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SUNY Oswego graduate donates $2 million to the university
OSWEGO, N.Y. — A 1958 graduate of SUNY Oswego has donated $2 million to the school. The gift from Frank Maraviglia is “in recognition of

AAA Western and Central New York CEO to retire at end of 2024
AMHERST, N.Y. — Anthony Spada, president and CEO of AAA Western and Central New York, announced he will retire from AAA on Dec. 31, 2024,

People news: AmeriCU names new manager of Rome branch
ROME, N.Y. — AmeriCU Credit Union has named Kelly Gerrard-Smith as the new manager of the credit union’s Griffiss financial center in Griffiss Business and

NYS gets $24 million in federal funds for electric grid
New York is one of nine states and five tribal nations that were awarded a combined total of $125 million as the seventh cohort of Grid Resilience State and Tribal Formula grants and will provide 15 percent matching funds through the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative as part of DOE’s grant requirements. “NYSERDA is pleased to

New York home sales fall nearly 14 percent in October
But pending sales rise in the month ALBANY, N.Y. — New York realtors sold 9,733 previously owned homes in October, down 13.9 percent from the 11,298 existing homes they sold in the year-prior month. This marked the 26th straight month in which closed sales fell on a year-over-year basis, according to the October monthly housing

Generations Bank transitions to new president and CEO
SENECA FALLS, N.Y. — The woman who has led Generations Bank since the death of previous president and CEO Menzo Case in October will continue as the bank’s top executive. Generations Bank on Dec. 5 announced the appointment of Angela Krezmer as its new president and CEO, effective Nov. 27. With the appointment, Krezmer is

Southern Tier researchers, companies lead the way to greener concrete
The average New Yorker probably doesn’t spend a lot of time thinking about recycling or about concrete — or about how those two things could possibly go together. However, a group of dedicated researchers and entrepreneurs in the Southern Tier have been thinking about all of those things — and doing something about it. Their

Empire Center fellow says N.Y.’s electric-heat push faces cold reality
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York State’s plan to steer homeowners and landlords toward electric heat could backfire due to high costs and practical concerns, according to a recent study from the Empire Center for Public Policy. In the report “Cold Reality: The Cost and Challenge of Compulsory Home Electrification in New York,” Empire Center fellow

Waterloo Premium Outlets has a new name
JUNIUS, N.Y. — Waterloo Premium Outlets is now operating as Finger Lakes Premium Outlets. The name change, effective as of Friday, will “better reflect the

AIS sells GreyCastle Security subsidiary to California company
ROME, N.Y. — Assured Information Security (AIS) announced it has sold its GreyCastle Security subsidiary to DeepSeas, a managed detection and response company based in
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