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Regional projects win funding in annual REDC initiative
Mohawk Valley, Southern Tier win ACHIEVE funding New York State has awarded funding to projects in Central New York, the Mohawk Valley, Southern Tier, and the North Country through New York’s Regional Economic Development Council (REDC) initiative. The state allocated a total of […]

I-86 construction project in Tioga County has wrapped up
OWEGO — A two-year, $47 million project to improve a key stretch of Interstate 86 (I-86) in the town of Owego in Tioga County is

Bassett earns PTAP accreditation from American Nurses Credentialing Center
COOPERSTOWN — The nurse-residency program at Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown has received its second accreditation as a practice-transition program, or PTAP. The American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) commission on accreditation in practice transition programs awarded the certification. ANCC is based in Silver Spring, Maryland, per its website. The accomplishment included designation with distinction, the

Yartym now leading Guthrie Clinic operations in both Cortland, Corning
CORNING — Jennifer Yartym, president of Guthrie Cortland Medical Center, is adding job duties in a place with which she is quite familiar. Guthrie Clinic has appointed Yartym as the new president of Guthrie Corning Hospital, effective Jan. 1. Before joining Cortland Medical Center in 2019, Yartym was with Corning Hospital for 19 years, including

Samaritan Medical Center to use $22 million grant to upgrade EMR system
WATERTOWN — Samaritan Medical Center in Watertown will use millions in state funding to help pay for an upgrade of its electronic medical record (EMR) system, transitioning the hospital system to a single, unified platform across all clinics and specialty services. The health-care provider will use a Statewide Health Care Facility Transformation Grant totaling nearly

Chemung Financial pays Q4 2025 dividend of 34 cents
ELMIRA — Chemung Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: CHMG), parent company of Chemung Canal Trust Company, recently paid investors a quarterly cash dividend of 34 cents per share for the fourth quarter. Common-stock shareholders of record as of the close of business on Dec. 19, received the payment on Jan. 2. At the banking company’s current stock

Mohawk Valley EDGE announces 2026 board leadership, new appointments
ROME — The Mohawk Valley EDGE board of directors recently announced its leadership team and new appointments for 2026. John Buffa, executive VP and chief lending officer at Adirondack Bank, will continue to serve as chairman of the EDGE board for another year, providing steady leadership and guidance, the organization stated in its Dec. 17

TC3 inks new transfer agreement with Hobart
DRYDEN — Tompkins Cortland Community College (TC3) has agreed on a new transfer agreement with Hobart and William Smith Colleges (HWS) in Geneva. It provides TC3 graduates guaranteed acceptance into bachelor’s degree programs at HWS, along with scholarship funding, according to a TC3 announcement. Amy Kremenek, president of Tompkins Cortland Community College, and Sarah Kirk,

Delta Air Lines reverses course, will keep offering flights at Greater Binghamton Airport
MAINE, N.Y. — After announcing plans to eliminate air service at the Greater Binghamton Airport (BGM), Delta Air Lines now says the flights will continue.

Koffman Southern Tier Incubator member companies created nearly 200 jobs during 2025
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Member companies of the Koffman Southern Tier Incubator in Binghamton created 199 new jobs last year. That’s according to Koffman’s 2025 Year in Review report, which the organization released on Thursday, Jan. 8. The report reflects annual metrics reported from member companies. The Koffman Southern Tier Incubator is part of Binghamton University.
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