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People news: NBT Bank hires Aceto to manage Whitesboro office
WHITESBORO, N.Y. — NBT Bank announced it has hired Janine Aceto to manage its Whitesboro office with responsibility for branch banking and business-development activities. Aceto
Jacobs joins Riger Marketing management team
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Jamie Jacobs has been named to the management team at Riger Marketing Communications in Binghamton. She will become a new partner at
Report: Most CNY region unemployment rates rise in July
Unemployment rates in the Syracuse, Utica–Rome, Watertown–Fort Drum, and Ithaca regions increased in July compared to a year ago. Bucking the trend, the jobless rate

State: Gryphon’s drone-tracking system “sets new standard”
CICERO — A Cicero firm has developed a mobile unmanned traffic-management (UTM) system that the office of Gov. Andrew Cuomo says “sets a new standard” in drone security and UAS traffic management. Gryphon Sensors, a company of SRC, Inc. in Cicero, has developed the system called mobile skylight. The development builds on the state’s investments

State announces health-insurance rate increases for 2018
Excellus BlueCross BlueShield (Excellus BCBS) will increase its health-insurance rates 8.9 percent in 2018 for those with plans through their employer in the small-group market.

DiNapoli calls on DMV to crack down on unregistered auto-repair shops; DMV responds
The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) “has not done enough” to prevent automotive-repair shops and inspection stations from operating without valid registrations,
Northern Border Regional Commission awards $2.2M for six North Country projects
Six projects in the North Country will benefit from $2.2 million in federal grant funding that the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC) has announced. The

Madison County manufacturers need workers, offer free training
CAZENOVIA, N.Y. — Madison County manufacturers in need of skilled labor are working with Onondaga Community College (OCC) to provide free training for workers. OCC’s

Solvay Bank to open a branch in Baldwinsville
BALDWINSVILLE, N.Y. — Solvay Bank has announced plans to open an office in the village of Baldwinsville. The new branch will be located at 197 Downer

Athletic Apex health club to open Destiny USA location, hire 75
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Athletic Apex, which operates health clubs in Florida and Texas, plans to open a 42,000-square-foot club at Destiny USA later this year,
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