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Carrier Dome launches walkthrough metal detectors, clear-bag policy
SYRACUSE — Fans attending football, basketball, and other games at the Carrier Dome this upcoming season will enter the venue through walkthrough metal detectors and
State awards Griffiss Institute $2M for IDEA NY business competition targeting Mohawk Valley
ROME, N.Y. — The Griffiss Institute will use a $2 million state grant to support IDEA NY, a business-accelerator competition. It’s a 12-month program that

St. Joseph’s Health formally opens cardiovascular center
He cited statistics from the Atlanta, Georgia–based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicating that heart disease is responsible for “roughly” one-in-four deaths in the
Lyft names new market manager for “Greater New York State” operations
Lyft Inc. has named Matt Rodrigues as the market manager of its “Greater New York State” operations, which includes the Syracuse market. Besides Syracuse, Rodrigues’

Town of New Hartford to move to former Gander Mountain building after buying the property
NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — The offices of the Town of New Hartford will be moving to the former Gander Mountain location in the Orchard Mall.

Syracuse’s Hendricks Chapel to use $1M donation for “student-opportunity fund”
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University’s Hendricks Chapel will use a $1 million donation to help students having a “financial hardship” and to “ensure access to

BAE Systems to provide nearly 500 more electric-hybrid systems for Quebec transit buses
ENDICOTT, N.Y. — BAE Systems on Tuesday announced it will provide nearly 500 additional electric-drive propulsion systems for electric-hybrid buses in Quebec. Association du transport

Syracuse airport to conduct emergency drill this Saturday
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse Hancock International Airport will hold a “full-scale,” emergency-response drill this Saturday. The drill is a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) mandated exercise,

Syracuse’s Whitman School partners with National Black MBA Association
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Martin J. Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University on Monday announced a new partnership with the National Black MBA Association

New York Sea Grant Institute names Bunting-Howarth interim director
ITHACA, N.Y. — The New York Sea Grant (NYSG) board of governors and Stony Brook University Provost Michael Bernstein have approved the appointment of Katherine