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DEC now controls Onondaga Lake Visitors Center
Honeywell transferred it to the agency GEDDES — The Onondaga Lake Visitors Center on the lake’s southern shore is now under […]

New workforce-development specialists join MACNY
Will support expansion of apprenticeship and youth career exploration opportunities DeWITT — MACNY, The Manufacturers Association, recently hired a pair of workforce-development specialists to further advance its mission to expand early career exploration and strengthen workforce pipelines across the state through the development of apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship programming. Mohamed Thiam has joined Partners for Education

NYS Parks announces upgrades to Black Diamond Trail, near Ithaca
ULYSSES — The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation in late July announced more than $1 million in upgrades to a popular Southern Tier multi-use trail connecting the city of Ithaca with Taughannock Falls State Park in the town of Ulysses. The improvements — an enhanced bridge crossing, new restrooms and

SUNY Poly creates Engineering Advisory Board with industry leaders
MARCY — The SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) College of Engineering recently formed a new College of Engineering Advisory Board, including a group of notable professionals from across New York state’s technology, construction, manufacturing, government, and infrastructure sectors. This newly formed board brings a blend of public and private-sector expertise to the forefront, offering a

UR Medicine Finger Lakes Health Foundation names new board member
GENEVA — UR Medicine Finger Lakes Health announced that its foundation board of directors has elected Mariana Hernandes Fortes Aurich as a new board member. She earned both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in physiotherapy from the State University of Londrina in Paraná, Brazil, with her master’s focusing on the study of Parkinson’s disease. In

SUNY Broome fall semester enrollment rises 17 percent compared to a year ago
DICKINSON, N.Y. — SUNY Broome Community College says its enrollment for the fall semester is up 17 percent, a gain of 559 students, compared to

Excellus hires Centralus Health CEO for its chief healthcare services officer position
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Excellus BlueCross BlueShield on Thursday named Dr. Martin Stallone executive VP, chief healthcare services officer of Excellus and its parent company, The Lifetime Healthcare Companies. He will start his new role on Dec. 1. Excellus is Central New York’s largest health insurer. Stallone is currently CEO of Centralus Health, a health-care system

State Police arrest Elmira man for home-improvement fraud
HORSEHEADS, N.Y. — New York State Police in Horseheads announced they have arrested Bradley S. Baldwin, age 28, of Elmira, following an investigation into multiple

Adirondack Bank appoints MVHS financial executive to board of directors
UTICA — Adirondack Bank announced it has recently appointed Louis Aiello, senior VP and chief financial officer (CFO) at Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS), as a new member of its board of directors. Aiello has more than 30 years of experience in finance and operations management, with specialized expertise in health-care financial leadership throughout Central

ConMed to pay dividend for third quarter of 2025 in early October
ConMed Corp. (NYSE: CNMD), a surgical-device maker originally based in the Mohawk Valley region, recently announced that its board of directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of 20 cents per share for the third quarter of 2025. The dividend is payable on Oct. 3, to all shareholders of record as of Sept. 15. At
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