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SUNY Oswego president leads delegation’s July trip to Africa, part of SUNY Africa Initiative
OSWEGO, N.Y. — The State University of New York sent a delegation to Africa in mid-July as part of the SUNY Africa Initiative — a

Syracuse women’s basketball coach to keynote Economic Champions event
SYRACUSE — Those attending the annual CenterState CEO Economic Champions event in late October will hear remarks from keynote speaker Felisha Legette-Jack, head coach of

Airports in Syracuse, Oswego County, Ithaca to use funding for projects, equipment
SYRACUSE — More than 20 airports around New York state will utilize federal funding for improvement projects and equipment, and they include facilities serving Syracuse,

New York manufacturing index turns negative in September
New York manufacturers are again reporting drops in both new orders and shipments, which helped unexpectedly push the monthly gauge of the sector back into

Bassett to expand services using more than $7.6 million in state funding
COOPERSTOWN — The Bassett Healthcare Network, based in Cooperstown, will use grant funding of more than $7.6 million for the project that is expected to

Two local nonprofits benefit from Taste of Syracuse fundraising
SYRACUSE — Two local nonprofit organizations benefitted from the fundraising effort at this past June’s Taste of Syracuse event that generated more than $24,000. Galaxy

Centralus Health CEO Stallone to start Excellus job in December
ROCHESTER — Dr. Martin Stallone, the current CEO of Centralus Health, is moving to a new job on Dec. 1. Rochester–based Excellus BlueCross BlueShield on

Bryant & Stratton students train at new high-tech nursing lab at Liverpool campus
CLAY — Bryant & Stratton College has a new nursing lab at its Liverpool location at 7805 Oswego Road (Route 57) in the town of

Upstate Medical University contributes more than $3 billion to state economy
SYRACUSE — Upstate Medical University contributes $3.2 billion to the state economy and supports, directly and indirectly, more than 24,000 jobs, a new report found.

MMRI uses $500K DOD grant to research catastrophic injuries
UTICA — The Masonic Medical Research Institute (MMRI) in Utica will use a $500,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) for an ongoing