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DOE selects Syracuse University to help manufacturers reduce their carbon footprint
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University is among 32 schools that will work to help local manufacturers improve their energy efficiency, as part of a $60

People news: ARISE hires compliance officer
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — ARISE announced that Daniel Trebendis has joined its leadership team as the director of quality improvement and corporate compliance. He comes to

Binghamton University students returning to campus, begin classes Tuesday
VESTAL, N.Y. — After spending the weekend moving in, classes for all of Binghamton University’s 18,600 students are set to begin Tuesday. About 3,000 first-year

Rural Health Network of South Central New York awarded grant funding for transportation program
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The Rural Health Network of South Central New York in Binghamton will use a $150,000 federal grant for its GetThere Transportation to

Cayuga Health issues patient-safety measures to combat COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations
ITHACA, N.Y. — Cayuga Health has issued new protocols for those seeking to visit or obtain medical procedures at its facilities. The measures are “in

Ithaca airport director to retire at end of September
LANSING, N.Y. — Mike Hall, director of Ithaca Tompkins International Airport, has announced his plan to retire on Sept. 30 after seven years in the

Baseball Hall of Fame awarded nearly $5M in federal funds
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Live venues and cultural institutions were among the hardest-hit industries during the pandemic, including the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown. To help recover, the Baseball Hall of Fame will use nearly $5 million in federal funding that’s meant to help it move beyond the pandemic, the office of

MVCC’s Ireland elected president of SUNY Librarians Association
UTICA, N.Y. — Jocelyn Ireland, instructional-design librarian at Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC), was recently elected president of the SUNY Librarians Association (SUNYLA) for the 2021-2022 year. After serving as second vice president/conference chair and first vice president over the past two years, Ireland assumed the position of president at the SUNYLA annual conference, hosted

ANCA program uses grant to help small firms recover from pandemic
SARANAC LAKE, N.Y. — North Country small businesses can sign up for free technical services through the Adirondack North Country Association’s (ANCA) Center for Pandemic Response (CPR). CPR is a new program designed to help businesses “build resilience in the wake of the COVID-19 economic crisis,” ANCA contends. ANCA is an independent, nonprofit corporation that

Centro plans to use $74M over five years in federal funding for operations
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Centro would receive a “record” $74 million in federal funding over the next five years in the infrastructure bill that the U.S.
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