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People news: POMCO hires Egerbrecht as supervisor of operations services
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — POMCO Group has announced the hiring of John Egerbrecht as supervisor of operations services. He will oversee the daily operations of the
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Regional Airport Authority will host the 2014 New York Aviation Management Association (NYAMA) fall conference this Wednesday through Friday at

People news: Community Bank names Pedrotti VP of commercial banking for CNY
DeWITT, N.Y. — Community Bank System, Inc. (NYSE: CBU) announced the hiring of Joseph Pedrotti as vice president of commercial banking for the Central New

Cuomo signs bill giving Onondaga County design-build authority on amphitheater project
GEDDES, N.Y. — Onondaga County can now have the same company design and build the Onondaga Lake Amphitheater to meet “an aggressive construction schedule.” Gov.
USDOT awards Syracuse Regional Airport Authority $2.5M for improvements
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has awarded the Syracuse Regional Airport Authority more than $2.5 million in federal funding for improvements

New York manufacturing index jumps to highest level in five years
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York reported today that its Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index rose nearly 13 points to 27.5 in

SU formally opens College of Law’s Dineen Hall
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse University (SU) College of Law on Friday formally opened its new Dineen Hall with a series of grand-opening events involving

AIS expands with demand for cybersecurity
ROME — As a kid growing up, the only persons concerned with cybersecurity were science-fiction characters such as Captain Midnight and Dick Tracy. Today, reality has trumped science fiction as imaginary decoder rings and wristwatches have been replaced by real microchips and a world connected by the Internet. With the explosion of digital devices, we

Binghamton University begins work on new smart-energy facility
VESTAL — Construction has kicked off on Binghamton University’s smart energy research and development (R&D) facility. The school on Aug. 27 held a groundbreaking ceremony for the new $70 million, 114,000-square-foot building at the Innovative Technologies Complex in Vestal. Binghamton University sees the new facility as part of its “pursuit of path-breaking research” on energy-efficient

St. Joseph’s opens new surgical tower
SYRACUSE — St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center listened “intently” to the people who would work in the Christina M. Nappi Surgical Tower. That’s according to Dr. Richard Waldman, president of the St. Joseph’s medical staff, who spoke during the formal opening ceremony the hospital held Sept. 4. As the planning process continued, the hospital sought
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