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Crouse Health begins using Watchman cardiovascular device to treat AFib patients
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Crouse Hospital announced it is using the Watchman Device to help treat patients with atrial fibrillation (AFib), a common heart-rhythm disorder. The
Emerson Foundation names seven new board members
AUBURN — The Fred L. Emerson Foundation announced it has elected seven new members to the family foundation’s board of directors. The new directors include five great-great grandchildren of the foundation’s founder, the late Fred L. Emerson. The newly elected family members represent the first of the 5th generation of Emersons to join the board
Oswego Health formally opens new physical-therapy office in Oswego
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Oswego Health and the Greater Oswego and Fulton Chamber of Commerce recently held a ribbon-cutting event to formally open the health
National Science Foundation awards MVCC Math Corps, partners $3M to study urban-youth learning
UTICA, N.Y. — The Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) chapter of Math Corps will use a federal grant of nearly $3 million “to identify the

SBA awards Syracuse University’s IVMF $1.5 million for veteran-entrepreneur training
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University’s Institute for Veteran & Military Families (IVMF) will use federal funding for an entrepreneurship-training program for veterans. The U.S. Small
MVCC Foundation receives $5,000 grant to support Young Entrepreneurs Academy
UTICA, N.Y. — Berkshire Bank has awarded the Mohawk Valley Community College Foundation, Inc. $5,000 to support the school’s Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!) program. The
Emerson Foundation names new directors
AUBURN, N.Y. — The Fred L. Emerson Foundation announced it has elected seven new members to the family foundation’s board of directors. The new directors

Upstate Minority Economic Alliance appoints Brown as first executive director
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Upstate Minority Economic Alliance (UMEA) has appointed Rickey Brown as its first executive director. UMEA is a nonprofit chamber of commerce
Reclaim New York names Byrne regional director for Central, Northern New York
WATERTOWN, N.Y. — Reclaim New York, a nonprofit that advocates for reforming state government, announced that John Byrne has joined the organization as regional director
Grants program benefits local artists, community groups
New York state is a leader in the arts put one of the things that our region has traditionally struggled with is obtaining funding to
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