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UR Medicine Finger Lakes Health names surgical services director
GENEVA, N.Y. — UR Medicine Finger Lakes Health recently appointed Amber Castner as its new director of surgical services. In her new role, Castner will oversee the design, administration, and evaluation of professional services within the perioperative setting, lead-program growth, oversee surgical-services operations, and coordinate with members of the surgical team to allocate resources to […]

Mohawk Valley Gives raises more than $5 million for nonprofits
UTICA, N.Y. — The Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties and UpMobility Foundation announced the third annual Mohawk Valley Gives event on Sept. 20

U.S. Commerce secretary, other officials discuss CHIPS workforce-training pilot at C-NS
CICERO, N.Y. — Cicero-North Syracuse High School on Thursday hosted a roundtable discussion on Micron Technology’s (NASDAQ: MU) pilot program on career and technical-education opportunities. The program aims to help students get ready for thousands of new technical careers in the semiconductor industry by piloting a curricular framework, teacher training, and work-based learning opportunities in

Guthrie Clinic joins campaign to protect health-care workers from violence
CORTLAND, N.Y. — The Guthrie Clinic on Wednesday said it has joined the Respect and Heal campaign, an effort that seeks to protect health-care workers

AFT, RIT to use federal awards for semiconductor-workforce training initiatives
Two New York–based programs will use federal funding of more than $3.2 million to prepare New York high school and college students for careers in

State launches $10 million loan fund for entrepreneurs
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York State has launched a new $10 million fund that will provide qualifying startup and early-stage companies with access to affordable term loans up to $100,000. The Main Street Capital program is part of New York’s broader State Small Business Credit Initiative efforts led by Empire State Development, the office of

Rochester credit union to acquire Generations Bank of Seneca Falls
SENECA FALLS, N.Y. — ESL Federal Credit Union, of Rochester, will acquire Seneca Falls–based Generations Bank in a deal valued at $26.2 million, ESL announced. The acquisition expands ESL’s presence in the Greater Rochester and Finger Lakes region in Seneca, Cayuga, and Orleans counties while expanding its footprint into Ontario County. The combined financial institution

SBA Syracuse-Upstate district office seeks nominations for 2025 Small Business Week Awards
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse-Upstate New York district office of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is seeking nominations for the 2025 national and district

SUNY Morrisville enrollment rises 11 percent for fall semester
MORRISVILLE, N.Y. — SUNY Morrisville announced it saw an 11 percent increase in total enrollment for the fall 2024 semester. The rise is a combination

CABVI celebrates expanded Syracuse–area clinic
DeWITT, N.Y. — The Central Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired (CABVI) recently celebrated the expansion of its Low Vision Clinic in the Syracuse area as the organization continues to grow in Central New York. “Including Onondaga County, CABVI provided vision services to nearly 22,000 people last year, and we suspect the number will
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