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Unity House names three new board members
Clark, originally from Oxford in Chenango County, has spent her career working for the Defense Contract Management Agency in Binghamton and Syracuse, retiring in 2007,

CNY ATD announces CNY BEST nominees
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The CNY ATD has announced nominees for the 9th Annual CNY BEST Learning and Performance Awards. The organization annually presents these awards

Student teams from area schools win prize money in New York Business Plan Competition
ALBANY, N.Y. — Student-led teams from area colleges and universities won prize money during the New York Business Plan Competition. SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly)

People news: Heather Finger joins St. Joseph’s Physicians Family Medicine in Clay
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — St. Joseph’s Health announced that Dr. Heather Finger has joined St. Joseph’s Physicians Family Medicine at its North Medical Center location in

People news: Kelberman Center hires Welchons as senior psychologist
UTICA, N.Y. — The Kelberman Center, an affiliate of Upstate Cerebral Palsy, announced it has hired Leah Welchons as senior psychologist. Dr. Welchons joins the

5 easy things to learn about analytics
SYRACUSE — Businesses can use web and social-media analytics for a host of reasons — identify strategies, measure how they’re doing, and figure out the best way to reach a market. The organization Social Media Breakfast Syracuse recently hosted an event, dubbed “All About Analytics.” The group, which is a local chapter of a national

Project Fibonacci converts STEM into STEAM
ROME — “Make your lives extraordinary … be individuals,” John Keating, played by Robin Williams, says to his high-school students in the 1989 movie “Dead Poets Society.” “Carpe Diem,” he continues: “Seize the day.” Williams’ character inspired his students through unorthodox teaching methods: standing on a desk to look at life differently, ripping out the
N.Y. Family Business Center offers programs, peer groups
SYRACUSE — The New York Family Business Center (FBC) seeks to connect local family businesses with one another using educational programs and peer groups. The FBC currently operates as part of the Keenan Center for Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Creativity in Le Moyne College’s Madden School of Business. The organization offers generational peer groups and family-business

Owner of Binghamton area taxi-cab company accused of defrauding Medicaid
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The owner and operator of Broome Taxi is facing charges for operating the company without the “necessary” licensing while generating income from

SUNY Oswego appoints Roettger as acting provost, VP for academic affairs
OSWEGO, N.Y. — SUNY Oswego announced it has appointed Walter Roettger as acting provost and VP for academic affairs. As its chief academic officer,
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