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People news: Magnera promoted to administrator of Huntington Living Center
WATERLOO, N.Y. — UR Medicine Finger Lakes Health has announced the promotion of Nicole Magnera to administrator of Huntington Living Center in Waterloo. She previously

Adirondack Railroad set to resume Tupper Lake service after storm damage
UTICA, N.Y. — The Adirondack Railroad will resume limited passenger-excursion services from Utica to Tupper Lake and from Old Forge to Tupper Lake on Oct.

ESD funding is available for small businesses pursuing exporting activity
Empire State Development (ESD) says it has nearly $1 million in funding available in the latest round of the State Trade Expansion Program (STEP). The

MVCC hosts criminal-justice career expo on Wednesday
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) will host a criminal-justice career expo from 9 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, Oct. 18 in the

New York manufacturing index dips back into negative territory in October
The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index fell seven points to -4.6 in October. The benchmark index had climbed 21 points in September to

Butler/Till closes Syracuse office of Digital Hyve
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Rochester–based Butler/Till says it closed the Syracuse office of its subsidiary the Digital Hyve on Oct. 10. Two years after Butler/Till acquired

Finger Lakes Land Trust completes its largest project in Skaneateles Lake watershed
SPAFFORD, N.Y. — The Finger Lakes Land Trust (FLLT) announced it has protected 690 acres at Jackson-Noel Farms in the town of Spafford in Onondaga

People news: Hartwick College names new dean of students
ONEONTA, N.Y. — Hartwick College has recently appointed Cary Dresher as the college’s new dean of students. Dresher, who has been serving as acting dean

Lewis County economic-development groups form the nonprofit Naturally Lewis, Inc.
LOWVILLE, N.Y. — Economic-development organizations in Lewis County have been using the phrase “Naturally Lewis” to brand their business-development efforts in the county. Now, the

Hartwick College renames nursing program to School of Nursing
ONEONTA, N.Y. — Hartwick College recently launched its School of Nursing — a name change to better represent the college’s existing nursing program. “On this 80th anniversary of the nursing program, I want to offer my congratulations and gratitude to the nursing alumni, current nursing students, nursing faculty, the entire nursing department, our clinical partners,
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