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Former Syracuse football player donates $1 million for Lally Athletics Complex
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A former member of the Syracuse University football team is pledging $1 million for the first phase of the project to turn

Menter Ambulance wins Business Excellence Award from Operation Oswego County
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Operation Oswego County (OOC) recently recognized an Oswego County ambulance company for business success. OOC, at its June 16 annual meeting, presented its Business Excellence Award for 2022 to Fulton–based Menter Ambulance in recognition and appreciation for demonstrating outstanding leadership, adaptation, and commitment in operating and expanding as a private ambulance service

Emerson Foundation in Auburn adds former Hamilton College administrator to board
AUBURN, N.Y. — The Fred L. Emerson Foundation — a 90-year-old private family foundation based in Auburn — recently announced it has elected Mary McLean Evans to its board of directors. Evans, who currently resides in North Carolina, is an accomplished higher-education fundraiser and administrator, having served in various roles at Hamilton College for more

Upstate Medical, Binghamton University pursue collaboration
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate Medical University and Binghamton University want to collaborate on more projects. The schools have signed an agreement to jointly “pursue sponsored funding opportunities and develop solutions to today’s pressing medical problems.” Upstate Medical signed the pact with Binghamton University’s Thomas J. Watson College of Engineering and Applied Science. The agreement seeks

Bassett’s school-based health program brings care to pediatric patients
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Bassett Healthcare Network started offering telehealth services years before anyone had ever heard of COVID-19, but when the pandemic started, telehealth became a valuable and necessary service that continues to expand today. Telehealth services at Bassett’s school-based health program were particularly important throughout the pandemic and will now benefit from a $5,000

DeWitt office building containing pediatric dentistry is sold for $650,000
DeWITT, N.Y. — The office building in DeWitt that is home to the pediatric dental practice Little Jaws Big Smiles was recently sold. An entity called TCCT Realty, LLC bought the more than 3,700-square-foot structure located on 0.62 acres at 4605 E. Genesee St. for $650,000. Michael Kalet from Cushman & Wakefield/Pyramid Brokerage Company helped

Walsh named director of Hartwick’s Griffiths Center
ONEONTA, N.Y. — Hartwick College has selected Michael Walsh as the new director of the Griffiths Center for Collaboration and Innovation (GCCI). He will begin his appointment in late August. As GCCI director, Walsh will lead and advance a culture of collaboration, innovation, and entrepreneurship at the college. He will report directly to President Darren

CNY Biotech Accelerator selects teams for Medical Device Innovation Challenge
SYRACUSE — Upstate Medical University’s CNY Biotech Accelerator (CNYBAC) has selected the teams for its 2022 Medical Device Innovation Challenge (MDIC). The MDIC teams will participate in the Empire State Development grant-supported program, which is now in its sixth year, per a June 27 announcement on Upstate’s website. The MDIC review committee — a select

MVCC entrepreneur program receives funding from Berkshire Bank
UTICA, N.Y. — The Mohawk Valley Community College Foundation, Inc. received a $5,000 award from Berkshire Bank in support of the college’s Young Entrepreneurs Academy

SUNY Poly, BOCES program sign articulation agreement
MARCY, N.Y. — The Hamilton-Fulton-Montgomery BOCES Pathways in Technology Early College High School (HFM BOCES PTECH) program with SUNY Polytechnic Institute announced a new articulation
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