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State homeland-security grants include funding awards for cybersecurity
ALBANY, N.Y. — The Town of Geddes, Oswego County, Herkimer County, Cortland County, and Seneca County are among the local governments awarded state grant funding for cybersecurity projects. The program provides funding support for eligible counties, cities, towns, and villages to “enhance” their ability to protect, detect, identify, respond to, and recover from cyber incidents, […]

SyracuseServes network seeks to help city veterans
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — SyracuseServes is a network that seeks to connect veterans and their families to local community providers to ensure care, resources and services are “easily and successfully navigable.” Syracuse University (SU) is working with the City of Syracuse on the initiative. The overall goal of SyracuseServes is to “maximize collaboration and enhance efficiency”
NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT: Red flags for our health-care delivery system
“Health-care costs are an issue both for the government and for our larger economy.” —Sylvia Mathews Burwell I’m officially raising red flags of significant concern for the future of the New York state and United States health-care delivery system. Fact #1: The U.S. is rapidly approaching 20 percent of our gross domestic

McMahon to end weekly coronavirus briefing, saying it’s time “to turn the corner here”
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon opened Thursday’s coronavirus briefing at the Oncenter by saying that it would be the last one. “This

CenterState CEO announces Tech Garden leadership-group changes
On Thursday, CenterState CEO named Jeff Fuchsberg VP of innovation and entrepreneurship. He had been serving as director of Genius NY, a business-accelerator program at

Rome Health to host career fair July 28
ROME, N.Y. — Rome Health plans to host a career fair on Wednesday afternoon, July 28 at the hospital at 1500 N. James St. in

Genius NY program announces 13 semifinalists in this year’s competition
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Genius NY, a business-accelerator program at CenterState CEO’s Tech Garden, on Tuesday announced 13 teams as semifinalists in the competition’s fifth round.

SUNY Chancellor names officer-in-charge at SUNY Potsdam as school president prepares to step down
POTSDAM, N.Y. — SUNY Chancellor Jim Malatras on Wednesday announced the appointment of John Graham as officer-in-charge at SUNY Potsdam. Graham currently serves as SUNY’s

Finger Lakes Health names Koczent CFO
GENEVA, N.Y. — Finger Lakes Health announced that it has appointed Trisha Koczent as its treasurer and chief financial officer (CFO). Koczent has more than

Projects, funding announced for first phase of Utica Prosperity Initiative
UTICA, N.Y. — Small-business assistance programs and a new James Street Marketplace with loft apartments are among the projects announced in the first phase of
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