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Utica College offers students cryptocurrency- crimes training
UTICA, N.Y. — Utica College is providing its students training in financial crimes and money-laundering investigations through a partnership with Menlo Park, California–based CipherTrace, a cryptocurrency-intelligence company. Through the college’s partnership, undergraduate and graduate students had the opportunity to enroll in an eight-hour training course to become a CipherTrace certified examiner (CTCE), an industry-recognized designation. […]

St. Lawrence County man busted for stealing prescription drugs from Kinney Drugs stores
ALEXANDRIA BAY, N.Y. — State Police in Alexandria Bay recently announced they arrested a man for stealing prescription medication from Kinney Drugs stores in Alexandria

Destiny USA now requires a parent or guardian for visitors age 17 and under
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Anyone age 17 or younger visiting Destiny USA will now need a parent or guardian when going to the shopping and entertainment

Madison County says it won’t conduct COVID-19 vaccine lottery due to lack of supply
WAMPSVILLE, N.Y. — Madison County government announced Thursday that it will not be using a lottery system to help get vaccines into the arms of

ALBANY, N.Y. — The New York State Department of Health (DOH) undercounted the number of COVID-19 nursing-home deaths by 50 percent, according to a new

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A new report from CenterState CEO finds 39 percent of nearly 200 area companies surveyed expect an increase in jobs and hiring

M&T Bank says 85 percent of PPP loan applications are coming from repeat borrowers
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — M&T Bank Corp. (NYSE: MTB), the largest SBA lender and bank ranked by deposits in Central New York, says that so far

Corrado named director of forensics at SU’s College of Arts and Sciences
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University announced it has appointed Kathleen Corrado as director of the Forensic and National Security Science Institute (FNSSI) in the College

Oneida County to suspend COVID vaccinations on Thursday due to reduced vaccine supply
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County’s state-issued, COVID-19 vaccine allotment will run out by Thursday, so the county plans to suspend operations at its vaccine-distribution sites

SBA opens new round of PPP loan applications, starting with community financial institutions
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), together with the U.S. Treasury Department, on Monday morning reopened the loan portal for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP),
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