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CNY International Business Alliance encourages, educates on exporting
SYRACUSE — The Central New York International Business Alliance (CNYIBA), an organization formed to enhance global sales of companies in the 12-county region, uses education and trade missions to encourage regional companies to export their products. That’s according to Steven King, CNYIBA director. The CNYIBA is based at the office of CenterState CEO, the region’s […]
Cayuga Community College gets approval to join START-UP NY program
AUBURN — Cayuga Community College will participate in the START-UP NY economic-development program. The State University of New York (SUNY) and Empire State Development (ESD),

People news: MVCC appoints McDonald as director of community and workforce development
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) has appointed William McDonald as the new director of community and workforce development in the school’s Center
University Hill Drives $650 Million in Economic Activity
Syracuse’s University Hill continues to be a hub of economic energy and activity. Institutions on the Hill provide industry-leading education and medical care while also generating more than $650 million in total development between 2013 and 2015. Every day, more than 25,000 people, or 8 percent of all employees in the Syracuse metropolitan area, go

Onondaga County Medical Society elects Dr. Dennis Nave as president
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Onondaga County Medical Society elected and installed Dr. Dennis Nave as its 187th president during its annual dinner held Nov. 13
NYSTEC awards $50K to student entrepreneurs at Commercialization Academy
MARCY, N.Y. — The New York State Technology Enterprise Corporation (NYSTEC) has awarded $50,000 to teams of student entrepreneurs participating in the 2014 Commercialization Academy.
SUNY Cortland launches Education Innovation Center
CORTLAND, N.Y. — SUNY Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher was on hand to help formally launch a new Center of Innovation in Education at SUNY Cortland last Friday. The center intends to be a regional hub for the advancement and improvement of teacher education, SUNY Cortland said. To read much more about the center, click here.
ConMed declares quarterly cash dividend of 20 cents
UTICA, N.Y. — ConMed Corp. (NASDAQ: CNMD), a Utica–based surgical-device maker, announced that its board of directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of 20
Southern Tier Health Link plans to merge with similar downstate organization
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Southern Tier HealthLink (STHL) on Monday announced plans to merge with Taconic Health Information Network and Community (THINC) into a single “qualified

40 Below, Junior Achievement team up on job shadow venture
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The young professionals group 40 Below and the nonprofit Junior Achievement of Central Upstate New York formally launched their joint venture, Job
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