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Binghamton University receives $9.3 million in federal money to train mental-health providers
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Binghamton University received two five-year awards, totaling $9.3 million, from the U.S. Department of Education for Binghamton University Community Schools (BUCS) to

Moody’s upgrades Broome County financial rating
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Moody’s Investors Service has upgraded Broome County’s financial rating — to A1, from A2 — for the first time since 2011. In

Ronald McDonald House Charities of CNY appoints operations director
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central New York announced it has promoted Nicole Poplawski, of Syracuse, to director of operations. Poplawski
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — More than 20 universities are now part of what’s called the Northeast University Semiconductor Network to form a “training pipeline to build

BAE Systems, Swedish firm collaborate on battery for electric airplane
ENDICOTT, N.Y. — BAE Systems, an aerospace and defense company, and Heart Aerospace, a Swedish electric airplane maker, are working together on a battery system

People news: Goldberg Segalla adds attorney in Syracuse–area office
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The law firm of Goldberg Segalla announced it has recently added Erin M. Tyreman as a special counsel in its civil litigation

Solvay Bank to pay quarterly dividend of 42 cents a share in late April
SOLVAY, N.Y. — Solvay Bank Corp. (ticker: SOBS), the holding company for Solvay Bank, recently announced that its board of directors has declared a cash dividend of 42 cents per share of its common stock for the first quarter. The dividend is payable on April 28, to shareholders of record at the close of business

Buono Construction certified as service- disabled veteran-owned business
New York State Office of General Services (OGS) Commissioner Jeanette Moy recently announced that a Binghamton–area construction firm has been certified as a service-disabled veteran-owned business (SDVOB). The New York OGS Division of Service-Disabled Veterans’ Business Development (DSDVBD) issued the certification to Buono Construction, LLC, a contractor specializing in site preparation. The business is located
Former treasurer in St. Lawrence County village pleads guilty to stealing more than $73,000
NORWOOD, N.Y. — Nancy Berger, 55, the former clerk/treasurer of the Village of Norwood in St. Lawrence County, has pleaded guilty to grand larceny in the second degree for stealing $73,725 from the village. New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, St. Lawrence County District Attorney Gary Pasqua, and the New York State Police announced
AmeriCU Credit Union names new board chair and vice chair
ROME, N.Y. — AmeriCU Credit Union recently appointed two new leaders of its board of directors. Nick Fabrizio serves as the board’s chair while Jennifer Stowell is the vice chair of the credit union’s volunteer board. Both will serve three-year terms. Fabrizio is founder and CEO of Fabrizio & Company, a management-consulting firm in Baldwinsville.
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