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Utica firm wins FuzeHub $50K grant to help pay for N95 mask production
UTICA, N.Y. — Environmental Composites, a Utica firm that specializes in advanced textile products, will use a $50,000 grant to help ramp up N95 mask

Le Moyne to continue online-only instruction through the summer
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Le Moyne College has decided to continue with online-only instruction through its summer session, including its “May-mester” period. The college has also

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The CNY Ronald McDonald House is now providing emergency sleeping accommodations for the front-line health-care workers of Upstate University Hospital. Ronald McDonald

SUNY Poly student teams among regional winners in New York Business Plan Competition
MARCY, N.Y. — Four student teams from SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) placed first or second in three different categories as part of the 2020

Cuomo outlines phased plan to reopen New York, starting with construction, manufacturing
ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Sunday outlined a phased plan to reopen New York’s economy following the COVID-19 shutdown, starting with construction and

Oneida County reports three more deaths from COVID-19
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County over the weekend reported three additional deaths from COVID-19, bringing the county’s total to 14. The county reported the three

SBA to resume accepting small-business applications for PPP loans on Monday morning
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Monday, April 27 at 10:30 a.m. is a big moment for small businesses that were left out of the first round of

JOHNSON CITY — The Community Foundation for South Central New York announced it has released an additional $142,705 in grants to organizations providing essential services to the individuals and communities they serve during the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. The grants went to the following organizations. • Tioga Opportunities — $10,000 for the Tioga County Funders COVID-19 Response

Utica College freezes tuition for 2020-21 academic year
UTICA, N.Y. — Utica College will freeze its tuition for the 2020-2021 academic year, Laura Casamento, school president, announced Friday. This applies to on-campus undergraduate

Walsh outlines recommendations for business restart
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse and Onondaga County economic resiliency task force has developed a series of recommendations for the business community for when local
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