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NYAG: EyeMed to pay $600K after 2020 data breach
New York Attorney General Letitia names has fined EyeMed Vision Care $600,000 in an agreement that resolves a 2020 data breach that compromised the personal information of about 2.1 million consumers nationwide, including 98,632 people in New York. Cincinnati, Ohio–based EyeMed — which provides vision benefits to members of vision plans offered by both licensed […]

Binghamton, Cornell to use $1.6M federal grant to attract international businesses to Southern Tier
VESTAL, N.Y. — Binghamton University will use a federal grant of $1.6 million to help attract international companies to the Southern Tier and upstate New

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A new report from CenterState CEO finds 68 percent of nearly 200 area companies surveyed expect an increase in jobs and hiring

Walsh calls shared-services agreement between city, Syracuse University “important step forward”
This agreement outlines how the university and the city will work together to improve public safety, infrastructure, education, culture, and overall quality of life for

UHS hospital in Norwich unveils new emergency department and walk-in center
NORWICH, N.Y. — UHS Chenango Memorial Hospital in Norwich opened its new emergency department and walk-in-center on Tuesday, Jan. 25 after months of planning and

Cortland County BDC accepting applications for small-business grants
CORTLAND, N.Y. — The Cortland County Business Development Corporation (BDC) announced it has $300,000 available to help pandemic-impacted small businesses. The BDC was awarded the

Cazenovia College names Veit new CFO
CAZENOVIA, N.Y. — Cazenovia College has appointed William G. Veit, of Syracuse, as VP for administration and chief financial officer. Veit, a longtime area business

People news: Herkimer College names research and assessment specialist
HERKIMER, N.Y. — Herkimer County Community College announced it has appointed Brenda Carney of Little Falls as research and assessment specialist. In this role, Carney

Utica College receives data-access grant
UTICA, N.Y. — Utica College has received a data-access grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) to conduct studies using highly-valued datasets. RWJF says

Onondaga SBDC Director Powers set to retire
ONONDAGA, N.Y. — Joan Powers will retire as director of the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Onondaga Community College at the end of January,
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