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ESD to appoint MACNY’s Wolken to co-chair CNYREDC beginning in 2018
Empire State Development (ESD) plans to appoint Randy Wolken to co-chair the Central New York regional economic-development council (REDC), beginning in 2018. Wolken is president
Report: Most CNY regions added jobs in the past year
The Syracuse area added 1,400 jobs in the last year, while the Ithaca region gained 2,600 jobs in the same period. The Utica–Rome, Binghamton, and
Physicians Urgent Care at Griffiss opens in Rome
ROME, N.Y. — Physicians Urgent Care at Griffiss has opened in Rome, providing walk-in urgent-care services for patients age two and older. It’s located in

CNY Best Places to Work Awards event honors 35 area companies
Companies with 5-50 Employees 1. Aerotek2. ISSI Technology Professionals3. The Marrone Law Firm4. Dwyer Architectural, LLC5. Grandjean & Wagner, Inc./Choicepay, Inc. 6. CPS Recruitment7. Site-Seeker8.
People news: SRC names Snyder general counsel
CICERO, N.Y. — SRC, Inc., announced it has promoted Mary Snyder to executive VP, general counsel. In her new role, Snyder will be responsible for

Syracuse Chiefs’ sale price to New York Mets is announced as $18 million
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The New York Mets will buy the Syracuse Chiefs for $18 million, the Chiefs announced Thursday. After the payment of certain obligations
NUAIR Alliance hires Gibson as new CEO
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The NUAIR Alliance — an organizational partner of CenterState CEO that manages one of seven unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) test sites in
Truman Foundation awards Binghamton University grant funding for Tioga County student scholarships
VESTAL, N.Y. — The Mildred Faulkner Truman Foundation of Owego has awarded Binghamton University a grant of $15,000 to provide scholarship assistance to Tioga County
HealtheConnections moves to new office in Syracuse’s Franklin Square
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — HealtheConnections, which operates one of the state’s eight regional health-information exchanges (HIE), has moved to a new office in Franklin Center at
State to spend $25 million to rebuild lock O-7 on Oswego Canal
OSWEGO, N.Y. — New York has plans for a $25 million project to reconstruct a “critical” lock along the Oswego Canal that was built in
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