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Syracuse mayor names director of Central Permit Office
SYRACUSE — Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh recently announced the appointment of Jessica Brandt as director of the city’s Central Permit Office. The move comes about one year after the mayor had named Brandt assistant director of the permit office. In her new position, Brandt will be responsible for the direction and coordination of activities in […]

7 Brew to open drive-thru coffee stand in Clay in May
CLAY, N.Y. — 7 Brew, a drive-thru coffee business that says it has 20,000 “unique” drink combinations, plans to open a location near the Sweetheart Corner intersection in the town of Clay this May. The company, which is headquartered in Springdale, Arkansas, says the site is located at 3906 Brewerton Road in the town of

Crews start work on Clinton road project
CLINTON, N.Y. — An $8.8 million road-rehabilitation project in Clinton to enhance safety and improve travel along State Route 12B and State Route 412 has

SUNY Poly names commencement speakers
UTICA, N.Y. — SUNY Polytechnic Institute recently announced that Guru Madhavan, senior director of programs the U.S. National Academy of Engineering, will serve as guest speaker at the College of Engineering commencement, and Maria Kontaridis, executive director and director of research at Masonic Medical Research Institute (MMRI), will be the speaker for the Colleges of

TC3 seeks public input as the Dryden school develops strategic plan
DRYDEN, N.Y. — Tompkins Cortland Community College (TC3) in Dryden is asking the community for input as the school develops its next strategic plan. A

GSAR and CNYIS inaugurate 2025 officers
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Greater Syracuse Association of Realtors (GSAR) and Central New York Information Service (CNYIS) recently inaugurated their 2025 slates of officers and directors during an installation event on Jan. 17. Taking the oath of office to serve GSAR were: Dave Manzano, Sr., president; Don Radke, president-elect; and Kelli Jo Maher, secretary/treasurer. Directors

Lockheed Martin’s Salina plant wins $9M Navy contract modification for submarine system support
SALINA, N.Y. — Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems was recently awarded a $9 million U.S. Navy contract modification to a previously won delivery order under a contract to exercise an option for engineering and technical support for submarine electronic-warfare systems. The pact is for new construction and in-service submarines, with work to be performed

ConMed to pay dividend for Q1 in early April
ConMed Corp. (NYSE: CNMD), a surgical-device maker originally headquartered in the Utica region, recently announced that its board of directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of 20 cents per share for the first quarter of 2025. The dividend is payable on April 4, to all shareholders of record as of March 14. At the

Upstate Medical University Arena to get nearly $3M in interior improvements
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Crews will spend this summer renovating the interior of the Upstate Medical University Arena at the Oncenter War Memorial. Onondaga County is providing $2.6 million in funding toward improvements at the Upstate Medical University Arena, according to a March 4 announcement from Onondaga County, ASM Global Syracuse, and the Syracuse Crunch. ASM

Design bids for Clarkson’s engineering complex due soon
POTSDAM — The deadline is approaching for companies interested in submitting a proposal for a concept design for the upcoming Clarkson Engineering and Applied Sciences Educational Complex. Final proposals from teams are due on Thursday March 20. Clarkson University, located in Potsdam, is asking architectural and engineering firms to team with construction managers and design
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