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Greater Utica Chamber honors Keida as Businessperson of the Year
UTICA, N.Y. — Jennifer Keida, president and CEO of Standard, Heating, Cooling & Insulating, is the Greater Utica Chamber of Commerce 2023 Businessperson of the

Pathfinder Village Foundation board elects three new trustees
EDMESTON, N.Y. — The Pathfinder Village Foundation, Inc. board of trustees recently elected Linda V.W. Clark, Patricia R. Hanft, and Raymond E. Holohan as new board members. The foundation raises both funds and public awareness for Pathfinder Village, a community in Edmeston that offers residential, educational, vocational, health, and other services to people with Down

National face of Cazenovia College is final commencement speaker
CAZENOVIA, N.Y. — John Robert Greene, a high profile and long-time member of the faculty at Cazenovia College, will be the speaker at the school’s 198th and final commencement on May 13. Cazenovia College announced in December that it plans to close prior to the start of the fall 2023 semester due to financial problems.

Eligible OCC faculty have until April 14 to decide on early-retirement incentive
ONONDAGA, N.Y. — Some faculty members at Onondaga Community College (OCC) have until April 14 to decide if they will accept a voluntary early-retirement incentive. Citing declining enrollment, the OCC board of trustees on Feb. 28 voted to offer a voluntary early-retirement incentive to eligible faculty members. About 50 faculty members are eligible to take

Syracuse names new dean of the College of Arts & Sciences
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University this week announced Behzad Mortazavi as the next dean of the College of Arts & Sciences (A&S). His appointment, which

Clarkson professors awarded 3-year project with Micron
POTSDAM, N.Y. — Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: MU) has awarded a project to two Clarkson University professors that seeks to drive an industrywide shift toward sustainability in chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) consumable manufacturing. Clarkson University Jihoon Seo, assistant professor of chemical & biomolecular engineering and Alan Rossner, associate director for education, are the instructors involved,

Ithaca College to house some childcare programs during Coddington expansion project
ITHACA, N.Y. — Ithaca College will provide space for some of the Coddington Road Community Center’s childcare operations while the center undergoes a $4.8 million

People news: AmeriCU hires new financial center manager
ROME, N.Y. — AmeriCU Credit Union has hired Heidi Stewart as manager of its Griffiss Financial Center in Rome. In her new role, Stewart will

Boeheim’s tenure as Syracuse basketball coach is over; Autry named successor
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Jim Boeheim — who has coached the Syracuse University men’s basketball program for 47 years and won the national title in 2003

Oneida Nation Enterprises plans summer hiring event
VERONA, N.Y. — Oneida Nation Enterprises (ONE) is getting ready for warmer weather with its “Summer Jobs at the Lake” hiring event March 31 from
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