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Mid-Utica Neighborhood Preservation Corporation announces new executive director
UTICA, N.Y. — The Mid-Utica Neighborhood Preservation Corporation (MUNPC) has hired Leslie Pasco as executive director, the first person to hold the position in more than 20 years, the organization announced. In the new role, Pasco will focus on strategic planning, programming, and support for the planned West Street Impact Center, a key component of […]

Lockheed Martin wins nearly $71M Navy contract modification
SALINA — Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT) was recently awarded an almost $71 million modification to a previously awarded U.S. Navy contract. The cost-plus-incentive-fee, and cost only contract adjustment will exercise options and provide funding for engineering labor, program management and engineering other direct costs, travel, and material, in support of continued AN/SQQ-89A(V)15 Surface Ship

Rome Health Foundation names six new board members and board president
ROME, N.Y. — The Rome Health Foundation recently announced the addition of six new members of its board of directors. The foundation board also elected

Lyons Bancorp pays Q4 dividend of 40 cents a share
LYONS — Lyons Bancorp, Inc. (ticker: LYBC), the parent financial holding company of the Lyons National Bank, recently paid its quarterly common stock cash dividend for the fourth quarter. The banking company paid out 40 cents per share on Jan. 15, to all common stock shareholders of record as of the close of business on

Current Broadway in Syracuse season attracts tens of thousands
First two shows generate $14 million in economic impact SYRACUSE — The current Broadway In Syracuse season at the Landmark Theatre still has four more shows, but the first two brought in big

Binghamton U academic to research application of thin polymer films with grant
BINGHAMTON — Binghamton University and the University at Buffalo recently received a $517,969 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support research into a manufacturing technique for producing thin polymer films essential to the microelectronics, health care, and energy industries. According to an online article in BingUNews on the college’s news website, researchers will

Syracuse exterior cleaning company certified as SDVOB
ALBANY — New York State Office of General Services (OGS) Commissioner Jeanette Moy recently announced that 35 businesses across the state were certified as service-disabled veteran-owned businesses (SDVOB), including one small firm in Syracuse. The New York OGS Division of Service-Disabled Veterans’ Business Development (DSDVBD) issued the certification to S. Vets Exterior Cleaning, which is

Pyramid Management secures loan extension for Sangertown Square
NEW HARTFORD — Pyramid Management Group says it can continue to reinvest in Sangertown Square in New Hartford and “ensure its vitality, vibrancy and sustained success” in Central New York and the Mohawk Valley. That’s the significance of the firm’s Jan. 9 announcement that it has secured a three-year extension on the loan on the

Advantage Sport & Fitness of Ithaca is now part of a Maryland firm
ITHACA, N.Y. — An Ithaca–area provider of fitness equipment and gym-facility design, installation, and maintenance services is now under new ownership. Advantage Sport & Fitness, Inc. (ASF) recently announced it has been acquired by The Amenity Collective, based in Owings Mills, Maryland. The Amenity Collective is a provider of full-service facilities management across the fitness,

KeyBank study finds financial imposter syndrome fuels consumer anxiety
Even though many Americans say they’re currently feeling financial stress, KeyBank’s annual Financial Mobility Survey finds that Americans are “closer to their personal financial comfort goals than they may realize.” The bank says the feeling of financial stress is a case of “financial imposter syndrome,” which refers to the self-doubt many people feel about their
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