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$12 million research center coming to Griffiss International Airport
ROME, N.Y. — Oneida County is partnering with Rome Lab, the Griffiss Institute, and SUNY Polytechnic Institute to create a $12 million research center at

Finger Lakes Health HR department moves to new Geneva office
GENEVA, N.Y. — The human-resources (HR) department of Finger Lakes Health (FLH) has moved its Geneva office from 45 Seneca St. to Finger Lakes Health

Crews to build new I-690 eastbound on-ramp at State Fairgrounds once current Fair ends
GEDDES, N.Y. — The New York State Department of Transportation (DOT) will construct a new Interstate 690 (I-690) eastbound on-ramp bridge, “ensuring that a temporary

Upstate Cancer Center deploys new technology to combat bladder cancer
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Upstate Cancer Center is using new equipment that helps doctors “better” detect and diagnose cancerous tumors in the bladder. It’s called

Bank of America donates $250K to MVHS downtown hospital project
NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) has donated $250,000 to the Mohawk Valley Health System’s (MVHS) hospital project in downtown Utica. The

Centro introduces mobile app for certain events
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Centro has introduced its Token Transit app, a new mobile app for people who want to ride a Centro bus to Syracuse

TSA to hold recruitment event for officer jobs in St. Lawrence County
CANTON, N.Y. — The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will hold a one-day recruitment event in early September to help people who want to work as

St. Lawrence County school using composter to turn food waste into organic material
Hermon Dekalb Central School in St. Lawrence County is among the North Country organizations using a large-scale composter to turn food waste into organic material.

People news: AmeriCU announces chief information officer, chief lending officer
Gwak has been with Rome–based AmeriCU for six years and most recently served as the assistant VP for member technology solutions. As chief information officer,

Cuomo nominates U.S. News & World Report executive to lead Empire State Development
Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday announced the nomination of Eric Gertler to serve as president and CEO of Empire State Development (ESD), New York’s chief
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