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CNY Peace Trail gets nearly $4M federal funding boost
Will help create bike-trail network across region SYRACUSE — A $3.9 million federal grant will help the Central New York Regional Planning and Development Board (CNY RPDB) develop a section of a biking and walking trail. It’s known as the Central New York Peace Trail and would connect to the Empire State Trail. The CNY […]

Lockheed Salina plant wins $118M Air Force contract modification
SALINA, N.Y. — The Lockheed Martin, Rotary and Missions Systems plant in suburban Syracuse has been awarded a $118.4 million modification to a previously awarded U.S. Air Force contract for Three-Dimensional Expeditionary Long-Range Radar. The modification brings the total cumulative face value of the contract to more than $471.5 million, according to a Jan. 17

Elmira’s Clemens Center names new officers, trustees
ELMIRA, N.Y. — The Clemens Center, a performing-arts center in Elmira, recently announced its 2025 board leadership team and newly elected members of its board of trustees. Trustees elected A. Quay Thompson, principal at Holt Architects, as president of the board for a term ending in December 2025. Thompson, who joined the board in May

Broome County’s Garnar elected president of state county executive association
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Broome County Executive Jason Garnar was recently elected president of the New York State County Executives’ Association (NYSCEA), an affiliate of the

Tioga County Chamber appoints new board members for 2025
OWEGO, N.Y. — The Tioga County Chamber of Commerce has announced the appointment of five new members of its board of directors for 2025. The new board members are: • Christopher Cice, financial advisor • Carrie Whitmore, Tompkins Cortland Community College • Daniel Reinhart, SR Architecture Studio PC • Michelle Pelton, Confection Connection • Les

Lockheed Martin Owego wins nearly $19M Navy order
OWEGO, N.Y. — Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems in Owego was recently awarded an almost $19 million cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order against a previously issued basic ordering agreement from the U.S. Navy. This order procures the delivery of two initial structural modification kits for the MH-60S Seahawk helicopters, and it will provide the non-recurring engineering

Syracuse design firm opens office in Western New York
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Syracuse–based Ashley McGraw Architects, D.P.C. says it has opened an office in Buffalo, as part of its expansion in Western New York.
VIEWPOINT: 2024 Title IX Regulations Deemed “Unlawful”
On Jan. 9, 2025, the Eastern District of Kentucky held in State of Tennessee, et al. v. Miguel Cardona, et al. that the U.S. Department of Education’s 2024 Final Rule implementing Title IX is “unlawful.” This court decision applies nationwide, including in New York state. The court determined in State of Tennessee that the final

Rome Health receives $500,000 in ARPA funds from Oneida County for expansion project
ROME, N.Y. — Oneida County on Wednesday, Jan. 22 presented Rome Health with $500,000 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to build a hybrid

KeyBank appoints Klein as retail leader for CNY market
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — KeyBank (NYSE: KEY) has named Ronald Klein, Jr. retail leader for its Central New York market. Based in Syracuse, he will lead sales, service, and talent-development efforts at all of KeyBank’s branches in the Central New York region, the bank said. Klein will also work with KeyBank’s line of business leaders in
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