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MVCC receives $1 million federal grant for YouthBuild program
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) will use federal funding of more than $1 million for its YouthBuild program. YouthBuild is a pre-apprenticeship
MVHS sleep-disorders center earns five-year accreditation
UTICA, N.Y. — The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) has renewed the five-year accreditation for the Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) sleep-disorders center. AASM

CXtec plans to create as many as 25 jobs in CNY after acquiring Georgia firm
SALINA — CXtec CEO Peter Belyea says the firm plans to create between 20 and 25 new jobs locally after acquiring a company in Georgia.

Construction continues on Harborbrook Apartments near Centers at St. Camillus
GEDDES — Crews from Rich & Gardner Construction Company of Syracuse continue their construction of Harborbrook Apartments, a new $12.6 million project adjacent to the

State has $80M available in next round of Restore NY initiative
A state program that has benefitted restoration projects across New York is set to continue. The fifth round of the Restore NY Communities initiative will
Survey: Regional contractors to maintain employees, offer raises
Construction firms participating in an annual contractor survey say they have no plans to reduce employee numbers this year, while more than 50 percent expect

Anytime Fitness seeks franchisees in New York
Woodbury, Minnesota–based Anytime Fitness has announced plans to open more than 150 locations throughout New York. The company boasts that it is “the fastest-growing co-ed
Syracuse University professor wins $52K NSF grant to study workers in the gig economy
SYRACUSE — A Syracuse University professor was recently awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to study how people pursue work in the

ICS Solutions Group expanding in Syracuse, coming to Ithaca
ICS Solutions Group, an information-technology (IT) support firm, has moved its Syracuse–area office to a larger space at 6007 Fair Lakes Road in DeWitt. The
Empire State manufacturing index jumps to highest level since September 2014
After declining in July, the Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index soared 15 points in August to 25.2, its highest level in nearly three