Stay up-to-date on the companies, people and issues that impact businesses in Syracuse, Central New York and beyond.

MVCC hosts criminal-justice career expo on Wednesday
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) will host a criminal-justice career expo from 9 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, Oct. 18 in the

Butler/Till closes Syracuse office of Digital Hyve
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Rochester–based Butler/Till says it closed the Syracuse office of its subsidiary the Digital Hyve on Oct. 10. Two years after Butler/Till acquired

People news: Hartwick College names new dean of students
ONEONTA, N.Y. — Hartwick College has recently appointed Cary Dresher as the college’s new dean of students. Dresher, who has been serving as acting dean

Lewis County economic-development groups form the nonprofit Naturally Lewis, Inc.
LOWVILLE, N.Y. — Economic-development organizations in Lewis County have been using the phrase “Naturally Lewis” to brand their business-development efforts in the county. Now, the

Hartwick College renames nursing program to School of Nursing
ONEONTA, N.Y. — Hartwick College recently launched its School of Nursing — a name change to better represent the college’s existing nursing program. “On this 80th anniversary of the nursing program, I want to offer my congratulations and gratitude to the nursing alumni, current nursing students, nursing faculty, the entire nursing department, our clinical partners,

Mohawk Valley Gives event raises more than $2.4M for nonprofits
UTICA, N.Y. — The Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties’ second annual Mohawk Valley Gives 24-hour online giving event held Sept. 20 raised more than $2.4 million to benefit local nonprofits serving the region. The total raised tripled the amount received during the first year of the event with more than 6,600 unique donors

Parkedge Townhomes in Utica completes $47 million in renovations
UTICA, N.Y. — Parkedge Townhomes, a 184-unit affordable-housing development in Utica, recently completed renovations at the 50-year-old complex to upgrade the units and add a

Upstate Cancer Center in Verona starts seeing patients
VERONA, N.Y. — It’s expected that the new Upstate Cancer Center in Verona will see its first patients on Oct. 17. Syracuse’s Upstate Medical University on Sept. 26 formally opened the new center, which is located at the intersection of Routes 365 and 31 in Verona. The location is “important and came about after a

WHITESBORO, N.Y. — Home-improvement business New York Sash made some team updates as the business continues to grow. The biggest change is the return of Jill Hayes, who now serves as the company’s CEO. “It’s such a great feeling to be back in the office,” she said in a statement. “New York Sash has come

Rome Health Orthopedics and Sports Medicine to relocate
ROME, N.Y. — Rome Health Orthopedics & Sports Medicine announced it is moving to the medical center on the main campus of the hospital effective Monday, Nov. 6, to better serve its patients. “Our practice has been expanding with the addition of new specialists to serve our community,” Practice Administrator Lisa Taurisano said in a
Stay up-to-date on the companies, people and issues that impact businesses in Syracuse, Central New York and beyond.