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Oneida County executive launches petition to keep nanotech school at SUNY Poly
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente, Jr. has launched a petition on change.org opposing Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposal to merge SUNY Polytechnic

CNYSME recognizes Ed Riley with Crystal Ball Award
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Central New York Sales & Marketing Executives (CNYSME) is set to honor Ed Riley as the 45th recipient of its annual

AmeriCU’s Gwak appointed to Leadership Greater Syracuse board of directors
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Jin Gwak, AmeriCU Credit Union’s chief digital & information officer, recently joined the board for Leadership Greater Syracuse (LGS), a nonprofit organization that offers a yearlong civic-leadership training program. Gwak, who was a member of the LGS Class of 2015, joined the credit union in 2013. In her role as chief digital

Clement joins Beardsley Architects + Engineers
AUBURN, N.Y. — Beardsley Architects + Engineers recently added Alex D. Clement as a senior architect in its Syracuse–area office. Clement has 13 years of experience working with governmental, commercial, industrial, educational, and residential clients, the firm said in a release. He works collaboratively to solve design problems with complex constraints and to develop spaces

Hancock Estabrook adds Ithaca Law firm Barney, Grossman & Dubow
Barney, Grossman & Dubow traces its history back about 50 years, providing legal services that focus on commercial and residential transactions, small-business formation and management, trusts and estate planning, probate and estate administration, and municipal law. Hancock Estabrook added attorney Peter G. Grossman as a partner in the municipal, real estate and trusts & estates

New York state manufacturing activity contracted in March
Empire State index fell to lowest level since early in pandemic The Empire State Manufacturing survey general business-conditions index declined nearly 15 points in March to -11.8, reaching its lowest level since early in the COVID-19 pandemic. The index — the monthly gauge on New York’s manufacturing sector — had moved back into positive

Upstate Medical University to use nearly $800K for research on schizophrenia
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate Medical University in Syracuse will use more than $786,000 in federal funding for research on schizophrenia. The funding is available through

People news: Boek joins Boonville Health Center as FNP
BOONVILLE, N.Y. — Rome Health announced it has added Boonville native Leah Boek as a family nurse practitioner (FNP) at Boonville Health Center. Boek worked

NBT Bank Regional President Shirtz to retire, successor named
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Richard Shirtz, the Central New York (CNY) regional president for NBT Bank, plans to begin transitioning toward retirement, the bank announced Thursday.

Rome Health names Burns VP and chief quality officer
ROME, N.Y. — Rome Health announced it has appointed Scott Burns as VP and chief quality officer, tasked with leading and supporting the system’s quality
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