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Onondaga County Sheriff says Kavajecz was among eight people charged in prostitution sting
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The former dean of the Martin J. Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University is among eight men facing charges following a

Lockheed Martin opens bioenergy facility at Owego plant
OWEGO, N.Y. — Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT) on Tuesday formally opened a new bioenergy facility at its location in Owego. The system uses Concord

CNY region unemployment rates decline in August compared to a year ago
Unemployment rates in the Syracuse, Binghamton, Utica–Rome, Ithaca, and Watertown–Fort Drum metro areas fell in August compared to a year ago, according to the latest

SBA, partners to host Oct. 11 government-contracting event at SUNY Poly in Marcy
MARCY, N.Y. — Minority and women entrepreneurs have the chance to learn how to sell their products and services to various levels of government. The

CenterState CEO hires Alheim, Rahman for communications, marketing work
The organization hired Kara Alheim as its content and marketing manager, and Najee Rahman as its digital-communications manager. As content and marketing manager, Alheim will

Utica College to formally inaugurate Casamento as the school’s ninth president on Friday
UTICA, N.Y. — Utica College plans to formally inaugurate Laura Casamento as the school’s 9th president this Friday. Casamento took over as the college’s new

BlueRock Energy to move to Barclay Damon Tower in 2017
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — BlueRock Energy, a Syracuse–based energy-services company, plans to relocate its headquarters to the 8th floor of what will become the Barclay Damon

Report: Former Whitman dean Kavajecz arrested
SALINA, N.Y. — The former dean of the Martin J. Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University has been arrested, according to a report on

The Syracuse and Binghamton regions lost jobs in the past 12 months, while the Utica–Rome, Watertown–Fort Drum, and Ithaca regions gained jobs in the same

OCRRA hires Glance as executive director
SALINA, N.Y. — The Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency (OCRRA), which oversees the county’s solid-waste and recycling programs, announced it has hired Dereth Glance as