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State report shows mixed picture for CNY region unemployment rates in October
The unemployment rate in the Syracuse metro area remained unchanged at 4.6 percent in October, compared to a year ago. The jobless rate in the
SUNY Poly to offer online master’s degree program in network and computer security
UTICA, N.Y. — SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) plans to offer an online master’s degree program in network and computer security (NCS) in the fall

Upstate Medical to use $8 million donation for health and wellness complex
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate Medical University and the Upstate Foundation will use an $8 million dollar donation for an eight-floor, 360,000-square-foot health and wellness complex.

Schneiderman sues Syracuse real-estate firm for alleged “deed theft and mortgage-rescue scam”
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A Syracuse real-estate firm is facing a lawsuit for an alleged “deceptive scheme to trick New Yorkers into turning over ownership of

CenterState CEO hires Lawler as VP of finance
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — CenterState CEO, the region’s primary economic-development organization and chamber of commerce, announced it has recently appointed Amy Lawler as its VP of

20th Anniversary 40 under Forty awards event draws crowd of 470
ONONDAGA, N.Y. — More than 470 people attended the 20th edition of the popular 40 under Forty awards event Thursday evening at the SRC Arena

Rescue Mission appoints Sieburg as next CEO
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The board of directors of the Rescue Mission has appointed Dan Sieburg as the organization’s next CEO. Sieburg succeeds Alan Thornton, who
CenterState CEO announces 16 semifinalists in Genius NY second round
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Genius NY, a business-accelerator program at CenterState CEO’s Syracuse Technology Garden, on Thursday announced 16 semifinalists in the competition’s second round. Genius
Cornell to use $15M state grant for CHESS facility upgrades, creating 100 new jobs
ITHACA, N.Y. — The Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source, or CHESS, has plans for more than $80 million in upgrades and improvements at the scientific
Shineman Foundation awards $329K in grants to 15 area nonprofits
OSWEGO, N.Y. — The Richard S. Shineman Foundation has awarded grants totaling $329,000 to 15 nonprofit organizations. The funded projects “reach a wide range of
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