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New York home sales plunge more than 22 percent in June
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York realtors sold 10,186 previously-owned homes in June, a decline of 22.2 percent from the 13,095 existing homes sold a year

Le Moyne now offering master’s program previously available at Cazenovia College
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Le Moyne College says it is now offering a two-year, master’s degree program in clinical mental-health counseling. It was originally offered at

Guthrie Cortland Medical Center, TC3 expanding program to combat nursing shortage
CORTLAND, N.Y. — Guthrie Cortland Medical Center (GCMC) and Tompkins Cortland Community College (TC3) in Dryden are expanding a program to educate more nurses. In

ICS is changing its name to TechMD
ENDICOTT, N.Y. — ICS — a technology management, and cybersecurity company headquartered in Endicott — announced it will consolidate its regional managed-technology brands into one

Officials hold groundbreaking for Interstate 81 viaduct-replacement project
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Federal, state, and local officials on Friday held a groundbreaking ceremony for the Interstate 81 (I-81) viaduct-replacement project that remains the subject

WCNY to use nearly $500K state grant for film industry workforce development
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The WCNY Entertainment Academy is coming this fall with the goal of workforce development for the film industry. WCNY in Syracuse will

OCC to use $50K Amazon donation to support its student-success coaches
ONONDAGA — Onondaga Community College (OCC) will use an Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) donation of $50,000 to support student-success coaches at the college. The Seattle, Washington–based

Stevens named construction president at VIP Structures
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — After serving in the role on an interim basis since November 2021, Christine Stevens was recently formally promoted to president of construction

Syracuse University Art Museum’s new leader is coming home
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The next executive director and chief curator of the Syracuse University Art Museum is returning to her home area. Maika Pollack —

Daughter for Hire seeks to start franchising
CLINTON, N.Y. — Since it launched more than a decade ago, the companion-care business Daughter for Hire has moved into a local office in Clinton,