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Liberty Resources appoints Doran as chief operating officer
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Human-services agency Liberty Resources announced it has promoted Carrie Doran to chief operating officer. Doran has been with Syracuse–based Liberty Resources for

KeyBank to close 18 CNY branches as part of First Niagara acquisition
KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY) on Monday announced plans to close 18 Central New York branches of First Niagara Bank and KeyBank as it integrates the banks’

Senators: FAA awards Oswego County Airport funding for new lighting, guidance system
VOLNEY, N.Y. — The Oswego County Airport will use a grant of more than $648,000 to replace its runway lighting system and to construct a

Elmira, Geneva among winners in the state’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative
Elmira and Geneva are among the winners in New York’s $100 million Downtown Revitalization Initiative, according to separate news releases that the office of Gov.

Schneiderman: Utica nurse aide arrested for punching nursing-home resident
UTICA, N.Y. — A Utica nurse aide is accused of punching and injuring an 87-year-old male resident earlier this year at the Focus Rehabilitation and

Upstate consumer sentiment rises in Siena quarterly survey
Upstate New York consumers are feeling more willing to spend these days. Consumer sentiment in Upstate rose to 85.2 in June from 81.8 in March,

Hutchings Psychiatric Center formally opens renovated Madison Street Clinic
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Hutchings Psychiatric Center has formally opened its renovated Madison Street Clinic at 660 Madison St. in Syracuse. The clinic is now

Hancock International, North Country airports get funding for equipment
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded Syracuse’s Hancock International Airport a federal grant of $720,000 to buy snow-removal equipment. North Country airports in Watertown,

Report: START-UP NY created 332 jobs in 2015
Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s START-UP NY program created 332 jobs during 2015 and a total of 408 net new jobs in the program’s first two years.

State DEC project manager from Utica area indicted in contractor-fraud scheme
A former project manager with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is facing charges he operated an “elaborate” contractor-fraud scheme while employed
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