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Crews finish transforming school into $22 million Endicott Square housing development
ENDICOTT, N.Y. — Workers have completed a $22 million renovation of the “underutilized” Henry B. Endicott School building into 61 affordable apartments in the village

NYPA CEO, Quiniones, leaving for top job at Illinois utility with CNY connection
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Gil Quiniones, president and CEO of the New York Power Authority (NYPA), has resigned from the position after 10 years to
American Heart Association names 6 new advisory-board members
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The American Heart Association (AHA) recently announced that six new, local volunteer leaders have joined its advisory board. Here is a brief description of the new board members. Aida Byrne — director of corporate communications for the eastern markets at Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. She also volunteers with the Crouse Auxiliary Board, Arc

Crews complete $20M affordable-housing project in Herkimer
HERKIMER, N.Y. — Crews recently completed a $20 million renovation of the Eastern Gardens Apartments in the village of Herkimer in Herkimer County. Now known as Stone Ridge Mills, the rehabilitated public-housing development offers 63 new energy-efficient and affordable homes for families, according to a news release from the office of Gov. Kathy Hochul. Built

The Syracuse news release explained that “as the COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated anew, indoor spaces are crucial to the health, comfort and productivity of occupants.

Blueprint 15 announces new executive director
Pride-Green grew up spending summers and much of the school year staying with his grandparents in Pioneer Homes at 910-1055 McBride St. in Syracuse. Born

SAMHSA awards Upstate Cerebral Palsy $3.7 million for mental-health services
UTICA, N.Y. — Upstate Cerebral Palsy’s Community Health and Behavioral Services (CHBS) will use a two-year, $3.7 million federal grant to enhance behavioral-health services delivered

MVHS to offer Pfizer booster vaccines at its New Hartford pod
UTICA, N.Y. — Starting Wednesday, the Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) will open its COVID-19 vaccine pod to the public to provide Pfizer booster shots

Project underway to renovate SUNY Oswego’s Hewitt Hall for communications program
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Crews have started work on the $80 million project to renovate SUNY Oswego’s Hewitt Hall into a “state-of-the-art” home for Oswego’s School

Ramboll selected to conduct energy audit of Empire State Plaza in Albany
ALBANY, N.Y. — The firm Ramboll, which operates an office in Syracuse, is conducting an energy audit of Empire State Plaza as part of the
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