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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
Cayuga Centers receives $75k Allyn Family Foundation grant for property purchase
AUBURN, N.Y. — The Allyn Family Foundation has awarded Cayuga Centers a $75,000 grant to help with the purchase of property in Auburn, recently named

F.O.C.U.S. Greater Syracuse names Keib as new executive director
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The board of directors of F.O.C.U.S. Greater Syracuse has named James Keib of Liverpool as its next executive director. Keib will succeed
Tioga County Chamber to hold ribbon cutting at Kali’s Klub House on May 15
APALACHIN, N.Y. — The Tioga County Chamber of Commerce is hosting a ribbon-cutting event for Kali’s Klub House next Monday, May 15, at 11:00 a.m.,
Katko announces nearly $40,000 federal grant for Volney Volunteer Fire Corporation to buy equipment
U.S. Rep. John Katko (NY-24) on May 3 announced that, with his support, the Volney Volunteer Fire Corporation (VFC) in Oswego County has received $39,810
SU professors receive nearly $1M grant to recruit “underrepresented” students in STEM fields
SYRACUSE — Four Syracuse University (SU) professors will use a grant of nearly $1 million for a program to “support recruitment and retention of underrepresented”
New York Fed names Adirondack North Country Association leader to advisory group
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York on April 17 launched a new Community Advisory Group (CAG), comprised of leaders of nonprofit and community organizations
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