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Clarkson University wins FuzeHub grant for manufacturing project
POTSDAM, N.Y. — Clarkson University is among the recipients of a total of $450,000 in grant funding that FuzeHub recently announced. Clarkson was awarded $50,000

Entrepreneurship celebration returns to Cornell University in late April
ITHACA, N.Y. — Cornell University will honor Tiffany Norwood, a 1989 graduate who has launched seven startups, as Cornell Entrepreneur of the Year 2022 during

Former Syracuse school, convent converted to housing development in $20 million state project
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Construction crews have completed work on a $20 million project to convert the St. Anthony of Padua Catholic School and Convent into

Racker recognized as a certified living-wage employer in Tompkins County
ITHACA, N.Y. — Racker was recently certified as a “living wage employer” by the Tompkins County Workers’ Center. The living wage in Tompkins County is

Upstate Medical University to acquire Crouse Health in combination of two big Syracuse hospitals
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate Medical University on Thursday announced plans to acquire the operations of Crouse Health, which would become part of the Upstate Medical

Upstate, statewide consumer sentiment decline in Q1
Consumer sentiment in upstate New York fell 3.4 points to 60.6 in the first quarter of this year from the last measure of 64.0 in the final quarter of 2021. That’s according to the latest quarterly survey of upstate and statewide consumer sentiment that the Siena College Research Institute (SRI) released April 7. Upstate’s overall

Registered apprentices graduate from MIAP
DeWITT, N.Y. — A new group of registered apprentices has graduated from the Manufacturers Intermediary Apprenticeship Program (MIAP). That’s according to MACNY, the Manufacturers Association. The organization partners with the New York State Department of Labor to sponsor MIAP, “acting as an intermediary” to help small and medium-sized companies in Central New York and across

Partnership creates pathway to college credits for IBEW Local 43 apprentices
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC), Alfred State College, Syracuse University (SU), the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 43, and the

Survey: 44% of businesses seeking interns in 2022
Nearly all of those expect to hire interns for jobs afterward Facing a critical lack of skilled workers, some U.S. hiring decision-makers are looking to create their own trained workforce. A new survey from The Harris Poll, commissioned by Express Employment Professionals, found that 44 percent of businesses plan to bring on interns in 2022 with 94

MVHS expands sign-on and referral bonus programs
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) has announced an expansion of its sign-on bonus program for new employees along with an enhanced referral
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