October

Hochul nominates Knight as new director of Empire State Development

ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Kathy Hochul announced she is nominating Hope Knight as the next president and CEO of Empire State Development (ESD) and as commissioner of the state’s Department of Economic Development. Read More

Walsh appoints Lewis to new role focused on diversity, inclusion, financial empowerment

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh has appointed Maria Maldonado Lewis to a newly created job focused on diversity, inclusion, and financial empowerment. Read More

Onondaga County providing stimulus matching grants for Green Hills Farms, nearby businesses

ONONDAGA, N.Y. — Green Hills Farms will use grant funding of $485,000 to help pay for improvements to the grocery store in the Valley section of the town of Onondaga. Read More

CenterState CEO accepting applications for Southeast Gateway Initiative mini-grant program

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — CenterState CEO’s Southeast Gateway Initiative is accepting applications for its mini-grant program. Read More

UHS appoints Platz as general counsel

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — United Health Services, Inc. (UHS), a nonprofit hospital and health-care system serving the greater Binghamton area, announced it has hired Deborah Platz as VP and general counsel. Read More

North Dakota firm wins grand prize in this year’s Genius NY competition

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Airtonomy, of Grand Forks, North Dakota, is the $1 million grand-prize winner of round five of the Genius NY accelerator competition. Read More

Syracuse Community Health Center, AMR partner on program to ease ER crunch

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Community Health Center (SCHC) and ambulance-service provider American Medical Response (AMR) in Onondaga County have announced a partnership they contend will help curb demand at area emergency rooms (ERs). Read More

City of Utica announces residential rehabilitation program

UTICA, N.Y. — Utica Mayor Robert Palmieri — in partnership with the HomeOwnershipCenter — has announced the implementation of a residential-rehabilitation program, which is part of the Utica Prosperity Initiative. Read More