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Walsh sends ARPA business-recovery initiative, others to Syracuse Common Council
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Initiatives on business recovery, sidewalks, downtown parking, and youth programs are among those that Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh has forwarded to Syracuse

Madison County to use USDA grant to improve broadband access
WAMPSVILLE, N.Y. — Madison County will use a $10.1 million federal grant to construct, improve, or acquire facilities and equipment needed to provide broadband service

Tompkins Chamber sells East Shore Drive property, will remain tenant through spring 2022
ITHACA, N.Y. — The Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce recently announced the completion of the sale of its property at 904 East Shore Drive in

Utica College to use NSF grant to help “underrepresented” students interested in STEM careers
UTICA, N.Y. — The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Utica College a grant to help the school increase the number of students from “underrepresented

Syracuse University to return to full capacity at sporting events this fall
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University Athletics on Friday announced it plans to return to full capacity for spectators at the Carrier Dome this fall. Syracuse

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
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