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Gifford and Allyn Foundations jointly announce recipients of 2013 Leadership Award
SYRACUSE — Gifford Foundation board president Jack Webb recently announced the recipients of the 2013 Kathy Goldfarb-Findling Leadership Award. The Allyn Foundation has joined the
Gallup: Majority in U.S. say health care is not the government’s responsibility
Polling firm Gallup reported Nov. 18 that its most-recent annual health-care poll, conducted Nov. 7-10, found that 56 percent of U.S. adults now say it’s
Downtown Ithaca welcomes two new businesses
ITHACA — The Downtown Ithaca Alliance and Ithaca Mayor Svante L. Myrick announced that two new businesses recently opened in downtown Ithaca. STREAM Co-Lab, located
Taking a Good, Hard Look at Common Core Standards
School districts across the state have grappled with changes and challenges that accompanied implementation of the Common Core testing standards. During that time, I have
Public Service Commission puts 315 area code changes on hold
The New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) announced on Thursday, Nov. 14 it is putting on hold plans to create an additional area code
Challenger: retail hiring in October strongest in 14 years
The nation’s retail employment grew by 159,000 in October, which marks the “strongest start” to seasonal hiring for the holidays in 14 years. That’s
Greenwood Winery brings wine-country experience to DeWitt
DeWITT — Syracuse–area wine enthusiasts no longer have to travel to the Finger Lakes to get the wine-country experience since Greenwood Winery, LLC opened its
Near Westside Initiative adds five to board of directors
SYRACUSE — The Near Westside Initiative (NWSI), housed in Syracuse University’s Office of Community Engagement and Economic Development, has announced five new members of its
Gander Mountain formally opens remodeled Cicero store
CICERO — Gander Mountain, which say it’s the nation’s largest retail network of outdoor specialty stores, recently completed a major remodeling of its Cicero store.
Hunter R. Rawlings III joins GiveGab board
ITHACA — GiveGab, the Ithaca–based social network for volunteers, has appointed Hunter R. Rawlings III to its board of directors, effective immediately. Rawlings is the