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Bank of America donates $250K to MVHS downtown hospital project
NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) has donated $250,000 to the Mohawk Valley Health System’s (MVHS) hospital project in downtown Utica. The

Utica MHA to host Tuesday evening workshop on starting a small business
UTICA, N.Y. —The Utica Municipal Housing Authority (UMHA) announced it will sponsor a free workshop on starting a business on Tuesday evening. “The Building Blocks

Owego downtown-improvement ideas include tourism-focused projects
OWEGO, N.Y. — The village of Owego in Tioga County will use a portion of its state grant in the Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI) on projects focused on boosting tourism in the Southern Tier community. Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Aug. 8 announced a total of 17 projects for Owego as part of the $10 million

Oswego Industries completes renovation project
FULTON, N.Y. — Contractors have finished their work on a renovation project at the Oswego Industries location in Fulton. The 85,000-square-foot facility operates at 7

Cayuga Health clinic opens at Kinney Drugs in Cortlandville
CORTLANDVILLE, N.Y. — Ithaca–based Cayuga Health (CH) and Kinney Drugs on Thursday announced the opening of the Cayuga walk-in clinic at the Kinney Drugs store

Oneida Indian Nation selects NUAIR to “monitor and protect” environmental resources
NUAIR’s aviation staff will partner with the Nation to build the drone program, specifically on planning, evaluation and continued monitoring. They will also lend their

Fulton named CNY winner in state’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative round 4
FULTON, N.Y. — The state is awarding City of Fulton $10 million in funding as the Central New York winner of the fourth round of

State seeks tourism rebound in Lake Ontario region
OSWEGO — The state wants visitors returning to communities along the Lake Ontario shoreline where recent flooding has hampered tourism. Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Aug. 1 launched a new campaign seeking to promote tourism in that part of upstate New York. The state also announced grant awards for Syracuse University, the St. Lawrence County Chamber

Two CNY businesses receive New York State service-disabled veteran-owned business certification
New York Office of General Services (OGS) Commissioner JoAnn Destito recently announced that two Central New York businesses have each been certified as a service-disabled veteran-owned business (SDVOB). The New York OGS Division of Service-Disabled Veterans’ Business Development (DSDVBD) issued the certification to JCS Construction Resources Inc., a general contractor firm located in Clay, and

Law firm Hancock Daniel moves to new DeWitt office
DeWITT — The Virginia–based law firm of Hancock, Daniel & Johnson, P.C. has moved its CNY office to a bigger location in DeWitt and is opening an office in Saratoga Springs. The law firm — which is located north of Richmond, Virginia — markets itself as Hancock Daniel. It acquired Syracuse–based Centolella Green Law in
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