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Syracuse business owner Shapiro to handle retail expansion at Turning Stone Resort Casino
VERONA, N.Y. — Turning Stone Resort Casino on Thursday announced a retail expansion in partnership with Syracuse fashion retailer Joel Shapiro. Four new independent boutiques
Le Moyne, Crouse Hospital’s College of Nursing offer “Degree in three” program in nursing
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Le Moyne College and the Pomeroy College of Nursing at Crouse Hospital are working together to offer “Degree in three,” a new

Ichor Therapeutics announces initiatives, including LaFayette expansion, $1M life-sciences fund
LAFAYETTE, N.Y. — Ichor Therapeutics, located at 2521 Route 11 in LaFayette, on Thursday announced plans to expand its operation. The firm also heralded the

MOST names Kochian new president
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science & Technology (MOST) has named Lauren Kochian its new president, effective Wednesday. Kochian is the
SUNY Poly names Lu new dean of College of Business Management
UTICA, N.Y. — SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) announced it has named Xinjian (Arthur) Lu new dean of the College of Business Management. Lu assumes

Syracuse University trustee Berlin donates $1M to Falk College for sport-analytics initiatives
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University trustee Andrew Berlin has donated $1 million to the school’s David B. Falk College and Human Dynamics for a “number

State awards Auburn $10M in Downtown Revitalization Initiative
AUBURN, N.Y. — The state has awarded the City of Auburn $10 million in funding as the Central New York winner of the third round
New York home sales decline in June, CNY numbers mixed
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York realtors sold more than 12,200 previously-owned homes in June, a decrease of 10 percent compared to the nearly 13,600 homes
CNY jobless rates fall in June, but not all areas gain positions
Unemployment rates in the Syracuse, Utica–Rome,Watertown Fort Drum, Binghamton, Ithaca, and Elmira regions all declined in June compared to a year ago, but only half
Binghamton gets $20M state grant for sewage treatment plant project
BINGHAMTON — The Binghamton-Johnson City sewage-treatment plant needs “reconstruction and rehabilitation” work, and the City of Binghamton will use a $20 million state grant to