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New SUNY Oswego president starts in mid-August
OSWEGO — The man who the SUNY board of trustees has selected to serve as the next president of SUNY Oswego will begin his new duties in mid-August. Peter Nwosu will become the school’s 11th president following the retirement of former president Deborah Stanley in December 2021. Officer-in-Charge Mary Toale will assist with the leadership […]
People news: Herkimer College appoints dean of academic affairs
HERKIMER, N.Y. — Herkimer County Community College announced it has promoted Karen Ayouch to dean of academic affairs for assessment, institutional effectiveness, and research. She
CNY SHRM names board executive committee officers
SYRACUSE — The Central New York Society for Human Resource Management (CNY SHRM) recently named the following individuals to the executive-committee leadership of its board of directors. President: Iolanda Cooper, employee advocate, Wegmans Food Markets. Cooper has more than 22 years of human-resources experience with specialization in talent management including workforce planning, recruiting, performance management,
Empire Access expands service area in the Southern Tier
Empire Access Corp. is continuing its push to bring fiber-optic internet service across the Southern Tier. The Prattsburgh (Steuben County)–based company is in the midst of a strategic expansion of service into Endicott and Endwell, bringing its broadband service to those communities. “We’ve been growing our company now for the past 10 years,” Empire Access
CNY Community Foundation leadership search in progress
SYRACUSE — A search firm and a search committee are working to find candidates to become the next CEO of the Central New York Community Foundation. Peter Dunn, who held the role for 15 years, in January announced he would be stepping down at the end of June. He is moving on to serve as
State legislation helps Vernon Downs remain open
VERNON, N.Y. — A little over a month after filing a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act notice with the state and announcing that the harness horse-racing track and related gaming and lodging business would close, Vernon Downs will stay open. That’s thanks to a newly adopted state bill providing extended tax relief to
Survey: New York state manufacturing activity rises modestly in June
New orders and shipments were again factors as the general business-conditions index of the monthly Empire State Manufacturing Survey bounced back into positive territory in June by climbing 38 points to 6.6. The general business-conditions index is the monthly gauge of New York’s manufacturing sector. It’s been going up and down like a yo-yo the
2023 Binghamton Black Excellence Awards honored 19 individuals in 17 categories
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The Binghamton Black Excellence Awards Committee hosted its second annual Black Excellence Awards on June 16 at the DoubleTree by Hilton in downtown Binghamton. The awards celebrate creativity, innovation, outstanding leadership, and a commitment to empowerment in the Black community, the committee says. This year’s awards honored 19 individuals across 17 different
Onondaga County accepting applications for its hospitality tourism support initiative
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon on Wednesday announced that the application process is now open for a program that the county is
Elmcrest Children’s Center director to retire, successor named
Riposa brings a leadership background in nonprofit, for-profit, and government entities, including as a health-services administrator in correctional health care and, most recently, as COO
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