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SUNY Oswego prof. wins NSF grant to study Arctic cold-air outbreaks
OSWEGO, N.Y. — A SUNY Oswego professor will use a grant of more than $234,000 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support research into

Le Moyne’s business school moves ahead with new name
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Madden School of Business at Le Moyne College is going forward as the Madden College of Business & Economics. The college

Tessy Plastics moves forward under a new president
SKANEATELES, N.Y. — A man who has worked for Tessy Plastics since 1997 is now serving as the manufacturing firm’s new president. Stafford Frearson most

Rickman now leading SBA Syracuse-Upstate district office
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) recently announced it has named Daniel Rickman the new district director of its Syracuse-Upstate New York

IAED hopes to soon hit funding goal of 5-year investment initiative
ITHACA, N.Y. — Ithaca Area Economic Development (IAED) has reached 65 percent of its $2.1 million goal in its five-year investment initiative and hopes to

Naturally Lewis, Inc. unites county economic-development groups
LOWVILLE, N.Y. — The organizations leading economic-development efforts in Lewis County have formed a new nonprofit called Naturally Lewis, Inc. The groups have been using

St. Camillus starts upgrades with $6M in state grants
GEDDES, N.Y. — Work is underway on a series of facility upgrades at St. Camillus that target its roof, interior flooring, elevators, and parking-lot lighting.

City Center has new tenants, new look after major renovation
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Anyone traveling in downtown Syracuse over the past several months likely saw the exterior renovation work on the building now known as

CNY Ronald McDonald House seeks to boost capacity with $1M project
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — It’s expected that construction work on a $1 million renovation project at the Central New York Ronald McDonald House will begin this

Luminary Electrical owner named NY minority entrepreneur of year
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Owner Shawni Davis says the summer is always the busiest season for Luminary Electrical. She noted that the electrical contractor is doing