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NBT Bank hires new talent acquisition manager
NORWICH, N.Y. — Catherine Raymond has recently joined NBT Bank as talent acquisition manager. Raymond brings more than a decade of experience she will use

Loretto to open new memory care unit Jan. 2
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Loretto plans to open a new memory special-care unit on Jan. 2 at Loretto Health & Rehabilitation at 700 E. Brighton Ave.

SUNY board designates Stanley as president emeritus of SUNY Oswego
OSWEGO, N.Y. — The SUNY board of trustees this week bestowed Deborah Stanley with the title of president emeritus of SUNY Oswego. Stanley, who retired

ANDRO lands $240,000 Navy contract
ROME, N.Y. — The U.S. Navy has awarded ANDRO Computational Solutions, LLC a phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract valued at $240,000 to develop a new type of autonomous capability for uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) applications. ANDRO’s Marconi-Rosenblatt Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML) Innovation Lab team in Rome, led by Jithin Jagannath,

WATERTOWN, N.Y. — New York State Police in Watertown on Nov. 30 arrested a Jefferson County woman for using a fake occupation license and for providing false information when applying for a job. Trudy A. Latimer, age 49 of Felts Mills, was charged with 2nd degree possession of a forged instrument and 1st degree offering

Leadership Greater Syracuse launches Class of 2023
DeWITT, N.Y. — Leadership Greater Syracuse (LGS), a nonprofit that offers a yearlong civic-leadership training program, recently announced its 52-person Class of 2023, the 33rd class in the organization’s history. LGS says it saw a more than one-third jump in the number of people interested in becoming part of the new class. “As demonstrated by

New Clinton Chamber leader hopes to add new events, offerings
CLINTON, N.Y. — The Clinton Chamber of Commerce has a new executive director who is excited to continue the chamber’s many offerings while bringing a few new ideas to the table. Molly Marris took on the role in September, coming from a nonprofit background in California. She and her family moved to Clinton in 2021

Home-building sector faces labor shortages, other problems
“Yes, supply chain is still an issue, but bigger than that is labor,” says Tracy Page, executive officer of the Home Builders & Remodelers Association of the Mohawk Valley. “This is a nationwide problem, not just local.” Simply put, there are not enough new workers coming in to replace the aging workforce, she says. Mary

Empower Federal Credit Union names new president and CEO
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Empower Federal Credit Union (FCU) on Thursday announced Ryan McIntyre as the credit union’s next president and CEO, effective Jan. 3. McIntyre

SUNY board votes to move nanoscale college to UAlbany, appoints new officer in charge at SUNY Poly
MARCY, N.Y. — Reunifying the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) and appointing an officer in charge of SUNY Polytechnic Institute were two items
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