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Cornell’s Hotel School gets $10M gift to endow deanship
ITHACA — Cornell University will use a $10 million donation from an alumnus to endow and name the deanship of its School of Hotel Administration
MVCC offers tractor-trailer driver training course
UTICA — People who are not happy at their current jobs and are thinking about becoming a tractor-trailer driver, can pursue it through training at
Report: Syracuse region led the state in year-over-year job losses in November
The Syracuse region lost 900 total jobs between November 2013 and this November, representing the highest figure of year-over-year job losses in November among the state’s

Reaction follows recommendation on Upstate casinos, decision on fracking
The Greater Binghamton Chamber of Commerce is “very disappointed” with Wednesday’s selection of the Lago Resort & Casino in the Seneca County town of Tyre

Boilermaker Road Race to use state grant for energy-efficient upgrades at Utica HQ
UTICA, N.Y. — The Boilermaker Road Race, Inc. will use a state grant of $50,000 to make energy-efficient upgrades to its headquarters in Utica. New
$100 million federal grant will support N.Y.’s health-innovation plan
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) has awarded New York a four-year, $100 million grant in the state innovations model-testing program. The money
Avalon Document Services acquires Spaulding Law Printing
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Avalon Document Services announced Monday it has acquired Spaulding Law Printing, Inc., an appellate printer that operates at 231 Walton St. in

City of Syracuse to get $1.35M in funding for innovation team
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Bloomberg Philanthropies will award the City of Syracuse a grant of $1.35 million to create an innovation team, or “i-team,” which the

Syracuse Hancock International Airport to host air show again in 2016
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse International Airshow returns to Hancock International Airport in June 2016 after a 14-year absence. The Syracuse Regional Airport Authority (SRAA)
New York manufacturing index turns negative
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York reported Monday that its Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index tumbled 14 points to -3.6 in December,