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City of Utica has grant funding available for woman- and minority-owned businesses
UTICA, N.Y. — The City of Utica says grant funding is now available for qualifying woman- and minority-owned businesses with five or fewer employees that

First two Syracuse Broadway shows of current season attracted 60K patrons, generated $14M impact
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Broadway In Syracuse and the Landmark Theatre say the venue attracted 60,000 patrons for “Les Misérables” and Disney’s “The Lion King.” The

SUNY announces changes to undergraduate general curriculum
ALBANY, N.Y. — SUNY Chancellor John King, Jr. on Tuesday announced new system-wide requirements for SUNY’s undergraduate general-education curriculum, beginning with the incoming fall 2026

KeyBank parent names Family Wealth business leader
NEW YORK, N.Y. — KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY), parent company of KeyBank, announced that Robert Weiss has joined as head of its Key Family Wealth business unit. He will be tasked with growing Key’s ultra-high net worth client segment. He is based in New York City and reports to Key Wealth President Joe Skarda. Weiss brings

Cayuga Health of Ithaca, Arnot Health of Elmira affiliate as Centralus Health
ITHACA, N.Y. — Ithaca–based Cayuga Health and Arnot Health of Elmira on Tuesday formally announced their new affiliation, which will now operate under the name

Syracuse attorney among five elevated to Barclay Damon partnership
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A lawyer based in the Syracuse headquarters is among five attorneys Barclay Damon LLP has elevated to partner at the firm. Ross Greenky is a member of the firm’s labor & employment practice area. The additional four attorneys elevated to partner are in the Albany or Buffalo offices, the law firm said.

Hochul proposes $110 million to build, repair child-care facilities in New York state
NEW YORK, N.Y. — Gov. Kathy Hochul will propose a $110 million Child-Care Construction Fund to build new child-care facilities and repair existing sites, “making

SRC partners with Japanese firm to deploy radar system in Japan
CICERO, N.Y. — SRC, Inc. on Monday announced the first deployment of its Gryphon R1410 radar system in Japan, in partnership with Nippon Kaiyo Co.,

Attorney in Harris Beach Murtha’s Syracuse office elected to partner
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — An attorney in the Syracuse office of Harris Beach Murtha is among the nine lawyers elected partners in the newly combined firm. Joseph Frateschi is a member of Harris Beach Murtha’s public finance and economic development practice group and municipalities and local agencies industry team, per the firm’s announcement. Frateschi has experience

Deer management in the city of Syracuse begins this week
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The City of Syracuse’s deer-management program begins this week (Jan. 6-10) and will continue through March. Qualified wildlife managers from the U.S.
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