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Micron announces names for new twin elephants at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo; free day Dec. 18
Onondaga County earlier in the week had announced the community could help name the twins through an online-voting process. “If you think about what elephants

AG James urges Congress to prohibit crypto investments in 401(k) plans
New York Attorney General Letitia James on Nov. 22 urged congressional leaders to adopt legislation that would prohibit investing retirement funds in digital assets, such

DiNapoli audit details problems with state UI system
ALBANY, N.Y. — The New York State Department of Labor’s (DOL) “failure to replace its long-troubled” unemployment-insurance (UI) system and ad-hoc workarounds to compensate for

Launch NY rolls out resource navigator for startup firms
“Thanks to the support we received from NYSEG and RG&E, our team has been able to build this new web-based Resource Navigator that provides the

Helio Health readies for leadership transition in 2023
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Helio Health — the Syracuse–based agency that helps those dealing with substance-use and mental-health disorders — is preparing for a leadership transition

Loretto says employee coaching, training programs make a difference
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Loretto has an employee-coaching program that started a few years ago and has, so far, helped more than a 1,000 of the

Regional organizations awarded state tourism-grant funding
CNY Arts, Inc., ICAN, the Town of Massena, and Opera Ithaca are among the organizations receiving state funding through the Market New York program and

North Country businesses in transition receive boost from National Grid grant
SARANAC LAKE, N.Y. — The Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) will use a $100,000 grant from National Grid (NYSE: NGG) to support the regional nonprofit’s

Ithaca College to use donation to add artificial turf, lights at Butterfield Stadium
ITHACA, N.Y. — Ithaca College will use a $3 million donation to pay for the installation of artificial turf and lighting at its Butterfield Stadium.

Barclay reelected as Assembly Minority Leader
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York State Assemblyman Will Barclay (R–Pulaski) will continue serving as the leader of the minority conference in the Assembly, where his