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Le Moyne Provost Marina to become next president of University of Scranton
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Father Joseph Marina, provost and VP for academic affairs at Le Moyne College, is leaving the school to become the 28th president

Launch NY invests more than $2M in 32 companies during 2020
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Launch NY worked with more than 175 investors to deliver $2.23 million to 32 companies through its #InvestLocal community. Its effort during 2020 “pushed the venture-development organization to over $5 million in lifetime investments,” the organization said in a Jan. 25 news release. Launch NY’s #InvestLocal financing programs in 2020 provided seed

Utica College offers students cryptocurrency- crimes training
UTICA, N.Y. — Utica College is providing its students training in financial crimes and money-laundering investigations through a partnership with Menlo Park, California–based CipherTrace, a cryptocurrency-intelligence company. Through the college’s partnership, undergraduate and graduate students had the opportunity to enroll in an eight-hour training course to become a CipherTrace certified examiner (CTCE), an industry-recognized designation.

Leadership Greater Syracuse names OCC dean to board of directors
DeWITT, N.Y. — Leadership Greater Syracuse (LGS), a nonprofit that offers a yearlong civic-leadership training program, recently announced it has added Scott Schuhert, dean of students at Onondaga Community College (OCC), to its board of directors. Schuhert recently relocated to Central New York for his position at OCC after previously having served as associate VP

Genius NY director maps out 2021 program as application period remains open
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Genius NY program continues accepting applications for its fifth round through the end of March. As of Feb. 2nd, 50 firms have applied to participate, says Jeff Fuchsberg, director of Genius NY. “Applications have grown every year. Last year, we were a little bit over 400. I expect the turnout to

St. Lawrence University selects the school’s next president
CANTON, N.Y. —The St. Lawrence University board of trustees on Thursday announced it has chosen Kathryn Morris as the university’s 19th president. She currently serves

State offering artist-as-entrepreneur program at Earlville Opera House
EARLVILLE, N.Y. — Earlville Opera House (EOH) and Sam & Adele Golden Foundation for the Arts, Inc. will hold an artist-as-entrepreneur program beginning in April.

FRANKFORT, N.Y. — Genesis Disposables LLC of Frankfort will use a $400,000 state grant as it pursues a larger facility to produce gowns that are

Destiny USA now requires a parent or guardian for visitors age 17 and under
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Anyone age 17 or younger visiting Destiny USA will now need a parent or guardian when going to the shopping and entertainment

MVHS holds ceremony for final beam placement in upcoming hospital in downtown Utica
UTICA, N.Y. — The Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) on Tuesday held a ceremony to place the final beam on the upcoming downtown Utica hospital
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