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ICAN appoints four new members to board of directors
UTICA, N.Y. — Integrated Community Alternatives Network (ICAN) recently announced the appointment of four new board members: Anthony Brindisi, Iris Buczkowski, Keith Levatino, and Latavius Murray. These four will lend their expertise and talent in assisting with governance and guidance for the growing nonprofit. ICAN says it is a unique home and community-based network that […]

SUNY Oneonta manufacturing bootcamp readies workers
ONEONTA, N.Y. — Nine residents of Otsego and Delaware counties earned a microcredential from their involvement in a recent manufacturing bootcamp through SUNY Oneonta’s Extended and Community Learning (ExCL) Center. The school held an Oct. 2 ceremony following the program, which is described as an intensive four-week effort designed to prepare workers for local manufacturing

Students get up-close look at area manufacturing plants
DeWITT, N.Y. — Area manufacturers hosted facility tours for students and educators across the region during October. MACNY, The Manufacturers Association, and its affiliate, Partners for Education & Business, Inc. (PEB), organized the tours. Throughout October, more than 450 students from 11 school districts in Central New York and the Mohawk Valley got a look

State breaks ground on Principle Hotel in downtown Norwich, as part of DRI projects
NORWICH, N.Y. — Officials in Norwich held a Thursday, Oct. 23 groundbreaking for the upcoming Principle Hotel, an $8.3 million boutique hotel as part of

Indium Corp. accepting applications for its DIY internship program
CLINTON, N.Y. — Indium Corporation is now accepting applications for its 2026 internship program, which will be a do-it-yourself (DIY) format. It allows students to

Alcoa, NYPA ink new power-supply contract in Massena, supporting 500 jobs
MASSENA, N.Y. — Alcoa Corp. (NYSE: AA) and the New York Power Authority (NYPA) have signed a new power-supply contract for Alcoa’s Massena smelting-plant operations

Lockheed Martin Q3 profit edges up, sales rise
Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT) on Tuesday reported third quarter net earnings of $1.6 billion, or $6.95 per share, compared to $1.6 billion, or $6.80

Bassett Research Institute awarded multimillion dollar NIH grant
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — The Bassett Research Institute’s Center for Rural Community Health recently received approval for a multi-year grant to study improving rural access to

Mayor proposes nearly $2 million for three Binghamton housing projects
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Binghamton Mayor Jared Kraham on Oct. 16 announced plans to allocate $1.9 million to support three housing projects in the city of

Oechsner Farms honored by state for conservation efforts
NEWFIELD — Oechsner Farms, located in Newfield in Tompkins County, has been awarded the 2025 New York Agricultural Environmental Management (AEM)-Leopold Conservation Award. The honor recognizes a farm and its nominating soil and water conservation district (SWCD) who have “gone above and beyond” in the management of soil health, water quality, and wildlife habitat on
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