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Hamilton Mayor Loveless elected 2nd VP for NYS Conference of Mayors
HAMILTON, N.Y. — On May 5, at the 113th annual meeting of the New York State Conference of Mayors (NYCOM), the NYCOM membership unanimously elected RuthAnn Loveless, mayor of the Village of Hamilton, to serve as NYCOM second VP for the coming year. “I am honored to have been selected to serve as NYCOM’s Second […]

Fulton small businesses can apply for grants from city’s DRI funding
FULTON, N.Y. — The City of Fulton Community Development Agency (FCDA) says the city’s small businesses can apply for funding for projects to “enhance and strengthen” the city’s downtown area. The $750,000 available for these grants are part of Fulton’s award in the state’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI). FCDA is accepting applications through Oct. 3,

Community Foundation for South Central New York awards grants to regional nonprofits
JOHNSON CITY, N.Y. — The Community Foundation for South Central New York (SCNY) recently announced it has made grants totaling $287,684 to 40 organizations in the region in its spring grant round. The successful grant applications, approved through a competitive volunteer panel and board-review process, are for a variety of capital projects, operations, and programming.

City Center renovations continue as HII says it plans to move in
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — HII (short for Huntington Ingalls Industries) says it plans to create more than 80 new jobs when it becomes a tenant at City Center in downtown Syracuse, which is currently undergoing renovation work. The effort includes work on the building’s façade in downtown Syracuse in a structure that was once home to

HUNT Real Estate ERA looks to grow with new acquisition
CAMILLUS, N.Y. — In a move that adds 52 new agents, with a collective sales volume of $130 million in 2021, HUNT Real Estate ERA acquired Procopio Real Estate of Solvay on May 24. All 52 real-estate agents at Procopio will join HUNT’s Camillus branch at 4801 W. Genesee St., Suite 3. Procopio, serving the

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University’s Institute for Veteran & Military Families (IVMF) will use a $1 million grant for entrepreneurship training to military service members

Hamilton appoints VP of academic affairs and dean of faculty
CLINTON, N.Y. — Hamilton College announced it has named Ngonidzashe Munemo VP for academic affairs and dean of faculty, effective July 1. In this position,

MVCC offers free camps to high schoolers interested in cybersecurity field
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) will host free GenCyber Summer Camps for high-school students in the Mohawk Valley. The camps, funded by

People news: Masonic Care Community adds two new employees
UTICA, N.Y. — The Masonic Care Community has added two new employees to its team. Tiffany Niles is the director of human resources (HR) and

Oswego Health taps Backus as new president and CEO in 2023 with Harlovic retirement
OSWEGO, N.Y. — The board of directors of Oswego Health has chosen Michael Backus as the next president and CEO of Oswego Health, effective on
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