passengers traveled through Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR) in August, making it the busiest month the airport has had in nearly three decades. Read More