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Northeast College of Health Sciences unveils imaging sciences wing, new undergraduate degrees
SENECA FALLS, N.Y. — The Anatomy Center at the Northeast College of Health Sciences in Seneca Falls has a new imaging–sciences wing that includes sonography
SBA Upstate New York seeks applicants for T.H.R.I.V.E. business-training program
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse-Upstate New York district office of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) on Wednesday announced the start of local recruitment for its T.H.R.I.V.E. program. T.H.R.I.V.E. — which is short for Train, Hope, Rise, Innovate, Venture, Elevate — is a a free national training program for small-business leaders, formerly known as Emerging
Cathedral Corp. names new chief operating officer
ROME — Cathedral Corporation recently announced it has appointed Fred Van Alstyne as the company’s new chief operating officer (COO). Van Alstyne is responsible for leadership and oversight of all aspects of production and technology for the company, which operates printing plants in four states. “Fred brings a wealth of experience in the document outsourcing
People news: AmeriCU Credit Union appoints member-partner advisor
UTICA, N.Y. — Alicia Smith has joined AmeriCU Credit Union as a member–partner advisor for the Rome, Utica, Oneida, and Herkimer areas, the credit union

Symphoria is now performing as The Syracuse Orchestra
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — After performing for 11 years as Symphoria, the organization says it’s now going by the name The Syracuse Orchestra. It made the announcement Saturday night prior to its concert performing Gustav Holst’s 1914 masterpiece, “The Planets,” per a Monday news release about the name change and 2024-25 concert season. Pam Murchinson, executive

City of Syracuse to host open houses for community-grid vision plan
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh says the City of Syracuse will host two open houses to introduce the vision plan for the upcoming community grid. The plan is a multi-decade look ahead at how Syracuse can “maximize the positive impact” of the Interstate 81 (I-81) viaduct-replacement project on neighborhoods and mobility. The city

Firms have until May 15 to apply for 8th round of Genius NY
SYRACUSE — Tech startups focused on uncrewed aerial systems, automation, artificial intelligence (A.I.), and advanced air mobility (AAM) have until the middle of May to apply for this year’s Genius NY competition. Genius NY — which the state describes as the world’s largest business-accelerator focused on uncrewed aerial systems — is now accepting applications for
New Upstate Family Health Center CEO outlines goals
ROME — Upstate Family Health Center, Inc.’s new CEO brings more than just years of experience in the health-care industry to the role. She also carries a desire to help those in need and hopes to grow the organization to help even more people. Andreea Mera on Nov. 6 started in her new leadership role

Black River Systems wins $12M U.S. Air Force contract modification
UTICA — Black River Systems Company Inc. was recently awarded a nearly $12 million cost-plus-fixed-fee completion engineering change proposal modification to a previously awarded U.S. Air Force contract for Cognitive Algorithms for Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) Contested and Degraded Environments software and hardware. The contract adjustment is to expand signal-processing libraries to include updated signal of

Syracuse aiport posts record passenger numbers
Also plans two new eateries SYRACUSE — Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR) had the “busiest year in the airport’s history” in 2023 with nearly 3 million air travelers passing through the facility. The 2.86 million passenger figure at SYR surpasses 2019 traffic levels, which produced a 30-year record for the airport, by 11 percent. The
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