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Madison County Youth Bureau seeks funding proposals
WAMPSVILLE, N.Y. — The Madison County Youth Bureau is accepting funding proposals from community-based nonprofit organizations, public agencies, and Madison County municipalities to provide services

Helio Health buys Syracuse building for $3.25 million for new HQ
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Helio Health announced it has purchased the building at 518 James St. in Syracuse for $3.25 million and it intends to use

Turchetti named president of HCR Home Care
HCR Home Care recently announced it had appointed Suzanne Turchetti as its new president. Turchetti had previously been serving as the organization’s chief administrative officer, the company tells CNYBJ in an email. The Rochester–based and woman-owned HCR Home Care has a Central New York office at the Thruway Office Building at 290 Elwood Davis Road in the

New regional director begins work at Onondaga SBDC
ONONDAGA, N.Y. — Robert Griffin has started his work as the new regional director of the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Onondaga Community College (OCC). SBDCs provide counseling and training to small businesses, including working with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to develop and provide informational tools to support business startups and existing

Broome Leadership Institute graduates 19 in Class of 2022
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — On Thursday, March 24, 19 area businesspeople graduated as members of the Broome Leadership Institute (BLI) Class of 2022 at a dinner and ceremony, at the Riverdale Banquet Hall in Endwell. The BLI Class of 2022 represents the 35th graduating class of the program. BLI is a six-month community leadership program, sponsored

New Syracuse women’s basketball head coach starts her new role
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Felisha Legette-Jack has started her work in leading the Syracuse University women’s basketball program. Syracuse on March 28 introduced Legette-Jack, 55, as the team’s 7th head coach during a news conference held at the Carmelo K. Anthony Basketball Center. She’ll be coaching a team that now plays its games in the Carrier

Matthew House in Auburn adds Santillo to board of directors
AUBURN, N.Y. — Matthew House — an Auburn nonprofit that operates a two-bed comfort-care home for terminally ill people in their final days of life — announced it recently added Judy Santillo to its board of directors. She was inducted in early March for a two-year term, according to a March 10 news release from

Planned center focused on growing STEM workforce
ROME, N.Y. — Imagine a place where you don’t just see art on display or historical information on display, but rather a place where you can interact with or even become part of the display. While it might sound fanciful, the technology exists, and the Project Fibonacci Foundation hopes to showcase it as part of

Nascentia Health launches nurse-residency program in home care
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Nascentia Health says it’s starting a nurse-residency program focused on home care. The organization is using a $300,000 grant award from the

Hayner Hoyt launches construction-management scholarship at Utica University
UTICA, N.Y. — Hayner Hoyt Corporation has established an endowed scholarship at Utica University for construction-management students. The Hayner Hoyt Corporation Construction Management Scholarship will
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