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USDOL awards OCC $2.5M for food-process job training
ONONDAGA, N.Y. — The U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) has awarded Onondaga Community College (OCC) a $2.5 million grant for job training in the agribusiness

SU’s Newhouse School dedicates Studio and Innovation Center
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University (SU) on Monday dedicated its Studio and Innovation Center. The new facility,
State awards several CNY solar projects NY-Sun funding
Nearly 50 solar-electric projects at businesses and schools between Central New York, the Mohawk Valley, the Southern Tier, and the North Country will benefit from

Cuomo announces land purchase for future Binghamton University School of Pharmacy
JOHNSON CITY, N.Y. — Binghamton University has purchased land in Johnson City that will serve as the home for its future School of Pharmacy and

Mark Tierno, Cazenovia College president, to retire in 2016
CAZENOVIA, N.Y. — Cazenovia College President Mark Tierno has announced plans to retire from his position on June 30, 2016. Tierno made the announcement during
Destiny USA to hold job fair Oct. 2
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Destiny USA will hold its seventh job fair next Thursday, Oct. 2 from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. on the third level

Collections firm is building a new headquarters in Clay, rebranding
CLAY — Work is under way on a new 5,000-square-foot building for Simon’s Agency, Inc. at 4938 W. Taft Road in Clay, across from a

Runnings, set for spring opening in Clay, offers outdoor sporting goods
CLAY — Runnings — a Minnesota–based, family-owned retailer that is expanding into Central New York — markets itself as “Your Home, Farm, and Outdoor Store.”
SU’s Maxwell School receives $1 million grant
SYRACUSE — The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University (SU) will use a two-year, $1 million grant to develop a program
Syracuse’s Inner Harbor will be home to a SUNY Water Research and Education Center
SYRACUSE — The State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF) recently completed what its top official referred to as a