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Binghamton University athletics gets $22M boost from anonymous donor
VESTAL, N.Y. — An anonymous donor has provided $22 million to increase scholarship support for the NCAA Division I sports programs at Binghamton University. At the same time, New York State is allocating $11 million to create a $33 million endowment to expand scholarships for student-athletes across multiple sports. The $22 million anonymous donation is […]

Oswego County Manufacturing Summit is set for Oct. 15
OSWEGO, N.Y. — It’s an event designed to strengthen and elevate Oswego County’s manufacturing ecosystem by connecting business leaders with resources, innovative programs, and collaborative opportunities that will “drive growth and sustainability for years to come.” That’s according to Operation Oswego County in an announcement about the upcoming event called The Summit: Oswego County Manufacturing

New York home sales slide in August as inventory levels rise
ALBANY, N.Y. — Realtors in New York state sold 10,517 previously owned homes in August, down 4.7 percent from the 11,036 homes sold in August 2024. But pending sales edged up in the month, which could portend a rise in closed home sales in the next couple of months. That’s according to the New York

Cooley Group, which operates Syracuse and Utica offices, has a new owner
PITTSFORD, N.Y. — Its name will remain the same, but a Pittsford–based provider of customized promotional, print, and fulfillment services that has Syracuse and Utica offices is now under new ownership. Grossman Marketing Group of Woburn, Massachusetts, says it has acquired Cooley Group, per a late July company announcement. It didn’t include any financial terms

Tops Friendly Markets completes $4.4 million in store remodels in Manlius
MANLIUS, N.Y. — Tops Friendly Markets has completed a combined $4.4 million investment in remodeling its stores at Towne Center at Fayetteville and in the

OCC formally opens its Micron cleanroom-simulation lab
ONONDAGA, N.Y. — Onondaga Community College (OCC) on Wednesday morning, Oct. 1, hosted a ceremonial wire cutting for its new Micron cleanroom-simulation lab. It was

Syracuse University has launched its new Center for the Creator Economy
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University (SU) on Tuesday, Sept. 30, launched its new Center for the Creator Economy, which describes it as “the first academic

New Energy New York’s Battery Week is set for Oct. 13-17
VESTAL, N.Y. — New Energy New York (NENY) is preparing to host this year’s Battery Week from Oct. 13-17, with events taking place in various locations throughout the Binghamton area. NENY is a coalition of educational institutions, industry, and community and government organizations, led by Binghamton University, dedicated to boosting upstate New York’s battery and

WISE Women’s Business Center to host annual Economic Impact Forum on Oct. 14
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The WISE Women’s Business Center will host its annual Economic Impact Forum on Oct. 14 at Syracuse University (SU). The event, titled: “Economic Impact Forum: Honoring 20 Years, Shaping Tomorrow for CNY Women Entrepreneurs,” will be held from 8-10:30 a.m. at SU’s Martin J. Whitman School of Management in Flaum Hall. The

SUNY Poly expands ACE program, launches new student-advisory model
MARCY, N.Y. — SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) on Monday announced the expansion of the Advancing Completion through Engagement (ACE) program and the launch of
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