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Mohawk Valley Realtors donate to military program at Sitrin
UTICA, N.Y. — The Mohawk Valley Association of Realtors (MVAR) recently presented more than $17,580 to Sitrin for its military program. The Sitrin program provides

Ithaca celebrates completion of three housing developments
ITHACA, N.Y. — New York State Homes and Community Renewal completed a new housing complex with 118 all-electric homes in Ithaca’s Northside Neighborhood and the rehabilitation of two outdated Ithaca Housing Authority properties in a $75 million project. The project preserves and adds to the city of Ithaca’s public-housing options, Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office announced.

OCC holds December graduation, nurse-pinning ceremony
ONONDAGA, N.Y. — Onondaga Community College (OCC) awarded associate degrees to about 230 December 2024 graduates during a ceremony held Wednesday evening, Dec. 11. OCC held the ceremony at the SRC Arena on campus at 4585 West Seneca Turnpike. Prior to the graduation ceremony, OCC also held its nurse-pinning ceremony, recognizing 29 students who completed

SUNY Poly professor receives $150K in grants for wireless-research project, workshop
MARCY, N.Y. — SUNY Polytechnic Institute’s Arjun Singh, an electrical and computer engineering professor, was recently awarded two grants totaling $150,000 from the Air Force

MVCC Foundation inducts four into Hall of Fame
UTICA, N.Y. — The Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) Foundation inducted four new members into its Hall of Fame during a ceremony on Thursday, Nov. 7, on the Utica Campus. The MVCC Hall of Fame recognizes individuals “who have embraced our community, modeled the way, inspired confidence, and encouraged excellence at MVCC,” the community college

Herkimer College provost inducted into Genesis Group Hall of Distinction
HERKIMER, N.Y. —Michael Oriolo, chief academic officer and provost of Herkimer College, was inducted into the Genesis Group’s Hall of Distinction for lifetime achievement in education. Oriolo was honored at the Genesis Group’s 18th Annual Celebration of Education at Hart’s Hill Inn in Whitesboro on Thursday, Nov. 21. Oriolo joined Herkimer College in 1981 as

CNY Community Foundation named lead intermediary for Micron workforce-development investment
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Micron has named the Central New York Community Foundation as the lead intermediary to help steward the investment of $65 million in

Aging Advocates CNY hires new executive director
DeWITT, N.Y. — Aging Advocates CNY says Jennifer Hoffmier has joined the organization as executive director, having started her duties in the new position in November. She most recently worked at Longview of Ithaca after more than 25 years with The Hearth, Melissa Murphy, founder and CEO of Aging Advocates, tells CNYBJ. Aging Advocates is

Syracuse University plans to build new hotel across from University Ave. parking garage
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University (SU) on Tuesday said it plans to build a new full-service, 200-room hotel at the corner of University Avenue and

Fourteen small-business owners complete SBA THRIVE program
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A group of 14 small-business owners from across upstate New York on Friday completed the SBA’s THRIVE program. THRIVE is a redesigned version of the SBA’s annual Emerging Leaders program, an entrepreneurship-development program that helps small businesses grow and expand, the Upstate New York district of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
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