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Potsdam man arrested for making unauthorized purchases on company credit card
POTSDAM, N.Y. — The New York State Police on Tuesday arrested James D. Spear, age 52, of Potsdam, after an investigation revealed that he made

The MOST to use $500,000 state grant for armory improvements
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science & Technology (MOST) will use a $500,000 state grant for improvements to the 112-year-old armory

USDA awards Town of Mexico $280K in grant funding for water project
MEXICO, N.Y. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded the Town of Mexico $280,000 for additional financing for a water-service project. The funding

Finger Lakes food business incubation program to expand in 2020
ITHACA, N.Y. — The food business incubation program (FoodBIP), a technical-support program for the Finger Lakes food and beverage manufacturing sector, will expand its coverage

People news: NBT Bank names Masso Binghamton market manager
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — NBT Bank announced it has promoted Traci Masso to Binghamton market manager. She will be tasked with overseeing NBT’s branches in the

Saratoga Springs firm breaks ground on mixed-use housing project at Griffiss Park in Rome
ROME, N.Y. — Saratoga Springs–based Bonacio Construction Inc. announced it has broken ground on the construction of Air City Lofts at Griffiss Business and Technology

Ithaca, Hamilton firms among finalists in FuzeHub’s commercialization competition
ALBANY, N.Y. — Two companies from Ithaca and one from Hamilton are among the 19 finalists in FuzeHub’s 2019 Commercialization Competition. The finalists includes Halomine,

Oneida County’s Oct. 21 job event seeks to fill 1,000 regional job openings
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County Executive Anthony Picente, Jr. has announced a “first-of-its-kind, large-scale career event” that will seek to fill 1,000 regional job openings

Moravia man arrested for forging checks
HOMER, N.Y. — New York State Police in Homer say this week they arrested a Moravia man for presenting forged checks in exchange for cash.

MVHS starts assembling construction fencing around site of nearly $550 million downtown hospital
UTICA, N.Y. — The Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) says crews on Thursday began putting together the construction fence that will surround the site of
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