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Syracuse University extends contract for women’s basketball coach Quentin Hillsman
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University and head women’s basketball coach Quentin Hillsman have agreed to a contract extension that will keep Hillsman on the Orange
American Airlines to offer Ithaca to Charlotte flight starting in late December
ITHACA, N.Y. — American Airlines (NASDAQ: AAL) announced that it will offer a direct flight from the Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport to American’s hub at

Rescue Mission breaks ground on $5.8 million expansion project
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Rescue Mission Alliance on Wednesday broke ground on a $5.8 million project to renovate and expand the Clarence L. Jordan Food
Town of Hartwick to use $52K to study alternative water, sewer options along Route 28
HARTWICK, N.Y. — The Town of Hartwick in Otsego County will use $52,000 in two grants to study alternatives for water and sewer services along
State announces $19M for construction of inland port at DeWitt railyard
DeWITT, N.Y. — New York on Tuesday announced $19 million for construction of an inland port at the CSX rail-freight terminal in the town of

NYS&W to remove 17 additional concrete sections in Syracuse railway-bridge repair
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — On the advice of its consulting engineers, the New York Susquehanna & Western Railway (NYS&W) will have a contractor remove the remaining

Hancock Estabrook elects Murphy as managing partner, replacing Callahan
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse law firm Hancock Estabrook says attorney Timothy Murphy has been elected as the firm’s managing partner. He has previously served as

Crews prep Gustav Stickley House for future museum, hotel role
SYRACUSE — Crews have finished work on the first phase of the project to preserve the Gustav Stickley House located at 438 Columbus Ave. in
FuzeHub to use federal grant to educate Southern Tier startups about manufacturing
BINGHAMTON — FuzeHub will use a grant of $150,000 from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to help “close the gap” between American entrepreneurs who

Infinit Technology Solutions acquires Rochester–area firm
DeWITT — Local IT firm Infinit Technology Solutions is expanding in the Western New York region with its recent acquisition of Infogistics IT of Fairport.