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People news: LeChase names Klinko to lead Syracuse office
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — LeChase Construction Services, LLC announced it has promoted Paul Klinko to operations manager, leading its Syracuse office. In his new role, Klinko

People news: Rome Memorial names Marquette director of plant operations
ROME, N.Y. — Rome Memorial Hospital has named James (Jim) Marquette director of plant operations following the retirement of director Edward Koziarz. Marquette previously served

Schumer asks JetBlue to bring maintenance work to Rome
ROME, N.Y. — Would New York City–based JetBlue Airways Corp. (NASDAQ: JBLU) consider basing some of its maintenance operations in Rome? U.S. Senator Charles Schumer

St. Lawrence County auto dealer, employee accused of burying hazardous waste
CANTON, N.Y. — A St. Lawrence County auto dealer and one of its employees are accused of burying more than 140 gallons of hazardous substances

Baltimore Woods Nature Center names Lash-Marshall new executive director
MARCELLUS, N.Y. — Baltimore Woods Nature Center, a nonprofit environmental educational organization located in Marcellus, has appointed Whitney Lash-Marshall as its new executive director. Lash-Marshall

Cuomo says state nanotechnology funding will stay in Mohawk Valley
In the aftermath of news that the Austrian firm, ams AG, that had planned to invest in a wafer-fabrication facility at the Marcy Nanocenter has

Austrian firm withdraws from chip-fab project at Marcy Nanocenter
MARCY, N.Y. — The Austrian firm that had planned to invest in a wafer-fabrication facility at the Marcy Nanocenter has decided not to pursue the

New York manufacturing index surges in December
The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index climbed 8 points to 9 in December, its highest level since April. Economists had predicted an index

Number of New York farm distilleries nearly doubles in two years, Cuomo says
Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Tuesday, the second anniversary of the Craft New York Act, that the number of farm distilleries has nearly doubled since

Euphony wins CenterState CEO’s Germinator business competition
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — CenterState CEO on Wednesday awarded $100,000 to Euphony during the final phase of the Germinator program. Euphony is a company that is
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