MIKE DOOLEY has joined Solvay Bank as its assistant VP and branch manager of its Baldwinsville office. The office is the bank’s 10th branch and is slated to open in early 2018. JOHN PETRUS has joined Read More
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Community Bank N.A. has promoted AARON FRIOT to VP, chief technology officer. He will also serve as chairman of the bank’s strategic technology committee and sit on its senior management committee. Fr Read More
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MICHAEL J. MAJOR has joined Lakeside Engineering as a partner of the firm. He is a graduate of SUNYIT from its civil engineering technology program. Major will assist with running the day-to-day opera Read More
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Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS)
JOHN A. MARTIN has been named human resources business partner at the Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS). Before joining MVHS, he served as VP of human resources at Upstate Cerebral Palsy in Utica sin Read More
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People news: M&T Bank elects Scannell to board
BUFFALO, N.Y. — M&T Bank Corp. (NYSE: MTB) announced it has elected John R. Scannell, of East Aurora, to its board of directors, effective Nov. 20. Read More
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State suspends construction-related lane closures during the Thanksgiving weekend
Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday announced that temporary lane closures associated with road and bridge construction projects on New York state highways will not be permitted during the Thanksgiving weekend travel period. Read More
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SUNY Poly to offer online master’s degree program in network and computer security
UTICA, N.Y. — SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) plans to offer an online master’s degree program in network and computer security (NCS) in the fall of 2018. Read More
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Green Planet Grocery to close Cicero store
CICERO, N.Y. — Green Planet Grocery announced it is closing its Cicero store after three years in business. Read More
Health Care & Education
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MVHS announces jobs cuts, other moves in plan to deal with pandemic financial losses UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) is eliminating a “number” of positions as of Thursday, extending furloughs for two months, service consolidation, and the closure of Faxton Urgent Care as it deals with financial losses from the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More -
Onondaga County is offering $500K grant program for small businesses, nonprofits SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County is offering a $500,000 grant program for small businesses and nonprofit organizations to help with out-of-pocket expenses related to COVID-19 health and safety requirements. Read More -
Federal grant funding to help three regional colleges retain students, boost graduation rates Utica College, Binghamton University, and Cazenovia College will use a total of $800,000 in federal grant funding to increase student retention and graduation rates. Read More
Construction, Design & Real Estate
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Crews finish first part of resiliency project at Fair Haven Beach State Park STERLING, N.Y. — Crews have completed the first phase of a new “resiliency” project at Fair Haven Beach State Park in Cayuga County on Lake Ontario. Read More -
Crews finish work on a local portion of the Empire State Trail DeWITT, N.Y. — Crews have completed construction on a new pedestrian bridge over Interstate 481 (I-481) along the Empire State Trail and “key sections” of the trail in the city of Syracuse and the town of DeWitt. Read More -
Byrne Dairy to expand DeWitt Ultra Dairy facility in $28M project, create 64 jobs DeWITT, N.Y. — Byrne Dairy on Thursday announced a $28 million expansion of its Ultra Dairy facility at 6750 W. Benedict Road in the town of DeWitt. Read More
Manufacturing & Engineering
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ICM Controls names new president and CEO CICERO, N.Y. — The board of directors of ICM Controls Corp. has named Joseph Bonacci the company’s new president & CEO. Read More -
Good Shepherd Communities purchases LytBots, installs air-purification systems in battle against COVID-19 All three of Good Shepherd Communities’ campuses have purchased LytBots and installed new photohydroionization air purification systems, both of which are described as “new, highly innovative lines of defense and attack against pathogens” and the fight against COVID-19. Read More -
Byrne Dairy to expand DeWitt Ultra Dairy facility in $28M project, create 64 jobs DeWITT, N.Y. — Byrne Dairy on Thursday announced a $28 million expansion of its Ultra Dairy facility at 6750 W. Benedict Road in the town of DeWitt. Read More