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State selects Tompkins County farm for New York AEM-Leopold Conservation Award
NEWFIELD, N.Y. — The state has selected Oechsner Farms of Newfield in Tompkins County for the 2025 New York Agricultural Environmental Management (AEM)-Leopold Conservation Award. The award recognizes a farm and its nominating soil and water conservation district (SWCD) who have “gone above and beyond” in the management of soil health, water quality, and wildlife […]

Massachusetts firm acquires Cooley Group, which has a Syracuse office
PITTSFORD, N.Y. — Cooley Group — a Pittsford–based provider of customized promotional, print, and fulfillment services that has a Syracuse office — is now under

Launch NY adds two board members to champion startup economy across upstate New York
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Launch NY, a nonprofit venture-development organization and community development financial institution (CDFI), recently announced the appointment of two business and community leaders to its board of directors — Ekua Mends-Aidoo and David Nasca. The pair are united by a common vision: driving innovation, opportunity, and economic prosperity through for promising startup businesses
Excellus opens community resource center in Clay
CLAY, N.Y. — Excellus BlueCross BlueShield is now operating a new community resource center in the plaza located at 7421 Oswego Road (Route 57) in

City of Binghamton proposes sale of First Ward lots to CAPC, new home construction planned
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Binghamton Mayor Jared Kraham plans to sell four vacant city-owned lots in the First Ward to Community Asset Preservation Corporation (CAPC) for

International faculty visit MVCC to explore STEM education practices
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) in the week following Labor Day welcomed three faculty members from the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (UASD) in the Dominican Republic. The instructors traveled to Utica to explore MVCC’s approach to strengthening education in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Gladys Nunez, Rosa

Le Moyne launches Madden Corporate Partnership Program
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Le Moyne College has announced its Madden Corporate Partnership Program (MCPP) through the Madden College of Business and Economics. The college has

Land dedicated for future mixed-use project on Syracuse’s south side
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Those involved in the effort to create a 75-unit, mixed-use project called the Southside Renaissance Project gathered Friday, Sept. 12 for a

New York manufacturing index retreats into negative territory in September
The general-business conditions index of the Empire State Manufacturing Survey fell 21 points to -8.7 in September, its first negative reading since June. In the

PAR Technology debuts Coach AI, first product in its new PAR AI intelligence suite
NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — PAR Technology Corp. (NYSE: PAR) says it has launched PAR AI, the new intelligence layer embedded directly into the PAR product
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