December

New York milk production rises almost 2 percent

New York dairy farms produced 1.26 billion pounds of milk in October, up 1.8 percent from 1.24 billion pounds in the year-ago period, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) recentl Read More
Community Bank System appoints MacPherson as new independent director

DeWITT — Community Bank System, Inc. (NYSE: CBU) recently announced that its board of directors has appointed Kerrie D. MacPherson as a new independent director. MacPherson previously served as a sen Read More
ConMed to pay Q4 dividend of 20 cents a share in early January

UTICA — ConMed Corp. (NASDAQ: CNMD), a Utica–based surgical-device maker, recently announced that its board of directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of 20 cents a share for the fourth quart Read More
December 2, 2019 Digital Edition

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Health Care & Education

OCC’s With Love, to partner with Syracuse Urban Partnership, Salt City Market for education, training SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga Community College’s (OCC) teaching restaurant, With Love, is partnering with the Syracuse Urban Partnership and its Salt City Market to provide education and training opportunities. Read More
Le Moyne College, partners want ERIE 21 initiative to support “innovation economy” SYRACUSE — Le Moyne College has launched the ERIE 21 initiative, which stands for “Educating for Our Rising Innovation Economy in the 21st century.” Read More
People news: Cooper joins Masonic Medical Research Institute as controller UTICA, N.Y. — The Masonic Medical Research Institute (MMRI) announced that Lisa Cooper recently joined as controller. Read More

Construction, Design & Real Estate

OCC’s With Love, to partner with Syracuse Urban Partnership, Salt City Market for education, training SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga Community College’s (OCC) teaching restaurant, With Love, is partnering with the Syracuse Urban Partnership and its Salt City Market to provide education and training opportunities. Read More
S&M Rentals buys Schroeppel property for $165,000 SCHROEPPEL — S&M Rentals recently purchased the mixed-use property located at 23 Route 6 in the town of Schroeppel for $165,000 from Terrestrial Environmental Specialists Inc. Gary Cottet of Cush Read More
After acquisition, Oneida Nation rebrands Verona hotel as Sandstone Hollow Inn VERONA — The Oneida Indian Nation believes the Sandstone Hollow Inn in Verona will help it meet the “growing demand” for rooms at the Turning Stone Resort Casino. Read More

Manufacturing & Engineering

ANCA awards $104,000 in local farm grants to 8 North Country farms SARANAC LAKE — Eight North Country farms are set to receive grant funding to help support the viability and growth of their businesses. Read More
IPD Engineering expands to Mohawk Valley with opening of new Utica office UTICA — Syracuse–based IPD Engineering started 2020 with the opening of its third office, representing an expansion into the Mohawk Valley. The downtown Utica office opened in January, the firm tells Read More
SRC promotes Lauko to chief operating officer CICERO, N.Y. — SRC, Inc. announced it has promoted Joseph Lauko to chief operating officer (COO) and executive VP of operations. Read More