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Syracuse football hires new defensive coordinator
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University head football coach Dino Babers on Friday announced the hiring of Tony White as the team’s defensive coordinator. White served

People news: FLH names Holder nurse manager at the Homestead
PENN YAN, N.Y. — Geneva–based Finger Lakes Health (FLH) announced it has appointed Donnamarie Holder as nurse manager of Unit 1 at the Homestead at
Syracuse one-bedroom apartment rent prices fell nearly 15 percent from a year ago
SYRACUSE — The median rental price for most apartments in the Syracuse metro area fell almost 15 percent in January compared to the year-prior month. That’s according to the February 2020 national rent report from Zumper, an apartment-rental listings website. The median rental price of one-bedroom apartments in the Syracuse region declined 14.9 percent to

Everson Museum of Art announces seven new trustees to its board
SYRACUSE — The Everson Museum of Art announced that it welcomed seven new trustees to its board of directors at the start of this year. The new Everson Board members, who each serve a three-year term, are: Nellie Andriyanova senior VP of bank sales at Bankers Healthcare Group; Darrell Buckingham, foundation and facility operations manager

Site prep work underway on City Harbor project in Ithaca
ITHACA — Site-preparation work has started in Ithaca for City Harbor, a mixed-use project “promoting wider access” to Cayuga Lake, according to its project team. Developers plan to break ground on the project in May, with construction for its first phase set to take about a year and a half, per a news release about

New York, Central New York home sales rise in December
New York realtors sold 11,126 previously owned homes in December, an increase of 3.3 percent from 10,768 homes sold in December 2018. For the full year, realtors statewide sold 131,656 existing homes, down 1.1 percent from 133,108 homes in 2018. That’s according to the New York State Association of Realtors (NYSAR)’s December housing-market report issued
Away From The Office — Permanently?
How Working Remotely Is Changing Real Estate A corner office isn’t what it once was. No office is. Technology has made it easier than ever for people to work remotely, handling their jobs from wherever they happen to be at any moment. That flexibility affects more than just how people schedule their lives and work

Syracuse graduates donate $15M for art scholarships, LA activities
SYRACUSE — Two Syracuse University graduates have donated $15 million to support students in the School of Art through scholarships and activities in the Los Angeles, California area. The school calls the Los Angeles activities “immersion experiences.” The School of Art is part of Syracuse’s College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA). Syracuse graduates Marylyn

OCC students get path to 18 ESF degrees in new agreement
ONONDAGA — Students at Onondaga Community College (OCC) pursuing degrees in liberal arts & sciences: mathematics and science now have a “seamless pathway” into 18 different bachelor’s degree programs at ESF. OCC and the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) on Jan. 30 signed a transfer agreement involving those degree programs. OCC President

NYS Innovation Summit coming to Turning Stone in October
VERONA — Empire State Development (ESD) on Feb. 4 announced the 2020 New York State Innovation Summit is set for Oct. 27-28 at Turning Stone Resort Casino. The annual gathering brings New York’s technology companies, particularly startups, together and uses a series of speakers, breakout sessions, and pitch sessions to encourage them to collaborate and
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