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SUNY appoints first chief sustainability officer
ALBANY, N.Y. — SUNY Chancellor John King, Jr. has appointed Carter Strickland as SUNY’s first-ever chief sustainability officer and executive director of climate action. In that role, Strickland is charged with leading SUNY’s agenda to reach New York’s sustainability goals; “lead the nation” in energy and environmental research; and create economic opportunity by preparing New […]

Schmidt joins Hancock Estabrook’s environmental practice
SYRACUSE — Hancock Estabrook, LLP recently announced that Carl L. Schmidt has joined the firm as counsel in its Environmental, Zoning and Land Use Practice. He focuses on all aspects of environmental law, including compliance and remediation, health and safety regulations, as well as right-to-build issues, including compliance with the State Environmental Quality Review Act

NYPA seeks to make NYS training hub for clean-energy jobs
“There is a technological seismic shift in the energy sector underway as New York moves to a clean energy economy and we must help ensure that NYPA — and all New York energy workers — are equipped to meet the challenge,” Justin Driscoll, acting president and CEO of NYPA, said. The Power Authority’s partnership with

New York State Fair hiring for summer positions, Fair jobs
GEDDES, N.Y. — The New York State Fair says it’s seeking candidates for summer and State Fair employment. The State Fair is a division of

SUNY Poly adds degree in data science and analytics
UTICA, N.Y. — SUNY Polytechnic Institute now offers a master’s degree program in data science and analytics (MS DSA) that provides students with the knowledge

PULASKI, N.Y. — Felix Schoeller North America (FSNA) announced Tuesday it is investing more than $20 million in a new coating operation in Pulaski. FSNA

Cicero firm, sister companies rebrand as NextGen Label Group
CICERO, N.Y. — Syracuse Label & Surround Printing and sister companies Macaran Printed Products and W.N. Van Alstine & Sons have rebranded under a new

People news: Benson joins FustCharles as tax supervisor
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — FustCharles, a certified public accounting (CPA) firm in Syracuse, announced it has hired Jacob Benson, CPA as a tax supervisor. He will

Avalon promotes COO to CEO position
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Avalon on Monday announced the promotion of COO Jon Bates to the role of CEO. JP Midgley, who previously was Avalon CEO,

Ithaca Area Economic Development says it stimulated nearly $73 million in investment in 2022
ITHACA, N.Y. — Ithaca Area Economic Development (IAED) in 2022 reported stimulating $72.6 million in private investment, $2.7 million in new property taxes, and $874,000
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