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Former board chair of NY CREATES returns to the position
ALBANY — The New York Center for Research, Economic Advancement, Technology, Engineering, and Science (NY CREATES) recently announced the return of Douglas A. Grose as

RENSSELAER — The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO), a nonprofit corporation that operates the state’s bulk electricity grid, recently released Power Trends 2024, an

Syracuse apartment rent prices for one-bedroom units jump in May
SYRACUSE — The median rental price for most apartments in the Syracuse metro area soared almost 29 percent in May from a year earlier and

Indium Corporation announces 13 summer interns in a program that has launched many careers
CLINTON — Indium Corporation recently welcomed 13 new interns to its summer internship program. The initiative serves as a launch pad for college students, providing

SUNY Poly awards seed grants to 11 faculty-led projects
MARCY — Eleven faculty-led projects at SUNY Polytechnic Institute received a total of $440,675 in round one, seed-grant funds, the university announced. SUNY Poly’s associate

Sitrin offers scholarship to train future nursing aides
NEW HARTFORD — The Charles T. Sitrin Health Care Center is providing eight academic scholarships for individuals interested in enrolling in the Madison-Oneida BOCES nursing-aide

MMRI welcomes 19 summer fellows for 2024
UTICA — The Masonic Medical Research Institute (MMRI) announced it will welcome 19 undergraduate students to its 2024 summer fellowship program where they will study

Five Star Bank parent company to pay Q2 dividend of 30 cents a share in early July
WARSAW, N.Y. — Financial Institutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISI), holding company of Five Star Bank, recently announced that its board of directors approved a quarterly cash

Crouse Health Foundation names new board chair and members
SYRACUSE — The Crouse Health Foundation recently announced the appointment of Anthony (Tony) Fiorito, a member of the board’s executive committee, as the new foundation

ConMed to pay dividend for second quarter of 2024 in early July
ConMed Corp. (NYSE: CNMD), a surgical-device maker with roots in the Utica region, announced that its board of directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend