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Urban farms, community gardens in CNY, Mohawk Valley, Southern Tier awarded state funding
ALBANY, N.Y. — Organizations in Central New York, the Mohawk Valley, and the Southern Tier were among 51 groups awarded a total of $2.5 million

Solvay Bank hires branch manager for upcoming James Street Wegmans plaza location
DeWITT, N.Y. — Solvay Bank on Thursday said it has appointed Briana Fox as AVP, branch manager for its upcoming East Syracuse–area location at the Wegmans plaza on James Street in the town DeWitt. It will be the 10th branch for Solvay Bank, the oldest community bank established in Onondaga County, per the announcement. Fox

SUNY to represent New York in Center for State Service Innovation
ALBANY, N.Y. — Service Year Alliance has selected New York to join the inaugural group of the Center for State Service Innovation, an effort seeking

Clarkson CUHEAT program graduates first group of clean-energy trainees
POTSDAM, N.Y. — Clarkson University in Potsdam says the first participants in its Home Energy Awareness Training (CUHEAT) program have completed their training. The program

State approves merger of North Country credit union with AmeriCU
ROME, N.Y. — AmeriCU Credit Union tells CNYBJ that the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has given final approval of its merger

Ithaca Area Economic Development names next president
ITHACA, N.Y. — Ithaca Area Economic Development (IAED) on Tuesday said it has selected the organization’s next president. Kurt Foreman — who has led the Delaware Prosperity Partnership (DPP) as president and CEO since 2018 — will join IAED in January 2026. Foreman assumes the role that Heather McDaniel previously held before she stepped down

Upstate Golisano After Hours Care relocates to Nappi Wellness Institute
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate Golisano After Hours Care, a pediatric walk-in care center, has relocated from its Upstate Community Hospital location to the Nappi Wellness

Two Syracuse law firms to combine at the start of 2026
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Two Syracuse law firms — Costello, Cooney & Fearon, PLLC and Scolaro Fetter Grizanti & McGough, P.C. — are combining to form Costello Cooney Fearon & Fetter, effective Jan. 1, 2026. “Costello Cooney Fearon & Fetter will build upon a combined 175 years of legal tradition in Syracuse while establishing a stronger

ALBANY, N.Y. — The new SUNY – NY Creates Technology Innovation Institute (TII) seeks to bolster future semiconductor research and workforce development. The institute will

MOST, Micron launch new STEM fellowship program
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Micron Teacher Fellowship at the MOST is a hands-on STEM program designed to “inspire and support the next generation of innovators” in Central New York. The Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science & Technology (MOST) and the Micron Foundation announced its launch on Thursday. STEM is short for science, technology, engineering,
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