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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Oneida County reports one COVID-19 death, possible exposure at area store UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County officials on Friday reported one COVID-19 death and 12 new cases in the last day. Read More -
Utica College to offer “English for Healthcare” course UTICA, N.Y. — Utica College will offer a specialized “English for Healthcare” course to help those who work in the health-care field or plan to in the future. Read More -
Upstate University Hospital using ROSA brain robot for minimally invasive brain surgery SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate University Hospital announced it has started using new robot technology to perform minimally invasive brain surgery. Read More
Construction, Design & Real Estate
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2nd phase of State Fair’s orange lot project wraps up GEDDES — Crews have completed construction on the second phase of the New York State Fair orange lot project. Read More -
RAV buys, plans to improve Salina Industrial Powerpark SALINA — In August, RACER Trust announced the sale of a multi-tenant industrial park, which was formerly a General Motors (GM) manufacturing plant, to Jamesville–based RAV Properties. Read More -
NYSTEC to open new procurement technical assistance center Service-disabled, veteran-owned businesses in the Mohawk Valley and Capital Region could benefit from a new procurement technical assistance center (PTAC) that is set to open in Troy on Oct. 1 with a subcenter in Rome. Read More
Manufacturing & Engineering
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Welch Allyn owner plans to reduce its workforce; Skaneateles impact not yet known SKANEATELES, N.Y. — Hill-Rom Holdings Inc., the owner of medical-device maker Welch Allyn in Skaneateles Falls, has announced a workforce-reduction plan. Read More -
SUNY Oswego to use state grant to support CSTEP program for “underrepresented” students in STEM majors OSWEGO, N.Y. — SUNY Oswego will use state grant funding to support the Collegiate Science and Technology Entry Program (CSTEP), which helps “underrepresented and/or economically disadvantaged” students entering STEM or professional-licensure fields. Read More -
USDA awards loan to Scriba for sewage project, Potsdam for water project The Town of Scriba in Oswego County and the Village of Potsdam in St. Lawrence County will use federal loans for projects focused on sewage and water. Read More