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MACNY names Rubenstein as new director of HR services
DeWITT, N.Y. — MACNY, The Manufacturers Association, announced that Tiffany M. Rubenstein has joined as director of human-resource services. She will oversee all human-resource services
Syracuse basketball avoids another post-season ban
The NCAA today at Noon announced that it will not ban the Syracuse University men’s basketball team from next year’s post season. The decision was
Former radio executive opens Oneida County’s first winery
VERONA — After 28 years in media, Mary Jo Beach retired as the vice president/general manager of four radio stations, at Townsquare Media, in the Mohawk Valley to follow her dream. She fulfilled that dream by opening Oneida County’s first winery on Dec. 19. “In 2004, I took my first trip on a wine
Free community colleges: Getting ahead of the future
The future ain’t what it used to be. — Yogi Berra UTICA — “The world is changing faster than any one of us can comprehend,” says Randall J. (Randy) VanWagoner, Ph.D., president of Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC), which was the first community college founded in the state. “That means the future
People news: Housing Visions hires Creighton as marketing manager
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Housing Visions Unlimited, Inc. — a nonprofit development, construction, and property management company focusing on affordable housing — announced it has hired
New trampoline park set to open in Cicero soon
CICERO — Trampoline and game enthusiasts will soon have a new place to play. A new trampoline park, called Get Air Syracuse, is under construction at Circle Road Plaza on Frontage Road in Cicero — in the space where Roberts Office Furniture Concepts Inc. was previously located. The park, developed by the company
Woodbine begins construction on student-apartment complex Skyler Commons
SYRACUSE — Construction is underway on Skyler Commons, a student-apartment building at 908 Harrison St., between University Avenue and South Crouse Avenue — near the Syracuse University campus. The Woodbine Group, which owns and will operate the 42,000-square-foot complex, announced the start of construction in a news release on Feb. 5. The construction
CNY Construction Projects 2015
In the past year, numerous commercial construction projects — some just started, some ongoing, and some completed — give evidence to the fact that Central New York is still building and growing. They include the retail, hospitality, education, health care, municipal, nonprofit, and sports sectors. See what Central New York is building. Projects are arranged
i3 Electronics projects 15 percent revenue growth
ENDICOTT — In mythology, a phoenix is a bird that is periodically reborn, rising from the ashes of its predecessor. It is the symbol of renewal. i3 Electronics, Inc. is the successor to Endicott Interconnect Technologies (EIT), which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2013. The company continues as a vertically integrated manufacturer of
Gaetano helps build new sports complex in Whitesboro
WHITESBORO — Accelerate Sports Complex, a 96,000-square-foot, multi-purpose indoor sports facility, has opened at 5241 Judd Road in Whitesboro. The facility includes a full-size
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