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Report: number of employed workers in upstate regions fell in last 5 years
The total number of employed workers in upstate regions — including Central New York, the Mohawk Valley, the North Country, Southern Tier, and Western New
UVANY changes name to Upstate Capital Association of New York
PITTSFORD, N.Y. — The Upstate Venture Association of New York (UVANY) is rebranding as the Upstate Capital Association of New York (Upstate Capital). The change
MVCC nursing-degree program gets re-accredited
UTICA, N.Y. — The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) has accredited the nursing-degree program at Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC). The accreditation is

Upstate Medical to use $1.25M state grant to fund lead-poisoning prevention center
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Central/Eastern New York Lead Poisoning Resource Center at Upstate Medical University will use a state grant of $1.25 million to continue

Cicero Chick-fil-A restaurant shoots for early 2018 opening
CICERO — Construction crews are working to build the first Chick-fil-A restaurant in Central New York at 7932 Brewerton Road in Cicero. Chick-fil-A is an

Brewed Awakening coffee bar in development on Syracuse’s Near West Side
SYRACUSE — Brewed Awakening, a coffee bar and roaster, is a business that’s in development at Cosmopolitan 1153, a building that rents office and retail

Oswego County attracted a record $146 million in visitor spending last year
OSWEGO — Visitors to Oswego County spent a record of more than $146 million last year, up nearly 7 percent from the $136 million that
Coetzee Leslie starts job as SBA deputy administrator
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has a new deputy administrator. SBA Administrator Linda McMahon recently swore in Althea (Allie) Coetzee Leslie to the role,
SBDCs at Binghamton University, Corning Community College to merge
BINGHAMTON — The New York Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs) at Binghamton University and Corning Community College will merge, effective Oct. 1. The move seeks

DiNapoli report: Employed workers in Upstate regions declined over five-year period
The total number of employed workers declined in Central New York, the Mohawk Valley, the North Country, Southern Tier, and Western New York from 2011