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Carrols Restaurant Group names LaLonde interim CFO
Syracuse–based Carrols Restaurant Group is the largest Burger King franchisee in the U.S. LaLonde had previously served as vice president, controller at Carrols from 1997

Syracuse University formally opens Barnes Center at the Arch
“The activities, staff and programming at the Barnes Center are what matters most,” Syverud added. “We want to continually work to provide the services that

Syracuse University’s IVMF to use $100K SBA grant to help train veterans
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) awarded the funding. It represents one-third of the $300,000 in funding distributed nationally to organizations offering entrepreneurship training to

Oswego Health names Leszczynski new senior director of communications
Leszczynski, a 2004 graduate of SUNY Oswego, will write and edit all written and verbal communication for the health system’s internal and external communications; serve

Five Genius NY startups raise more than $10M in follow-on funding
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Five startups in the Genius NY accelerator have raised more than $10 million in additional private investment. They include AutoModality, Civdrone, Fotokite,

Oneida County taps Idaho organization to help it grow local high-tech entrepreneurship
UTICA, N.Y. — An Idaho–based organization that helps communities with economic-development efforts is focused on Oneida County and will begin a series of public events

MACNY to help develop youth-apprenticeship programs
DeWITT — MACNY, the Manufacturers Association, will use a portion of grant funding awarded to a partner organization to help develop local and regional apprenticeship programs. DeWitt–based MACNY is partnering with JFF, which is headquartered in Boston. JFF, which is short for Jobs For the Future, says it is a national nonprofit “driving transformation in

WellNow Urgent Care adds VA carrier TriWest to list of accepted insurance plans
CLAY — WellNow Urgent Care announced it has added TriWest — which administers health plans for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) — to its network of accepted insurance plans. TriWest Healthcare Alliance is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, per its website. Through this partnership, WellNow Urgent Care has been named a VA-authorized urgent-care provider
Five Star Bank parent to pay quarterly dividend of 25 cents in early October
WARSAW, N.Y. — Financial Institutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISI), parent of Five Star Bank, will pay a quarterly cash dividend of 25 cents a share per common share outstanding for the latest quarter. The banking company said it will pay the dividend on Oct. 2, to shareholders of record on Sept. 13. Five Star Bank, based

Upstate Medical University adds Cardiovascular Group of Syracuse
SYRACUSE — Now that the Cardiovascular Group of Syracuse is affiliated with Upstate Medical University, the medical school sees the relationship as a “key step” in developing the Upstate Heart Institute. The move to add the practice, which includes eight cardiologists, also increases Upstate’s number of outpatient cardiology sites to six locations. Upstate Medical University
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