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SUNY ends emergency COVID-19 vaccine mandate
ALBANY, N.Y. — SUNY will no longer require a COVID-19 vaccine for students to attend its 64 campuses, effective for summer courses. The decision coincides

Binghamton University receives $9.3 million in federal money to train mental-health providers
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Binghamton University received two five-year awards, totaling $9.3 million, from the U.S. Department of Education for Binghamton University Community Schools (BUCS) to

Ronald McDonald House Charities of CNY appoints operations director
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central New York announced it has promoted Nicole Poplawski, of Syracuse, to director of operations. Poplawski
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — More than 20 universities are now part of what’s called the Northeast University Semiconductor Network to form a “training pipeline to build

People news: Goldberg Segalla adds attorney in Syracuse–area office
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The law firm of Goldberg Segalla announced it has recently added Erin M. Tyreman as a special counsel in its civil litigation
AmeriCU Credit Union names new board chair and vice chair
ROME, N.Y. — AmeriCU Credit Union recently appointed two new leaders of its board of directors. Nick Fabrizio serves as the board’s chair while Jennifer Stowell is the vice chair of the credit union’s volunteer board. Both will serve three-year terms. Fabrizio is founder and CEO of Fabrizio & Company, a management-consulting firm in Baldwinsville.

VIP Structures settles into new HQ in building renamed The Post
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — It’s a move that represents a new chapter for a local design-build firm — and new life for a building in a part of downtown Syracuse with plenty of history. VIP Structures Inc. has started operations in its new headquarters in The Post, the former home of the Post-Standard and Herald-Journal newspapers

Knapp starts as dean of SUNY Oswego School of Communications
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Jennifer Knapp had been serving as the interim dean of SUNY Oswego’s School of Communications, Media and the Arts (SCMA) since July 2022. As of March 31, her title no longer includes the interim tag. Knapp assumed the interim role when SCMA Dean Julie Pretzat decided to return to classroom work for

Mozaic CEO now also leads Oswego Industries following a retirement
Laurie Davis, CEO of the nonprofit Oswego Industries, retired April 1 after nearly 28 years with the agency, its board of directors announced recently. At the same time, the board approved a management-services agreement, appointing Allen Connely as Davis’s successor, effective March 1. Connely, who is the CEO of Mozaic, will provide direct oversight of

Binghamton marketing firm earns MWBE certification
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — MediaBrush Marketing recently received certifications as both a Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and a Women Business Enterprise (WBE) (or MWBE together) from Empire State Development’s Division of Minority and Women’s Business Development. “It was something I wanted to do from the beginning,” owner Stephanie Krummenacker says, however the company needed to be
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