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Tioga State Bank to open investment-services office in renovated Owego building
OWEGO, N.Y. — Tioga State Bank says it plans to move the Owego office of its Tioga State Investment Services unit to a building at
SUNY awards Upstate Medical grant to launch institute for precision medicine in cancer care
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate Medical University will use a grant of $575,000 to launch the SUNY Institute for Precision Cancer Research, Education and Care (IPCREC),

Starwood Hotels announces opening date for Inner Harbor Aloft hotel
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) has announced its Aloft Syracuse Inner Harbor will open June 1. Starwood’s second hotel
Tompkins Trust announces new DeWitt branch location
DeWITT, N.Y. — Tompkins Trust Company plans to open a new branch office in March at 6868 East Genesee St. at Lyndon Corners in the

Lockheed Martin separates and combines IT business with Leidos
Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT) has announced an agreement to “separate and combine” its realigned information systems & global solutions (IS&GS) business unit with Reston,
CNY unemployment rates decline in December compared to a year ago
Unemployment rates in the Syracuse, Binghamton, Utica–Rome, Ithaca, and Watertown–Fort Drum metro areas fell in December, compared to a year ago, according to the latest
Walmart Foundation awards Cornell University a nearly $150K manufacturing grant
ITHACA, N.Y. — Cornell University will use a grant of nearly $150,000 for its no-waste apparel design and production process that utilizes post-consumer textile waste
Ithaca’s Groundswell Center names new director
ITHACA, N.Y. — The Groundswell Center for Local Food & Farming in Ithaca has named Elizabeth Gabriel as its new director. Gabriel will replace founding

Jefferson County veteran among semifinalists in IVMF business-plan competition
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — An entrepreneur from Jefferson County is among 10 semifinalists in a business-plan competition for veterans. Paul Kilgore’s plan for WAORGANY Brewing, LLC

Ithaca health and wellness facility rebrands as Cayuga Wellness Center
THACA, N.Y. — Cayuga Medical Center, Island Health & Fitness, and Rasa Spa, LLC are now calling their Ithaca facility the Cayuga Wellness Center. The