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Operation Oswego County selects Wheelock as its next executive director
OSWEGO, N.Y. — The board of trustees of Operation Oswego County (OOC) Inc. has named Austin Wheelock as its new executive director, effective Jan. 1,
People news: Welliver promotes Makela to general superintendent
MONTOUR FALLS, N.Y. — Welliver, a provider of comprehensive construction services in New York and northern Pennsylvania, has promoted Jeffery Makela to general superintendent. Makela
SEC commissioner, Auburn native Sankey chosen as Utica University’s commencement speaker
“We are privileged to welcome Greg Sankey back to Utica,” Laura Casamento, president of Utica University, said in a press release. “The story of his
Clarkson University official elected ANCA board’s first female chair
“We are so grateful to have Kelly at the helm during this exciting time at ANCA,” Elizabeth Cooper, executive director of ANCA, said. “During her
Oneida County names lead for public defender office’s criminal division
“During the two-plus decades that Tina Hartwell has served Oneida County in the Public Defender-Criminal Division, she has supervised and managed attorneys and staff while
AFRL Rome Lab awards L3 Harris Technologies more than $12M contract
ROME, N.Y. — The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) in Rome has awarded L3Harris Technologies Inc., of Rochester, a nearly $12.3 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for cloud-based architecture software. Under this pact, L3Harris Technologies will research, design, integrate, test, and evaluate in support of improving and demonstrating the utility of modality-independent data standards. It will also
CNY airports to use state funding for improvements
The New York State government was awarded funding to airports serving the Syracuse, Binghamton, Watertown, and Ogdensburg areas for use on improvement projects. They’re among nine facilities that will benefit from a total of $230 million “for revitalization projects that reimagine and further modernize” the airports, the office of Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Sept.
CNY areas post job gains in August compared to a year ago
The Syracuse, Utica–Rome, Watertown–Fort Drum, Binghamton, Ithaca, and Elmira regions generated job growth ranging between about 1 percent and 5 percent between August 2021 and this past August. That’s according to the latest monthly employment report that the New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) issued Sept. 15. The Syracuse metro area gained 8,800 jobs
CenterState CEO to implement new leadership, organizational structure in 2023
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — CenterState CEO plans to implement a new leadership and organizational structure as of Jan. 1, 2023, which resulted from an 18-month “internal process.” CenterState CEO on Sept. 15 announced it has promoted six employees to its newly established corporate leadership team following its “organizational refresh process.” The group includes Ben Sio, who
Oneida County occupancy rate slips less than 1 percent in August
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County’s hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) dipped 0.9 percent to 73.5 percent this August compared to the year-prior month, just the second decline in this measure in 18 months. That’s according to a recent report from STR, a Tennessee–based hotel market data and analytics company. Despite
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