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Utica College receives largest bequest in school history
UTICA, N.Y. — The Lotis B. Howland trust has donated $2.35 million to Utica College (UC), representing the largest bequest in the college’s history. The

The MOST to use $500,000 state grant for armory improvements
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science & Technology (MOST) will use a $500,000 state grant for improvements to the 112-year-old armory

MVHS names new compensation and benefits manager
UTICA, N.Y. — The Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) announced it has appointed Gennifer Henderson manager of compensation and benefits. In this role, Henderson will

USDA awards Town of Mexico $280K in grant funding for water project
MEXICO, N.Y. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded the Town of Mexico $280,000 for additional financing for a water-service project. The funding

Finger Lakes food business incubation program to expand in 2020
ITHACA, N.Y. — The food business incubation program (FoodBIP), a technical-support program for the Finger Lakes food and beverage manufacturing sector, will expand its coverage

Development Chenango donates $100K to UHS Chenango Memorial capital campaign
NORWICH, N.Y. — Development Chenango — Chenango County’s top economic-development organization — has donated $100,000 to support investment at UHS Chenango Memorial Hospital. Martin Dietrich,

Saratoga Springs firm breaks ground on mixed-use housing project at Griffiss Park in Rome
ROME, N.Y. — Saratoga Springs–based Bonacio Construction Inc. announced it has broken ground on the construction of Air City Lofts at Griffiss Business and Technology

Ithaca, Hamilton firms among finalists in FuzeHub’s commercialization competition
ALBANY, N.Y. — Two companies from Ithaca and one from Hamilton are among the 19 finalists in FuzeHub’s 2019 Commercialization Competition. The finalists includes Halomine,

Oneida County’s Oct. 21 job event seeks to fill 1,000 regional job openings
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County Executive Anthony Picente, Jr. has announced a “first-of-its-kind, large-scale career event” that will seek to fill 1,000 regional job openings

SRC promotes Bessey and Lawrence to business-development roles
In his new role, Bessey is responsible for directing the company’s corporate business-development team — setting policy for all corporate business-development activities and growing SRC’s
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