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Madison County man arrested for attempted robbery of convenience store
ONEIDA, N.Y. — State Police in Oneida announced they have arrested a town of Eaton man for attempting to rob a convenience store. Jeremy L.

State recognizes Cortland County dairy farm with award for environmental-management practices
New York State has honored a Cortland County dairy farm for implementing conservation “best-management practices that benefit the environment and protect the community.” The state

People news: Tops promotes Hill to manager of its Camden store
CAMDEN, N.Y. — Tops Friendly Markets announced it has promoted Mike Hill to manager of its store in Camden in Oneida County. Hill, who most

NYSERDA says 18 firms make their pitch in 76West clean-energy competition
VESTAL, N.Y. — A total of 18 semifinalists made their pitches in the 76West clean-energy competition in a two-day event held on Aug. 7 and

Skyven Technologies, previous 76West winner, installs product on farm in Capital Region
VALLEY FALLS, N.Y. — Skyven Technologies, a grand-prize winner in the 76West clean-energy competition, has installed its intelligent mirror array at Copses Farms in Valley

Cornell names Carvell vice provost for external education strategy
ITHACA, N.Y. — Steven Carvell, professor of finance at Cornell University’s School of Hotel Administration, has started as Cornell’s first vice provost for external education

Cuomo appoints four new ESF board members
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew Cuomo appointed four new members to the board of trustees of the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF).

Carrols Restaurant Group reports Q2 net loss, authorizes stock-repurchase program
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: TAST), the largest Burger King franchisee in the U.S., has reported a net loss of $3.7 million,

The Bonadio Group rebrands information risk-management practice as FoxPointe Solutions
The Rochester–based Bonadio Group is rebranding its information risk-management (IRM) practice as FoxPointe Solutions. Bonadio’s IRM practice has operated for 12 years, the firm noted

CADimensions acquires Connecticut company
DeWITT, N.Y. — CADimensions, Inc. announced it has acquired the assets of Unitec, Inc. of Middletown, Connecticut. The transaction closed Aug. 1, Kevin Keefe, marketing
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