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ESD to appoint MACNY’s Wolken to co-chair CNYREDC beginning in 2018
Empire State Development (ESD) plans to appoint Randy Wolken to co-chair the Central New York regional economic-development council (REDC), beginning in 2018. Wolken is president
Report: Most CNY regions added jobs in the past year
The Syracuse area added 1,400 jobs in the last year, while the Ithaca region gained 2,600 jobs in the same period. The Utica–Rome, Binghamton, and

Syracuse Chiefs’ sale price to New York Mets is announced as $18 million
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The New York Mets will buy the Syracuse Chiefs for $18 million, the Chiefs announced Thursday. After the payment of certain obligations
NUAIR Alliance hires Gibson as new CEO
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The NUAIR Alliance — an organizational partner of CenterState CEO that manages one of seven unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) test sites in
Unison Industries gets state grant for nearly $30 million expansion project in Norwich
NORWICH, N.Y. — New York is providing Unison Industries, LLC a grant of up to $4.23 million for a nearly $30 million expansion project at
Truman Foundation awards Binghamton University grant funding for Tioga County student scholarships
VESTAL, N.Y. — The Mildred Faulkner Truman Foundation of Owego has awarded Binghamton University a grant of $15,000 to provide scholarship assistance to Tioga County

Crews to begin first phase of State Fair orange parking lot construction this fall
GEDDES, N.Y. — Crews will begin work on a $27 million project to “upgrade and improve” the 65-acre Orange parking lot at the State Fairgrounds
HealtheConnections moves to new office in Syracuse’s Franklin Square
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — HealtheConnections, which operates one of the state’s eight regional health-information exchanges (HIE), has moved to a new office in Franklin Center at
New York manufacturing index climbs to highest level in three years in October
The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index rose six points to 30.2 in October, its highest level since 2014. The index fell less than
People news: North Point Defense hires Grisenthwaite as controller
ROME, N.Y. — North Point Defense, Inc. announced it has hired Kay Grisenthwaite as controller. She is responsible for leading the financial planning and analysis
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