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SyracuseCoE partner companies can apply for grant funding to address COVID-19 issues
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Companies that are partners with the Syracuse Center of Excellence (SyracuseCoE) can apply for up to $10,000 in a round 2 disbursement

Syracuse mayor extends weekend Walton Street closure for dining, shopping through September
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The weekend conversion of Walton Street in Armory Square into a two block, open air café and shopping area will continue through

Bassett Healthcare Network announces COO, other members of network’s leadership team
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — The president of A.O. Fox Hospital in Oneonta now has additional responsibilities as the senior VP and COO of the entire Bassett

Le Moyne launches program offering virtual interns to area companies
SYRACUSE — Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh says that college internships “are among the very best ways” to help local college students stay in the area after they graduate from college. “It’s an opportunity to not only help our students be productive members of the community and to develop relationships that will serve them long after,

State reduces 2021 rate-increase requests for health insurers
Insurance industry association disagrees with the decisions ALBANY — New York State has approved reduced rate increases for health insurers in the small-group market for the 2021 plan year. The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) announced in mid-August that it approved a 0.9 percent rate increase for Excellus BlueCross

SUNY Poly’s Grace Wang selected for quantum initiative advisory committee
MARCY — Grace Wang, interim president of SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) in Marcy, has been named to the National Quantum Initiative Advisory Committee (NQIAC). The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) selected Wang to join the committee, the school said in an Aug. 31 announcement on its website. Besides her role

Girl Scouts formally open solar STEM lab/classroom in Broome County
SANFORD, N.Y. — Girl Scouts of NYPENN Pathways (GSNYPENN) on Aug. 27 formally opened the organization’s new solar STEM lab and classroom at the council’s Amahami Adventure Center in the town of Sanford in Broome County. STEM is short for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. The one-story building, located at 434 Page Pond Road, includes

Cuomo says non-Indian casinos can reopen Sept. 9
(Updated at 11:57 p.m., 9/3/20) Non-Indian casinos and video lottery terminal facilities will be allowed to reopen starting Sept. 9 with a 25 percent occupancy

ESF announces interim appointments
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) has named Maureen O’Neill Fellows interim vice president for research and operations manager

Downtown Committee unveils “Put the U back in Syrac_se” campaign
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Downtown Committee of Syracuse, Inc. on Wednesday launched the “Put the U back in Syrac_se” campaign. It’s an eight-week long initiative
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