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Syracuse Mayor Walsh appoints Moore as cityline coordinator
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh on Tuesday announced the appointment of Denise Moore as the new cityline coordinator. In her new role, Moore

Colgate names Madison VP for equity and inclusion
HAMILTON, N.Y. — Colgate University announced it has named Renee Madison vice president for equity and inclusion. Madison — who is currently director of human

Five finalists selected for this year’s Genius NY program
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Empire State Development (ESD) on Tuesday announced the five teams selected to take part in round five of the Genius NY business-accelerator

Onondaga County mandates that school employees get vaccinated or face weekly testing
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — All interfacing employees of Onondaga County schools will have to provide proof that they’ve been vaccinated or agree to undergo weekly COVID-19

People news: MVCAA appoints Tuggle as fiscal director
UTICA, N.Y. —The Mohawk Valley Community Action Agency (MVCAA) announced it has recently selected Renee Tuggle, the current executive assistant and head of the MVCAA

Rome Lab to benefit as AFRL is designated as a quantum information science research center
ROME, N.Y. — Rome Lab will secure funding as the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) is now designated as the quantum information science (QIS) research

Private developer to buy former Northland Communications building in Utica for $400K
UTICA, N.Y. — The City of Utica’s Urban Renewal Agency (URA) approved an application from Michael Pezzolanella to purchase the former home of Northland Communications

Baseball Hall of Fame to use nearly $5 million in federal funding for operations
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — The National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown will use federal funding of nearly $5 million that’s meant to help it “recover

Upstate Medical University researcher to use nearly $700K in federal funding for dementia research
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate Medical University will use grant funding of more than $680,000 for research into one of the leading forms of dementia. The

UnitedHealth Group to pay nearly $16 million after state, federal probe of mental-health coverage
NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. — United Behavioral Health and United Healthcare Insurance Co. will pay $15.6 million and take other corrective actions following investigations and
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