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Schumer pitches Micron president on locating a future plant in Upstate
Micron Technology is thinking about locations for a future plant and U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D–N.Y.) hopes the firm will choose upstate New

Owners of Fleet Feet Syracuse retire, sell the franchise back to the parent company
DeWITT, N.Y. — The owners of Fleet Feet Syracuse say they have retired and sold the local franchise to Fleet Feet Sports Development Company, a

Syracuse University’s Alford to depart for University at Buffalo dean job
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Keith A. Alford, chief diversity and inclusion officer (CDIO), at Syracuse University, is leaving Syracuse this summer to become dean of the
April CNY unemployment rates much lower than a year ago
Unemployment rates in the Syracuse, Utica–Rome, Watertown–Fort Drum, Binghamton, Ithaca, and Elmira regions remained in single-digit figures in April and were much lower compared to a year ago when the COVID-19 pandemic first exploded. The figures are part of the latest New York State Department of Labor data released May 25. In addition, the Syracuse, Utica–Rome, and

People news: Community Bank adds Gorski as VP, commercial banking officer
DeWITT, N.Y. — Community Bank N.A. announced that Alexandra Gorski has joined the bank as VP and commercial banking officer in DeWitt. Gorski has 30

Owens takes over as CEO of NYSTEC
ROME, N.Y. — The New York State Technology Enterprise Corporation (NYSTEC) announced Wednesday that its board of directors recently selected Kevin Owens as the company’s

SUNY Oswego President Deborah Stanley to retire at end of year
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Deborah Stanley — who has served as president of SUNY Oswego for more than 25 years — has announced her intention to

Cuomo says all New York state schools can reopen fully by September
All New York state schools will reopen for full in-person learning for the 2021-2022 school year beginning in September, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced Monday.

Downtown Ithaca Alliance announces six board members
ITHACA, N.Y. — The Downtown Ithaca Alliance recently announced that six individuals — four downtown Ithaca property owners and two commercial tenants — were elected to its board of directors. Downtown property owners re-elected Teri Tarshus and elected Elsa Hyde, Bryan Warren, and Emily Petrina. Tarshus serves as a representative for the Seneca Place Building

FedEx Ground to hire more than 120 for its Syracuse-area locations
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — FedEx Ground plans to hire more than 120 employees in the Syracuse area to “meet surging demand” for e-commerce services. The company
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