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Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties awards grants to benefit older adults
UTICA, N.Y. — The Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties announced it recently awarded more than $127,000 to 19 area nonprofit organizations providing programs
People news: CBRE Upstate NY adds new associate real-estate broker
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — CBRE Upstate NY announced that Cory LaDuke has joined its Syracuse office as an associate real-estate broker. LaDuke has worked in commercial
New state law to protect consumers from gift-card fraud goes into effect
ALBANY, N.Y. — A new state law to protect consumers from potential gift-card scams went into effect on June 20. All businesses selling gift cards are now required to display a notice at or near where any gift card or gift certificate is displayed or sold to caution consumers about gift-card fraud. Requesting gift cards
Berkshire Bank’s parent company pays dividend for third quarter
Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE: BHLB) — parent company of Berkshire Bank, which has a significant presence in the Mohawk Valley area — recently announced that its board of directors has approved and paid a quarterly cash dividend of 18 cents a common share. The dividend was payable on Aug. 31, to shareholders of record
Nearly $250K grant supports supernova research at SUNY Poly
Shing Chi Leung, of SUNY Poly, will use the NSF Launching Early-Career Academic Pathways in the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (LEAPS-MPS) grant to also help enhance student participation from historically excluded and currently underrepresented groups in mathematical and physical-sciences research. He will collaborate with the Collegiate Science and Technology Entry Program (CSTEP) for developing research
EMPEQ secures $150K investment in HUSTLE Defense Accelerator
ROME, N.Y. — EMPEQ of Ithaca will use a $150,000 investment after it won the grand prize in the HUSTLE Defense Accelerator at the Griffiss Institute in Rome. EMPEQ, which is short for Empower Equity, Inc., was among the participants in HUSTLE’s Demo Day. HUSTLE stands for Helping Upstate Science and Technology Leaders and Entrepreneurs.
AIS partners with New Horizons Syracuse for professional-development training
ROME, N.Y. — Assured Information Security (AIS) and Logical Operations, owner and operator of New Horizons Syracuse, announced a strategic partnership to enhance professional-development opportunities
SUNY appoints new provost, president of research foundation
ALBANY, N.Y. — The SUNY board of trustees has appointed Melur (Ram) Ramasubramanian as executive vice chancellor for academic affairs and provost. Ramasubramanian’s appointment is
Visions FCU, SU launch new program for student veterans
SYRACUSE. N.Y. — Visions Federal Credit Union (FCU) is working with Syracuse University (SU) on a success program targeting student veterans. Visions FCU and SU’s
Community Bank System boosts dividend for Q3
DeWITT, N.Y. — Community Bank System, Inc. (NYSE: CBU) — parent company of Community Bank, N.A. — announced that it has declared a cash dividend of 45 cents per share on its common stock for the third quarter. The dividend will be payable on Oct. 10, to shareholders of record as of Sept. 15. The
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