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State Fair, Chevrolet extend sponsorship agreement
GEDDES, N.Y. — The New York State Fair has announced the extension of Chevrolet’s sponsorship agreement with the Fair. The three-year, $525,000 extension begins “immediately”
Genius NY program announces new prize-money structure for third round
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Genius NY, a business-accelerator program at CenterState CEO’s Tech Garden, has a new prize-money structure for round three of the Genius NY

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate Cancer Center is now offering a same-day surgery and radiation-treatment option for women with early stage breast cancer. Intraoperative radiation therapy
UTICA, N.Y. — The federal government has awarded Utica–based Human Technologies Corp. a two-year, $45 million contract to provide third-party logistics and supply-chain management services.

University of Rochester Medical Center opens liver-transplant clinic at St. Joseph’s Health
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) has opened a clinic site at St. Joseph’s Health to offer care “closer to home”

People news: CenterState CEO hires Scuderi as Tech Garden senior program manager
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — CenterState CEO announced it has hired Royale Scuderi as its senior program manager for the Tech Garden in downtown Syracuse. Scuderi most
Community Foundation of Herkimer & Oneida Counties names officers
Also appoints two new board members UTICA — The Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties recently announced its 2018-2019 board officers and two new members of the board of trustees. The 2018-2019 Community Foundation officers are: Eve Van de Wal — Chair Van de Wal is regional president of Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and has more
State awards Griffiss Institute $2M for IDEA NY business competition targeting Mohawk Valley
ROME, N.Y. — The Griffiss Institute will use a $2 million state grant to support IDEA NY, a business-accelerator competition. It’s a 12-month program that

Syracuse University appoints former Bond attorney as director of equal opportunity, inclusion
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University announced Wednesday that its Office of Equal Opportunity, Inclusion and Resolution Services has hired Alyssa Campbell as its new director

St. Joseph’s Health formally opens cardiovascular center
He cited statistics from the Atlanta, Georgia–based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicating that heart disease is responsible for “roughly” one-in-four deaths in the
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