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SUNY names acting president of SUNY Poly
MARCY, N.Y. — SUNY board of trustees on Tuesday appointed SUNY Provost Tod Laursen as acting president for SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly). Laursen’s appointment

Upstate HomeCare, Nascentia Health participate in SPEED pilot program
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate HomeCare and Nascentia Health announced they’re participating in the SPEED pilot program. SPEED is short for Special Projects for Equitable and

American Heart Association awards MMRI nearly $300K for autism study
UTICA, N.Y. — Researchers at the Masonic Medical Research Institute (MMRI) in Utica will use a nearly $300,000 funding award for a study examining if

Riger acquires Vestal firm focused on nonprofit-fundraising clients
BINGHAMTON — Riger Marketing Communications — a downtown Binghamton–based advertising, marketing, and PR firm — recently acquired the assets, including several clients, of Vestal–based Cull Martin & Associates. Riger’s ownership partners Steve Johnson and Jamie Jacobs executed an asset purchase agreement with Jeffrey Cull, CEO and owner of Cull Martin & Associates (CMA) in early
NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT: A Checklist for Nonprofits
The election is over, or is it? These past nine months of the campaign season have been a wild roller coaster ride, which will continue certainly through Jan. 20, 2021. Party control of the Senate hangs in the balance on the Jan. 5 Georgia run-off elections. I am not in a position to have any

New statewide cybersecurity program launched to assist defense manufacturers
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Community College’s (MVCC) Advanced Institute for Manufacturing (AIM) and FuzeHub are working together to help New York’s defense manufacturers strengthen

MVCC partners with Briggs & Stratton for welding internships
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) says it partnered with the Sherrill location of Briggs & Stratton Corp. for welding internships. Briggs &

People news: MVHS names director of materials management
UTICA, N.Y. — the Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) announced it has appointed Michael C. Fegley as director of materials management. Fegley previously held positions

Oswego Health begins vaccinating health-care staff
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Oswego Health on Thursday morning started vaccinating its health-care staff against COVID-19. Ashley Sidman, a registered medical-surgical nurse, was the first to

Greater Utica Chamber honors five with Business of the Year awards
UTICA, N.Y. — The Greater Utica Chamber of Commerce announced the winners of the 2020 Business of the Year Awards during a televised special on
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