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Crews finish transforming school into $22 million Endicott Square housing development
ENDICOTT, N.Y. — Workers have completed a $22 million renovation of the “underutilized” Henry B. Endicott School building into 61 affordable apartments in the village

NYPA CEO, Quiniones, leaving for top job at Illinois utility with CNY connection
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Gil Quiniones, president and CEO of the New York Power Authority (NYPA), has resigned from the position after 10 years to

The company that’s building its $1 billion Mohawk Valley Fab near Utica is now operating under a new name. Durham, North Carolina–based Cree Inc. has

With upcoming retirement, Preferred Mutual appoints new leadership
The firm on Oct. 4 announced the promotion of R. Benedikt Sander to the role of president and CEO, effective Jan. 1. PMIC has also

New Kinney Drugs president says pharmacy chain must be different
GOUVERNEUR, N.Y. — New Kinney Drugs President John Marraffa says his vision for the company is to “create a customer experience unmatched by others.” “By

Syracuse-Rome drone corridor to host 5G test network
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A 5G test network for unmanned aircraft is coming to the 50-mile unmanned-aircraft systems (UAS) corridor between Syracuse and Rome. NUAIR hopes

SUNY Oswego honors Stanley with naming of arena & convocation hall
OSWEGO — SUNY Oswego’s arena and convocation hall are now named after school president Deborah Stanley, who plans to retire on Dec. 31. Donors, led

HealthWay hopes private-equity firm can help it reach the next level
PULASKI — HealthWay president Vinny Lobdell, Jr. believes that the time was right to find a partner that could help his company “reach the next

Dannible to hold manufacturing conference virtually on Oct. 21
SYRACUSE — Syracuse–based accounting firm Dannible & McKee, LLP is set to host its annual manufacturing conference as a virtual event on Oct. 21 from

Oneida County budget doesn’t raise property taxes for ninth year
UTICA, N.Y. — The Oneida County Board of Legislators is considering a 2022 budget and capital plan that has no increase in the property-tax levy