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State awards Griffiss Institute $2M for IDEA NY business competition targeting Mohawk Valley
ROME, N.Y. — The Griffiss Institute will use a $2 million state grant to support IDEA NY, a business-accelerator competition. It’s a 12-month program that

Syracuse University appoints former Bond attorney as director of equal opportunity, inclusion
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University announced Wednesday that its Office of Equal Opportunity, Inclusion and Resolution Services has hired Alyssa Campbell as its new director
ConMed to pay quarterly dividend on Oct. 8
UTICA, N.Y. — ConMed Corp. (NASDAQ: CNMD), a Utica–based medical-device maker, announced this week that its board of directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend

Town of New Hartford to move to former Gander Mountain building after buying the property
NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — The offices of the Town of New Hartford will be moving to the former Gander Mountain location in the Orchard Mall.

Oneida County truck driver pleads guilty to perjury for defrauding workers’-compensation system
“This defendant’s false testimony and filings were part of a series of fraudulent actions meant solely to enrich himself with financial benefits to which he
CFCU plans to open new branch in Seneca County in 2019
SENECA FALLS, N.Y. — Ithaca–based CFCU Community Credit Union announced it plans to open a new branch office early next year in Kingdom Plaza at

Syracuse’s Hendricks Chapel to use $1M donation for “student-opportunity fund”
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University’s Hendricks Chapel will use a $1 million donation to help students having a “financial hardship” and to “ensure access to

BAE Systems to provide nearly 500 more electric-hybrid systems for Quebec transit buses
ENDICOTT, N.Y. — BAE Systems on Tuesday announced it will provide nearly 500 additional electric-drive propulsion systems for electric-hybrid buses in Quebec. Association du transport

Syracuse airport to conduct emergency drill this Saturday
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse Hancock International Airport will hold a “full-scale,” emergency-response drill this Saturday. The drill is a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) mandated exercise,

Syracuse’s Whitman School partners with National Black MBA Association
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Martin J. Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University on Monday announced a new partnership with the National Black MBA Association
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