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Herkimer County IDA receives more than $9 million in funding for water-main project
HERKIMER, N.Y. — The Herkimer County Industrial Development Agency (HCIDA) has received $9.34 million in state grant funding for a key water-infrastructure project. The money is part of $279.3 million in Water Infrastructure Improvement and Intermunicipal grants from the New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation to support nearly $900 million in projects across the state […]
Rescue Mission elects board chair, names six new members
SYRACUSE — The Rescue Mission Alliance recently announced the election of Dr. John B. McCabe as chair of its board of directors, and the appointment of six new board members. A member of the Rescue Mission board for four years, Dr. McCabe sits on its finance, investment, and executive committees. He is a retired professor
Grant helps Oneida Health increase access to behavioral-health services
ONEIDA, N.Y. — Excellus BlueCross BlueShield has won a $150,000 Excellus BlueCross BlueShield Member and Community Health Improvement (MACHI) grant to support increased access to behavioral-health services at Oneida Health. The grant will award the funds over a three-year period to establish services to address mental health, substance abuse, or age-specific women’s behavioral-health conditions of
CNY regions post year-over-year job gains in September
The Syracuse, Utica–Rome, Watertown–Fort Drum, Binghamton, Ithaca, and Elmira regions all gained jobs between September 2021 and this past September. The Central New York subregions generated job growth ranging from 0.8 percent in the Ithaca region to 3.1 percent in the Binghamton area in the past 12 months. That’s according to the latest monthly employment
Lender Center to use grant for research into racial wealth gap
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The MetLife Foundation has awarded Syracuse University’s Lender Center for Social Justice a $2.7 million grant for research initiatives with a specific focus. They’ll focus on ways to “accelerate efforts to address the racial wealth gap and help dismantle the root causes of wealth disparity,” the university said in a release. The
Greater Utica Chamber names Business of the Year finalists
UTICA — The nominees are in for the 2022 Business of the Year awards from the Greater Utica Chamber of Commerce. The chamber recently announced the finalists in each of five categories and will announce and celebrate the winners at its annual Business of the Year Awards luncheon on Dec. 8 at Hart’s Hill Inn
People news: Visions FCU hires new manager of talent acquisition and retention
ENDWELL, N.Y. — Visions Federal Credit Union (FCU) announced it has hired Julie Steele as its new manager of talent acquisition and retention. Steele brings
Carthage Area Hospital maintains certification as a critical-access hospital
CARTHAGE, N.Y. — Carthage Area Hospital announced that it will maintain its designation as a critical-access hospital, which is a major financial relief to the
Kelberman Center rebrands as independent organization
UTICA, N.Y. — The Kelberman Center has rebranded and developed into its own independent organization. The autism-services provider got its start more than 15 years
Oneida County Legislature passes nearly $495 million budget for 2023
UTICA, N.Y. — The Oneida County Board of Legislators on Wednesday passed the $494.7 million budget and capital plan for 2023, presented by Oneida County
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