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Cuomo announces expansion of New York Youth Works program
The New York Youth Works program will operate with increased funding in the newly enacted 2014-15 state budget. Gov. Andrew Cuomo made the announcement in
Emerging Talk 2014 event set for Friday, Saturday
SYRACUSE — Emerging Talk, an event focused on highlighting the startup business scene in Central New York and connecting local entrepreneurs and the student community,
State Fairgrounds seeks contractor to operate restaurants and catering
GEDDES — The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets announced the issuance of a request for proposals (RFP) for a contractor to operate
Le Moyne College introduces Linda LeMura as its 14th president
SYRACUSE — The Le Moyne College board of trustees on Thursday elected Linda LeMura as the school’s 14th president, and on Friday the college introduced
Mergers and Consolidations: An Opportunity for Today’s Nonprofits
During the economic downturn that began around 2008 and continued for several years, mergers and acquisitions between for-profit businesses slowed significantly. However, mergers, consolidations, and other types of affiliations began to proliferate among nonprofits during this time as several factors forced nonprofits to look for means to cut costs and do more with limited resources.
Complying with the Nonprofit Revitalization Act’s rules
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the Nonprofit Revitalization Act of 2013 last December. Even though the law represented the first major revisions to New York Not-For-Profit Corporation law in over 40 years, all I could say was, “Here we go again!” — with all due respect to Ronald Reagan who first made that phrase
Onondaga County Health Commissioner resigns
SYRACUSE — Dr. Cynthia Morrow, the Onondaga County Health Commissioner, today announced her resignation. Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney has accepted Morrow’s resignation and appointed
SUNY announces new presidents of Potsdam and Canton campuses
The State University of New York (SUNY) board of trustees today announced the appointments of Kristin Esterberg as president of SUNY Potsdam and Zvi Szafran
OCC starts Spadafora Memorial Scholarship Endowment, with help from Ed Levine
ONONDAGA — Onondaga Community College (OCC) has established the Vincent Spadafora Memorial Scholarship Endowment, to honor the memory of the professor emeritus. Spadafora served as
Upstate consumer sentiment falls in March
Consumer sentiment in upstate New York fell 5.3 points to 68.8 in March, according to the latest monthly survey the Siena (College) Research Institute (SRI)
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