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SBA honors ECO-Foam Insulators president as Young Entrepreneur of the Year
OSWEGO — The Syracuse district office of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) last month honored Matthew Magrisi, president of ECO-Foam Insulators, Inc. of Oswego,
Community Bank says deal to acquire Oneida Financial needs more time
DeWITT, N.Y. — Community Bank System Inc. (NYSE: CBU) says it expects “additional time will be required” to obtain the “necessary” regulatory approvals to complete
JPMorgan Chase awards OCC $220K grant for workforce-development program
ONONDAGA, N.Y. — JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) has awarded Onondaga Community College (OCC) a grant of $220,000 to support the school’s workforce-development efforts.
M&T Bank to issue chip-enabled debit cards to customers
M&T Bank announced it is adding microchip technology to all new debit cards, providing customers with “improved” security and fraud protection. The new debit cards
Germany awards MEADS contract to Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT) expects its Syracuse–area plant (town of Salina) will be among those working to support the MEADS program that the defense
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has filed a lawsuit against an Indiana company after upstate New York consumers complained they paid
SBA awards SUNY Research Foundation $100K grant to help small businesses
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has awarded the Research Foundation for the State University of New York (SUNY) a $100,000 grant to support programs
Le Moyne adopts test-optional admissions policy
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Le Moyne College has adopted a test-optional admissions policy for prospective students applying to begin study in the Fall 2016 semester. The
N.J. medical-marijuana provider seeks to open dispensary location in DeWitt
DeWITT, N.Y. — Empire State Compassionate Care (ESCC) plans to open a dispensary location for medical marijuana at 3057 Erie Blvd. East in DeWitt, should
Maryland–based cybersecurity company opens Rome satellite lab
ROME — Rsignia, Inc., a Maryland–based cybersecurity technology company, opened a new satellite lab at the Griffiss Institute at 725 Daedalian Drive in Rome in