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HII to become tenant at renovated City Center in downtown Syracuse, create 80 new jobs
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — HII, an all-domain defense and technologies company, plans to expand its operations in downtown Syracuse. HII has committed to creating more than

CenterState CEO board elects new chair
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The board of directors of CenterState CEO has elected David Schneckenburger as its new chair. Schneckenburger is president and CEO of Thompson

Fulton accepting small-business applications for grants from city’s DRI funding
FULTON, N.Y. — Small businesses in the city of Fulton can apply for funding for projects to “enhance and strengthen” the city’s downtown area. The

State Fair director Waffner reassigned; state announces new interim State Fair director
GEDDES, N.Y. — The man who has been serving as director of the New York State Fair has been reassigned to new duties with a

Syracuse University Arts & Sciences Dean Ruhlandt is stepping down
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Karin Ruhlandt, dean of Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) and a professor of chemistry, plans to step down

Tully Rinckey’s Syracuse, Binghamton offices have new managing partners
The Syracuse and Binghamton offices of law firm Tully Rinckey PLLC have new managing partners. The firm has promoted Sabastian Piedmont to managing partner of

Binghamton University using $3.5M NSF grant for cybersecurity scholarships
VESTAL, N.Y. — A federal grant of $3.5 million over the next five years will help Binghamton University offer cybersecurity scholarships to two dozen students.

Grow-NY business contest accepts applicants through July 1
Those interested in getting involved in the Grow-NY food and agriculture competition have until the early part of summer to apply. Grow-NY has begun accepting

State to conduct study on payroll-servicing industry after MyPayrollHR scandal
The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) will conduct a study on the payroll servicing industry following the MyPayrollHR scandal, which caused “major

N.Y.–based cybersecurity-resilience program gets federal funding
The federal budget includes at least $38 millio for the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC), a federally funded cybersecurity-resilience program. The Center for