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Regional finalists named in New York Business Plan Competition
MARCY, N.Y. — SUNY Polytechnic Institute hosted the Mohawk Valley Regional Competition of the New York Business Plan Competition on April 4. The event selected

Le Moyne selects former interim president to deliver commencement address
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The man who once served as interim president of Le Moyne College will deliver the college’s undergraduate commencement address to the graduating

SUNY chooses OCC provost to lead SUNY Adirondack
ALBANY — Anastasia Urtz, who currently serves as provost and senior VP of academic and student affairs at Onondaga Community College (OCC), will soon be leaving the campus to lead another SUNY community college. The SUNY board of trustees on March 11 voted to name Urtz as the eighth president to lead SUNY Adirondack, which

Syracuse University selects Carmelo Anthony to give commencement address in May
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — He led the 2003 Syracuse men’s basketball team to its only NCAA Tournament championship and will address the Syracuse University (SU) Class

Mohawk Valley Brownfields Developer Summit set for April 29-30
HERKIMER, N.Y. — The fourth annual Mohawk Valley Brownfields Developer Summit will take place April 29-30 at Herkimer College. Organized by the Mohawk Valley Economic

UpMobility Foundation names interim executive director
LITTLE FALLS, N.Y. — UpMobility Foundation (UMF) has appointed Amy Lindner as its new interim executive director. She brings an extensive background in higher education and the nonprofit sector, including program development and evaluation, grants administration, fundraising, community, and constituent relations, and more, the foundation announced. Based in Little Falls, UMF says it works to

Former Sears building in Syracuse chosen for first ON-RAMP workforce-development center
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — New York State has selected former Sears building at 1300 S. Salina St. in Syracuse as the future home of the first

Syracuse University, UFL establish sport-analytics agreement
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The United Football League (UFL) and the sport-analytics program at Syracuse University (SU) have announced an agreement that allows Syracuse sport-analytics students

City of Syracuse to demolish fire-damaged building at former Maria Regina College
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Heavily damaged by fire between March 21 and March 22, the former convent building on the former Franciscan Academy/Maria Regina College campus

Tompkins County Legislator Currie to resign to take library leadership post again
ITHACA, N.Y. — Tompkins County Legislator Susan Currie, who represents District 3 in the city of Ithaca, will resign effective Monday, March 31 to take
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