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SUNY awards more than $3.2 million to campuses to expand enrollment in nursing programs
ALBANY, N.Y. — Five regional SUNY campuses are among those awarded system funding to expand enrollment for nursing programs. The system has awarded a total

People news: Welliver hires project safety director
MONTOUR FALLS, N.Y. — Welliver, a construction-services provider in New York and northern Pennsylvania, has appointed Eric Hadlock as project safety director. In this role,

Guthrie Clinic appoints first chief strategy officer
The Guthrie Clinic has appointed Elizabeth (Liz) Jaekle as the health system’s first chief strategy officer, executive VP. In this new role, Jaekle will lead

Binghamton University appoints new dean for School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
VESTAL, N.Y. — Binghamton University has appointed Kanneboyina Nagaraju, known as Raju, as the next dean of the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. Nagaraju

Fontaine expands role at Tompkins
ITHACA, N.Y. — Tompkins Financial Corp. (NYSE: TMP) announced it has appointed Alyssa Fontaine as chief risk officer, adding to her current role as executive

Herkimer College receives funding for second chance education program
HERKIMER, N.Y. — Herkimer County Community College will participate in the third round of the Second Chance Pell Experiment, an initiative launched in 2015 to

Herkimer College to graduate more than 330 on Friday
HERKIMER, N.Y. — Herkimer County Community College will hold its 54th commencement on Friday, May 13 at 4 p.m. in the physical education building. Admission

Black River Systems wins $76 million Air Force contract modification
UTICA, N.Y. — Black River Systems Company Inc. has been awarded a more than $76 million contract modification from the U.S. Air Force. The modification is for a previously awarded pact for operational counter-small unmanned aircraft system (C-sUAS) open-systems architecture, according to an April 25 contract announcement from the U.S. Department of Defense. The objective

Flooring Environment leases more than 9,400 square feet of space in Yorkville
YORKVILLE, N.Y. — Flooring Environment, Inc., a provider of environmentally sustainable commercial flooring, recently leased 9,445 square feet of space at 55 Oriskany Blvd. in Yorkville. Jeff D’Amore, of Cushman & Wakefield/Pyramid Brokerage Company, helped arrange the transaction, per a release from the real-estate firm. No lease terms were disclosed. The 51-55 Oriskany Blvd. property
Oneida County hotels see 8 percent rise in occupancy in March
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County’s hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) increased 8.1 percent to 52.9 percent in March from the year-ago month. That’s according to a recent report from STR, a Tennessee–based hotel market data and analytics company. Through the first three months of the year, occupancy in the county
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