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Binghamton Univ. sees surge in international grad-student applications
VESTAL, N.Y. — Binghamton University’s Graduate School received a 26 percent increase in applications from international students over the past year, compared to 7 percent

Burritt Motors wins Greater Oswego-Fulton Chamber 2014 Small Business of the Year award
OSWEGO — Burritt Motors recently received the Greater Oswego-Fulton Chamber of Commerce Small Business of the Year Award. “We’re honored to have received this award,”
State certifies Good Shepherd Fairview Home to provide enhanced assisted-living services
BINGHAMTON — The New York State Department of Health recently certified Good Shepherd Fairview Home as a provider of enhanced assisted-living residential (EALR) services. Good
ADP: New York state added 10,370 private-sector jobs in May
New York state’s private-sector employers added 10,370 jobs during the month of May, according to the ADP Regional Employment Report issued June 11. Produced by
CNY ASTD honors BEST Learning and Performance Award Winners
Content submitted by the CNY ASTD DeWITT — The winners of the seventh annual CNY BEST Learning and Performance Awards were announced at CNY ASTD’s
Charles A. Gaetano Construction receives RecycleOne Business Certification
UTICA — The Oneida-Herkimer Solid Waste Authority recently announced that Charles A. Gaetano Construction Corp. (Gaetano Construction) is the first construction company in Oneida and
EFC approves $5.27 million in low-cost financing to create wastewater system for Verona
VERONA — The board of directors of the New York State Environmental Facilities Corp. (EFC) recently approved and announced almost $5.27 million in zero-interest financing
Bashkim Racaj has joined INFICON as an electrical engineer. Before coming to INFICON, he worked as an electronic design engineer at M.S. Kennedy. Racaj holds

Emilija Postolovska has joined the Health Foundation for Western and Central New York as program associate in the Syracuse office. With an interest in research
Thompson & Johnson Equipment Co.
Jon Goodrich has joined Thompson & Johnson Equipment Co. as a forklift road mechanic. His duties are traveling to customers to diagnose and perform repair