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Eric Mower + Associates combines with New York City PR firm
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Eric Mower + Associates (EMA), the largest advertising agency in Central New York, on Wednesday announced plans to combine with a New
National Grid names new U.S. president
WALTHAM, Mass. — National Grid (NYSE: NGG) on Thursday announced that Tom King, who has served as the firm’s U.S. president for nearly eight years, will leave

CNY agencies among 36 eliminated in bill Cuomo signed
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed a bill that will eliminate 36 urban-renewal and industrial-development agencies (IDAs) that are inactive or no longer needed, including 10

Binghamton University dedicates Center of Excellence building
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Binghamton University on Wednesday dedicated its $30 million, 114,000-square-foot Center of Excellence building. The facility is located on Murray Hill Road in
Gillibrand: federal grant to boost nutrition education at Cornell
ITHACA, N.Y. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded Cornell University a federal grant for more than $850,000, which designates it as a
CNY unemployment rates fall in September compared to a year ago
Unemployment rates in the Syracuse, Binghamton, Utica–Rome, and Ithaca metro areas fell in September, compared to a year ago, according to the latest New York State
Community Bank net income inches up in third quarter
DeWITT, N.Y. — Community Bank System, Inc. (NYSE: CBU) reported net income of $22.4 million, or 54 cents per share, during the third quarter that
ESD awards COR Development, Oneida County organizations grant funding
COR Development Company, LLC will use a $3.6 million state grant for work on its Loguen Crossing project, a mixed-use commercial and residential-redevelopment project. That
The Bonadio Group, Orchard Park firm agree to merge
The Bonadio Group, a Rochester–based accounting firm with offices in Syracuse and Utica, has reached an agreement to merge with Bevilacqua & Co. in the
Five Star Urgent Care adds wait-time feature to website
Five Star Urgent Care, a provider of walk-in, urgent-care services, has launched a new website that enables patients to view current wait times for any