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New York manufacturing index plunges back into negative territory in August
ALBANY, N.Y. — The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index plummeted 20 points in August to -19. The index had dropped six points in

People news: Parkhurst named director of life cycle management at SRCTec
CICERO, N.Y. — Geoff Parkhurst has been promoted to director of life cycle management at SRCTec. As a director, Parkhurst will lead the life cycle

Former OCRRA leader serving in new role with DEC
A former leader of the Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency (OCRRA) is now serving as a regional director the New York State Department of Environmental

SECNY Federal Credit Union opens new branch, operations facility in Camillus
CAMILLUS, N.Y. — SECNY Federal Credit Union has opened a new Fairmount location at 3508 West Genesee St. in the town of Camillus across from

People news: Goldberg Segalla adds workers’-compensation attorney in Syracuse–area office
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The law firm of Goldberg Segalla announced it has recently added attorney Lee C. Stoddard as a partner in the firm’s workers’-compensation

Loretto names new marketing and communications director
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Loretto recently announced it has promoted Julie Smith to marketing and communications director. Formerly marketing and communications manager, Smith started at Loretto in September 2020. She holds a bachelor’s degree in business management with a concentration in marketing and a minor in communication/ journalism from St. John Fisher College. Smith is a

MV SBDC, thINCubator innovate to serve business community
UTICA, N.Y. — From working at home to meal delivery, there’s no denying the pandemic changed the way companies do business in America. Locally, it also helped spur some changes in how the Mohawk Valley Small Business Development Center (SBDC) and Mohawk Valley Community College’s (MVCC) thINCubator interact with those businesses. “COVID really impacted businesses,

MMRI summer fellows class of 2023 graduates
UTICA, N.Y. — The Masonic Medical Research Institute (MMRI) celebrated the graduation of this year’s group of summer fellows on July 28. The graduation event included science presentations by the nine summer fellows and was attended by MMRI scientists, parents, donors, dignitaries including New York Assembly members Marianne Buttenschon and Brian Miller, and local leaders.

CenterState CEO, Canadian philanthropist partner on program to retain CNY college graduates
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — CenterState CEO says it’s working with a Canadian philanthropist on a program that seeks to keep Central New York college graduates in

Former Horseheads assistant clerk charged with stealing almost $4K in village funds
HORSEHEADS, N.Y. — A former assistant clerk for the Village of Horseheads has been charged with allegedly stealing nearly $4,000 from the village. The arrest
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