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UHS Chenango Memorial wins federal funding for Sidney practice
NORWICH, N.Y. — UHS Chenango Memorial Hospital in Norwich will use federal funding of more than $667,000 for infrastructure improvements to its multi-specialty practice on Pearl Street in Sidney in Delaware County. The hospital received word that its funding request to help replace the facilities aging roof, windows, and doors had been included in the […]

Small Business Saturday, Christmas & Crafts are set for the holiday weekend
With the holiday shopping season underway, the annual Small Business Saturday is set for this Saturday, Nov. 29, and Christmas & Crafts is scheduled Friday

Destiny USA owner secures loan funding for its Albany properties
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Pyramid Management Group of Syracuse, which operates Destiny USA, on Monday said it has secured a new five-year, $193 million CMBS loan

Le Moyne College offers new physics major, with Micron in mind
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Le Moyne College says it is set to roll out a bachelor’s degree program in applied physics “as the region prepares for the arrival of Micron Technology within the next several years.” The New York State Department of Education approved Le Moyne’s request to offer the degree program, the school said in

Organizations in Syracuse, Utica, and Binghamton to receive funding for homeless housing
ALBANY, N.Y. — The Rescue Mission in Syracuse, People First in Utica, and Greater Opportunities for Broome and Chenango, Inc. are among the organizations awarded

Wisconsin–based cheesemaker expanding operations near Elmira, Capital Region
CAMPBELL, N.Y. — BelGioioso Cheese, Inc., a cheesemaker based in Green Bay, Wisconsin, has plans to invest more than $23 million at its facilities in

Gains in new orders, shipments propel N.Y. manufacturing index to highest mark in a year
Respondents to the monthly Empire State Manufacturing Survey indicated gains in both new orders and shipments, and the survey’s general-business conditions index rose 8 points to 18.7 in November. The reading represented its highest since November 2024, and the fourth positive index number in the past five months. The index had climbed 19 points to

NNY Community Foundation names 2025-2026 Youth Philanthropy Council
WATERTOWN, N.Y. — The Northern New York (NNY) Community Foundation recently announced its 2025-2026 Youth Philanthropy Council class, welcoming 12 new and five returning students to the leadership program. The Youth Philanthropy Council is a NNY Community Foundation advisory committee that was chartered in 2010 to promote positive youth development and engage young people in

Seen Nutrition of Ithaca awarded $500,000 in Grow-NY competition
CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. — Seen Nutrition of Ithaca won $500,000 in the seventh annual Grow-NY agribusiness competition held Nov. 12-13 in Canandaigua. Seen Nutrition is a food-tech startup in the menopause market, initially focused on bone health, with a patented dietary calcium chew made with dairy produced in Central New York, as described in the Nov.

AAA Western and Central New York names new director of insurance
AMHERST, N.Y. — AAA Western and Central New York says it has a new director of insurance. Jen Ketchum brings 21 years of experience in both insurance sales and service to the role, which oversees all insurance operations across AAA’s regional footprint in Western and Central New York. She will manage the entire insurance team
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