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MVCC, Piedmont Airlines partner on tuition-assistance program for students
ROME, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Community College and Piedmont Airlines have partnered on an accelerated 12-month tuition-assistance program for qualified students in MVCC’s airframe and

Cazenovia College removes interim tag from President Bergh
CAZENOVIA, N.Y. — David Bergh, who has been serving as interim president of Cazenovia College, will move forward as the school’s 30th president. The Cazenovia

Guthrie, Cortland County Health Department ask residents to take community health survey
CORTLAND, N.Y. — The Cortland County Health Department and Guthrie Cortland Medical Center are urging county residents to participate in the community health-assessment survey. Results

Gainey hired to manage Pathfinder Bank’s newest branch
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Pathfinder Bank has hired Shynique Gainey as assistant VP, branch manager for the bank’s new, upcoming Syracuse office, to be located at

U.S. Navy awards Saab contract for improvements to electronics, radar systems
DeWITT, N.Y. — The U.S. Navy has selected Saab, Inc.’s DeWitt operation to help make improvements to its electronics and radar systems. That’s according to

Centro restructuring fares, increasing service as of March 7
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Centro plans new fares that will reduce transit costs for most Centro bus riders, continue restoring service on various bus routes in

Schumer, in Syracuse stop, pushes bill to cap costs for diabetes insulin
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D–N.Y.) said he wants to reduce the “outrageous” cost of insulin. The Democrat announced he will

Binghamton Chamber honors Building BC Award recipients
The 2022 Building BC Innovative Award, which recognizes a project, product, or service that “thinks outside the box” went to iM3NY. With a focus on clean-energy, lithium-ion batteries, the company is the first major battery manufacturer to locate in this part of the country, according to a chamber news release. The business looked at non-traditional

New York manufacturing index turns slightly positive again in February
The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index moved back into positive territory in February to 3.1. The index — the monthly gauge on New York’s manufacturing sector — had plummeted in January to -0.7, ending 18 months of positive readings including the 31.9 index number in December. The February reading — based on firms

Bonadio Group rebrands advisory practice as Bonadio Advisory
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The Bonadio Group says it has rebranded its consulting and advisory practices as Bonadio Advisory to better help clients with improving operational performance, mitigating risk, and “achieving their business goals.” Bonadio Advisory provides consulting services to public and private businesses, nonprofit agencies, health-care organizations, and government entities nationwide. “With businesses and organizations
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