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MVCC announces speaker for upcoming commencement ceremony
UTICA, N.Y. — Samuel (Sam) Rowser, executive director of On Point for College, will deliver the commencement address at Mohawk Valley Community College’s (MVCC) upcoming

Drone Film Festival organizers seek applicants for State Fair event
GEDDES — Calling all drone filmmakers. The New York State Fair’s Drone Film Festival and Competition is open for entries until June 30. The competition,
NBT Bancorp subsidiary, EPIC Advisors, acquires Missouri retirement-plan firm
NORWICH, N.Y. — EPIC Advisors, Inc., a subsidiary of NBT Bancorp Inc., has acquired Retirement Plan Services, LLC (RPS), a retirement-plan services company located near

Ithaca Beer Co. to launch Brew York with New York–grown ingredients
ITHACA, N.Y. — Ithaca Beer Co. plans to launch the state’s first commercially produced beer made with “predominantly” New York–grown ingredients. It will be available
Achieve to host on-site job fair on April 12 in Norwich
NORWICH, N.Y. — Achieve will hold its spring on-site job fair on April 12 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at its Norwich Plant 5

Frontier Airlines to start offering flights from Syracuse to four cities
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Denver, Colorado–based Frontier Airlines is coming to Syracuse and will offer nonstop flights from Hancock International Airport to Denver, Raleigh–Durham, Chicago, and

Downtown Committee of Syracuse awards $470K in state funds to seven local projects
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Downtown Committee of Syracuse, Inc. has awarded $470,000 in funding “specifically targeting underdeveloped properties” along the 300, 400, and 500 blocks

Oswego Health appoints Coakley COO of Oswego Hospital
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Oswego Health has announced the appointment of Jeff Coakley as chief operating officer (COO) of Oswego Hospital. “It is my pleasure to

NBT Bank to relocate downtown Syracuse branch to former First Niagara location
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — NBT Bank later this month plans to relocate its downtown Syracuse branch at 300 South State St. to 126 N. Salina St.,

Binghamton cab-company owner accused of stealing more than $100K in Medicaid payments
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The owner and operator of a Broome County taxi-cab company is accused of stealing more than $100,000 in Medicaid payments. Garabed Kachadourian