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McMahon says hospital-worker vaccine mandate a “real problem”
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon says the mandate requiring vaccinations for hospital workers that takes effect at midnight Tuesday morning is “a

Oneida County announces two new business-grant programs
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County will be making $200,000 in microenterprise grants and $750,000 in Cares Act grants available to area small businesses and startups

MMRI to use $25,000 donation to continue lupus research
UTICA, N.Y. — The Masonic Medical Research Institute (MMRI) will use a $25,000 donation to continue its research into systemic lupus erythematosus (lupus). Lupus and

Syracuse University, MEAC sign agreement involving athletics, seminars, conferences
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University and the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) on Thursday announced an agreement that will involve Syracuse playing MEAC schools in sports,

OneGroup’s Green receives ATD Up & Coming recognition
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — ATD, the Association for Talent Development, recently selected Cheri Green for ATD “Up & Coming” recognition, which spotlights rising stars and outstanding young professionals working in talent development. Green is a learning and development manager with OneGroup, a risk management, insurance brokerage, and employee-benefits firm with an office in Syracuse and locations
ANCA’s virtual annual meeting focused on climate justice
SARANAC LAKE, N.Y. — The Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) used its virtual annual meeting held Sept. 17 to focus on climate justice. ANCA’s annual meeting included experts in environmental justice, food systems, clean energy, and climate action who discussed the “importance of climate justice in shaping the region’s economic future.” ANCA said it believes

Excellus elects 3 new advisory-board members for Utica region
UTICA, N.Y. — Excellus BlueCross BlueShield recently announced it has named Dietra Harvey, Dr. Daniel Welchons, and David Wippman to its regional advisory board for the Utica region. Harvey has served as the Empire State Poverty Reduction Initiative (ESPRI) administrator for United Way of the Mohawk Valley since 2017. She is also an independent consultant

Number of service-disabled veteran-owned businesses reaches 900 in New York
New York’s Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business (SDVOB) Program has 900 certified SDVOBs now active, a figure the state considers a “significant milestone.” That’s according to New York State Office of General Services (OGS) Commissioner RoAnn Destito, who made the announcement Sept. 2 while visiting the New York State Fair in Geddes. “New York State recognizes the important contributions

St. Lawrence Power & Equipment Museum uses grant for restoration of historic church
MADRID, N.Y. — The St. Lawrence Power and Equipment Museum in Madrid is working to stabilize and restore the historic Nevin Memorial Church that once stood in Lisbon in St. Lawrence County. The Northern New York Community Foundation provided a grant of $10,000 for the project. The structure, which was built in 1855, was donated

Clarkson prof. uses NSF grant to study children’s statistical thinking
POTSDAM, N.Y. — A Clarkson University professor is using a $250,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to study statistical thinking in children. The NSF grant will support Andreas Wilke’s investigation of the cognitive mechanisms underlying children’s perception of randomness, and their susceptibility to erroneous judgments. Wilke is an associate professor and chair of
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