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MVCC names new head of public safety
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) has recently appointed Bryan Coromato as executive director of public safety and emergency management. In his new role, he is responsible for the proper administrative and efficient operation of the security and safety functions at the college, MVCC announced. Coromato supervises the daily activities of the security […]

State to upgrade Sentry Bridge at Watkins Glen State Park
WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. — New York State plans to replace the current Sentry Bridge at the entrance of Watkins Glen State Park with the work

Binghamton University names CEO of Upstate New York Energy Storage Engine
VESTAL, N.Y. — Binghamton University has chosen the CEO of the Upstate New York Energy Storage Engine that the school leads. Meera Sampath previously served as the associate dean of research in Binghamton’s Thomas J. Watson College of Engineering and Applied Science. The school describes her as an engineer with “decades of experience in industry

Bassett, SUNY Cobleskill, and Maria College ink partnership for nurse training
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Bassett Healthcare Network, SUNY Cobleskill, and Maria College have partnered for nursing education to strengthen the nursing workforce in rural upstate New

MVHS opens helipad serving Wynn Hospital
UTICA, N.Y. — The helipad serving Mohawk Valley Health System’s Wynn Hospital from atop the Oneida County parking garage officially opened after two weeks of

Vision-care company Warby Parker to open store in Fayetteville in early 2025
FAYETTEVILLE, N.Y. — Warby Parker Inc. (NYSE: WRBY), a New York City–based company that specializes in vision-care needs, is coming to the Towne Center at Fayetteville in early 2025. COR Development Company says it has signed a lease with Warby Parker, representing the brand’s first location in the Syracuse area. Warby Parker will be located

Oncenter to host New York State Innovation Summit on Oct. 28-29
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Plenty of speakers and a commercialization competition are part of the agenda for the upcoming New York State Innovation Summit on Monday

Lockheed Martin boosts quarterly dividend by nearly 5 percent
Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT) announced that its board of directors has authorized a fourth-quarter, 2024 dividend of $3.30 a share. This is an increase of 15 cents per share, or 4.8 percent, over the last quarter and represents the defense contractor’s 22nd straight year of dividend increases, according to an Oct. 2 company news

Upstate’s new, trailblazing Children’s Pavilion opens
SYRACUSE — Upstate Medical University describes its new Children’s Pavilion as the “first facility of its kind in New York state, and one of only a handful in the nation.” The facility at 655 Madison St. in Syracuse is a new biobehavioral health unit (BBHU) for children with mental-health needs and developmental disabilities. It’s located

State parks generate a $3.7 billion economic impact
State parks and historic sites in New York state generated a $3.7 billion economic impact in 2021, rivaling the economic impact of the state’s agricultural sector, which produced $3.3 billion for the same year. The data comes from an economic-impact report titled, “New York’s State Parks: The Economic Engine for the State” by Parks &
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