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Downtown Syracuse Foundation seeking grant applicants for Syracuse Cultural Festivals Fund
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Cultural Festivals Fund has $140,000 available for nonprofits that would like to apply for funding. The City of Syracuse established

Construction resumes targeting repairs along Oswego Harbor breakwater
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Construction has resumed on a project to repair the Oswego Harbor west arrowhead breakwater. The Buffalo district of the U.S. Army Corps

Seneca Foods Foundation donates $10 million to the Cornell Food Venture Center
GENEVA, N.Y. — The Seneca Foods Foundation is donating $10 million to the Cornell Food Venture Center (CFVC) at AgriTech in Geneva. CFVC at AgriTech

Five finalists selected in this year’s Genius NY program at the Syracuse Tech Garden
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Empire State Development (ESD) has announced the five teams selected to take part in the 8th round of the Genius NY business

Fourth contract for I-81 project awarded by state
It includes work on community grid, new I-690 off ramp SYRACUSE — Work on the community grid in downtown Syracuse and a new off ramp
CNY jobless rates rise in June versus a year ago
Unemployment rates in the Syracuse, Utica–Rome, Watertown–Fort Drum, Binghamton, Ithaca, and Elmira regions were higher in June than the year-earlier month. The figures are part

Colgate plans new Carey Center sports facility
It will host basketball and volleyball HAMILTON — Colgate University is planning a new 65,000-square-foot basketball and volleyball arena that will anchor a new athletics

Utica allocates federal funding to local nonprofits and various city projects
UTICA, N.Y. — Various nonprofit agencies and selected projects in the city of Utica will use funding from the federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)

The Summit CEO discusses strategic growth at annual meeting
ROCHESTER —The president and CEO of The Summit Federal Credit Union called 2023 a “year of positive strategic growth.” That’s according to a recap of

CFCU Community Credit Union names new board chair
ITHACA — CFCU Community Credit Union has announced the appointment of Katie Foley as its new board chair, succeeding Amy Wood Gonzalez in the role.