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Greater Utica Chamber names Carbone Business Person of the Year
UTICA, N.Y. — The Greater Utica Chamber of Commerce announced it has selected Alex Carbone as its 2022 Business Person of the Year. Carbone is

Project Fibonacci Foundation announces plans for STEAM center in Rome
ROME, N.Y. — The Project Fibonacci Foundation recently announced plans to bring a fully operational STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math) center to downtown

Syracuse’s Whitman School launches new professional-certification program
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Martin J. Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University has launched the Whitman Industry Readiness & Excellence (WIRE) Initiative. WIRE seeks

Madison County Working Solutions plans March 2 job fair
ONEIDA, N.Y. — Madison County Working Solutions will host an in-person job fair featuring more than 20 local employers on March 2 from 10 a.m.

New Mohawk Valley Anesthesia Group formed
UTICA, N.Y. — Two anesthesia practices that separately served the St. Elizabeth and St. Luke’s campuses of Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) have formed a

Roundabout in I-81 project will move; project will cost more, take longer
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The roundabout near Dr. King Elementary School in the Interstate 81 (I-81) viaduct-replacement project will move to a different location, and the

Madison County launches service to assist with 911 emergencies
WAMPSVILLE, N.Y. — The Madison County Office of Emergency Management has introduced its Faster Advanced Life Support (ALS) Fly Car as a means to provide

Excellus Utica region seeks applicants for community health awards
UTICA, N.Y. — Nonprofit organizations in the region are eligible to apply for Excellus BlueCross BlueShield Community Health Awards to help fund health and wellness

People news: Lanning joins Tioga County Economic Development and Planning
OWEGO, N.Y. — Sean Lanning recently joined Tioga County Economic Development and Planning as an education-workforce coordinator. In this role, Lanning will work with Tioga

NIH grant to help Binghamton professor explore serotonin’s role in Parkinson’s disease
VESTAL, N.Y. — A Binghamton University professor will use a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for research that focuses on serotonin’s role in Parkinson’s disease. When he came to Binghamton in 2005, Christopher Bishop, a psychology professor, uncovered something interesting in his research. He found that the serotonin system, best known for
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