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Workforce Development Board receives $500K for environmental-job training
UTICA, N.Y. — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $500,000 to the Workforce Development Board of Herkimer, Madison and Oneida Counties for environmental-job training programs. The agency awarded grants totaling $7 million to 14 organizations across the country through its Brownfields Jobs Training Program to help recruit, train, and place workers for community revitalization […]

Adirondack Bank announces board leadership changes
UTICA, N.Y. — Adirondack Bank Chairman H.T. (Tom) Clark, Jr. will transition to chairman emeritus, effective on Jan. 1, 2024, the bank announced on Dec. 7. He will remain a director on the bank’s board of directors and act as a consultant to the bank while his son, current Vice Chairman Robert Clark, will become

New Syracuse football head coach Brown outlines vision
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University’s new head football coach knows he has plenty of work to do even as the Orange prepare for their upcoming trip to the Boca Raton Bowl. Syracuse on Dec. 4 introduced Fran Brown, 41, as the school’s next head football coach a day after the Orange learned their bowl-game destination

Barclay Damon’s Katz departing for magistrate judge role
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A partner with the Syracuse–based law firm Barclay Damon, LLP will have a new role in the coming year. Effective January 2024, Mitch Katz will serve as a magistrate judge for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York, presiding in Syracuse. Katz is succeeding retired Chief Magistrate Judge

UTICA, N.Y. — The Mohawk Valley Association of Realtors (MVAR) recently announced and installed the 2024 MVAR board of directors and 2024 Mid New York Regional MLS board of managers. The MVAR board members for the next year include: • President: Cynthia Lazzaro, Coldwell Banker Faith Properties • President-Elect: Melissa Paquette, Coldwell Banker Prime Properties • Treasurer: Sabrina

People news: Tompkins Insurance Agencies creates new training-team leader position
ITHACA, N.Y. — Tompkins Insurance Agencies, a unit of Tompkins Financial Corp. (NYSE: TMP), announced it has created a new position of training-team leader and

New York’s minimum wage to increase Jan. 1
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York’s minimum wage on Jan. 1 will increase to $15-per-hour for much of the state and $16-per-hour in New York City,

Mohawk Valley Health System generates $1 billion in economic activity
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Health System’s (MVHS) hospitals generated $1 billion in economic activity through jobs and the purchase of goods and services, according

Fort Drum, base in Germany selected to house U.S. Army’s multi-domain task force
FORT DRUM, N.Y. — Fort Drum has been selected to house the U.S. Army multi-domain task force (MDTF) #2, along with the Army base in

Crouse Health to expand into well-known building in town of Salina, create jobs
SALINA, N.Y. — A well-known building in the town of Salina not far from Syracuse Hancock International Airport will soon have a new occupant. Local
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