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MMRI announces summer fellows at research lab
UTICA, N.Y. — The Masonic Medical Research Institute (MMRI) recently announced the participants in its 2023 summer fellowship program. The scholarship-based program gives college students the opportunity to work at a laboratory while learning from scientists whose biomedical research focuses on cardiovascular, neurological, and autoimmune disorders. “We are thrilled to have these talented students with […]

Collins named Geneva General Hospital medical-staff chief
GENEVA, N.Y. —Dr. Craig Collins was recently elected chief of staff for the Geneva General Hospital medical staff through April 2025. He will also sit on the board of directors for Finger Lakes Health, the hospital’s parent organization. Collins is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the American Society of Colon and

Schumer proposal would mean federal investment for Upstate industrial sites
Schumer spoke at Chapman Park at 1463 Route 31 in the Bridgeport area of the town of Sullivan in Madison County. Schumer said that this

Auburn Community Federal Credit Union prepares to open Onondaga County branch
The credit union will announce an opening date and plans for the grand opening soon. ACFCU purchased the 3,100-square-foot former M&T location last November and

State says 78-mile, clean-energy transmission project in the North Country is now finished
CANTON, N.Y. — New York Power Authority’s (NYPA) Smart Path clean-energy transmission infrastructure project in the North Country is now complete. The Smart Path project

Oneida County maintains strong financial ratings
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County received high ratings from all three major national credit agencies for 2023, County Executive Anthony J. Picente, Jr. announced. The

Lewis County Leadership Academy Class of 2023 graduates in Lowville ceremony
LOWVILLE, N.Y. — The 20 members of the Lewis County Leadership Academy Class of 2023 graduated from the program during a June 9 ceremony at Tug Hill Estate in Lowville. The group included professionals, entrepreneurs, and community leaders, Naturally Lewis said in its announcement. In the 10-month program, the graduates learned the “core principles of

ConMed to pay second-quarter dividend of 20 cents on July 5
ConMed Corp. (NYSE: CNMD), a surgical-device maker with roots in the Utica area, has announced that its board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of 20 cents a share for the second quarter of 2023. The dividend is payable on July 5 to all shareholders of record as of June 15. At the company’s

Revitalization expert from Baltimore is DIA’s new CEO
ITHACA, N.Y. — Nan Rohrer has spent more than two decades in Baltimore, Maryland helping lead downtown/neighborhood revitalization and economic development efforts and will bring that expertise to the Downtown Ithaca Alliance (DIA) when she starts as its next CEO in early July. John Guttridge, who chairs the DIA board of directors, on June 5

SUNY Broome, Jefferson Community College have new leaders
The next president of SUNY Broome Community College will begin his new duties in a matter of days, while the new president of Jefferson Community College is already on the job. The appointment of Tony Hawkins as the eighth president of SUNY Broome is effective July 1. He is succeeding the retiring president Kevin Drumm,
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