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Syracuse mayor names infrastructure public information officer
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh on Dec. 2 announced the appointment of Adavia Fudge as infrastructure public information officer. As part of the

Syracuse apartment rent prices for one-bedroom units jump in November
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The median rental price for most apartments in the Syracuse metro area jumped nearly 12 percent in November from a year ago

ROME, N.Y. — ANDRO Computational Solutions, LLC recently announced it has been awarded a multimillion-dollar U.S. Army contract to advance artificial intelligence and machine learning

2025 Family Business Awards Event Gallery
Photos from the 2025 Family Business Awards, held on December 3, 2025 at SKY Armory. Photos taken by Ali Abdur-Rahman.

Cornell plants ash trees it hopes are resistant to borer insects
ITHACA — Newly planted ash saplings on Cornell University property are potentially resistant to destructive emerald ash borer insects, making the university the first propagation

Marchello begins serving as DEC executive deputy commissioner
ALBANY — The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has a new executive deputy commissioner with the recent return of Michelle Marchello to

Lockheed Martin Owego awarded more than $15M Navy order for H-60 helicopter equipment
OWEGO — Lockheed Martin Corp.’s (NYSE: LMT) Owego plant has been awarded a more than $15.1 million order under a previously awarded basic ordering agreement

LaFayette Board of Education selects new superintendent of schools
LaFAYETTE — The LaFayette Board of Education recently named Kara Lux as its next superintendent of schools, pending successful contract negotiations. Lux, who currently is
American Heart Association names three new Syracuse–area advisory board members
SYRACUSE — The American Heart Association announced it has named three local leaders to its Syracuse–area advisory board. These volunteers started their board term just

Pratt Munson dean elected to national association board
UTICA — Suzanne Snyder, dean of the Pratt Munson College of Art and Design, has recently been elected to the board of directors of the