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Assured Information Security awarded Missile Defense Agency contract
ROME, N.Y. — The federal government has awarded Assured Information Security (AIS) of Rome a contract for work with the Missile Defense Agency (MDA). It’s

SUNY Poly holds white-coat ceremony for 88 graduate students
MARCY, N.Y. — SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) on Friday recognized 88 graduate students in its family nurse practitioner and psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner programs during a white-coat ceremony. The ceremony marked the completion of the instructional portion of the students’ programs and the beginning of their clinical practice. The white-coat ceremony “serves as

Finger Lakes Radio Group is now under new ownership
GENEVA, N.Y. — After more than two decades, the Geneva–based Finger Lakes Radio Group has a new owner. Alan Bishop, who owned the company for more than 23 years, has agreed to transfer ownership of the company to Scott Swanson, a fellow entrepreneur and digital media veteran. “The deal puts the Finger Lakes region’s most

Regional projects win funding in annual REDC initiative
Mohawk Valley, Southern Tier win ACHIEVE funding New York State has awarded funding

I-86 construction project in Tioga County has wrapped up
OWEGO, N.Y. — A two-year, $47 million project to improve a key stretch of Interstate 86 (I-86) in the town of Owego in Tioga County is now finished. The effort involved resurfacing a six-mile stretch of the highway and upgraded two bridges along the highway to improve resiliency following years of harsh weather impacts, Gov.

Benz to be 49th recipient of CNYSME’s Crystal Ball Award
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Ryan Benz, founder and CEO of Redev CNY, a Syracuse–based real-estate development firm, will be the 49th recipient of the Crystal Ball Award from the Central New York Sales & Marketing Executives (CNYSME). CNYSME will recognize Benz at the Marriott Syracuse Downtown during the annual Crystal Ball and Sales & Marketing Excellence

Leadership Greater Syracuse unveils Class of 2026
DeWITT, N.Y. — Leadership Greater Syracuse (LGS), a nonprofit that offers a yearlong civic-leadership training program, recently announced its Class of 2026, the 36th class in the organization’s history. The LGS Class of 2026 includes 55 individuals from employers across Central New York. LGS’s primary program immerses participants into the achievements and challenges of the

JetBlue to relaunch flights from Syracuse directly to Fort Lauderdale
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — JetBlue in early March will restart year-round, nonstop air service, five times per week, from Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR) to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL). The flights between SYR and FLL will operate Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, beginning March 5, the Syracuse Regional Airport Authority (SRAA) announced in early

Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital to use $200K gift for pediatric cancer care
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital in Syracuse will use a $200,000 donation from Paige’s Childhood Cancer Fund to benefit cancer care and research. Paige officials and family members presented the check to the Upstate Foundation and hospital officials in a brief ceremony on Dec. 29 in the Kinney Performance Center of Upstate Golisano

Bassett earns PTAP accreditation from American Nurses Credentialing Center
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — The nurse-residency program at Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown has received its second accreditation as a practice-transition program, or PTAP. The American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) commission on accreditation in practice transition programs awarded the certification. ANCC is based in Silver Spring, Maryland, per its website. The accomplishment included designation with distinction,
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