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Brown to retire from Racker at mid-year
ITHACA, N.Y. — Dan Brown will retire from the Ithaca–based nonprofit Racker on July 1, after 27 years of leadership including time as a board
People news: Hedge joins Tompkins Financial Advisors
ITHACA, N.Y. — Tompkins Financial Advisors announced it has hired Ithaca native Matthew Hedge as assistant VP and wealth advisor. In this role, Hedge is
Two Tioga County contractors arrested for not carrying workers’-compensation insurance
APALACHIN, N.Y. — Two Tioga County contractors are under arrest and facing charges for allegedly not having workers’-compensation insurance at three construction projects in Apalachin.
People news: Riger hires Whitaker as production coordinator
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Riger Marketing Communications has hired Katlynn Whitaker as production coordinator. She is tasked with producing digital and traditional work and driving client
Ulrich joins NBT agricultural banking team
April Ulrich has joined NBT Bank’s agricultural banking team as VP and senior ag banking relationship manager at the bank’s Capital Regional Financial Center on
Lockheed Martin in Owego wins more than $9.7 million contract for Air Force equipment
OWEGO, N.Y. — Lockheed Martin Corp.’s Owego plant has been awarded a contract worth up to $9.7 million for the manufacture of B-2 countermeasure receivers for the U.S. Air Force. It’s a firm-fixed-price, one-year contract from the Defense Logistics Agency, with no option periods. The work will be done in New York and Florida, with
Broome County hotel occupancy leaps nearly 78 percent in December
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Broome County hotels saw another surge in guests in December compared to the year-prior levels that were depressed by the pandemic’s effects, according to a recent report. The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county jumped 77.6 percent to 49.8 percent in December, according to STR,
Binghamton, Cornell aim to attract international businesses to Southern Tier
VESTAL, N.Y. — Binghamton University and Cornell University are working together to entice international companies to bring operations to the Southern Tier and upstate New York. With a federal grant of $1.6 million, Binghamton is partnering with Cornell University’s SC Johnson College of Business on the effort, Binghamton University said in a news release. The
Utica College joins esports conference and will build campus esports center
UTICA, N.Y. — Utica College has joined East Coast Conference (ECC) Esports, giving students the opportunity to compete and represent the college on a national stage. In addition, the college will construct a state-of-the-art esports center on campus. The new facility, located in the current Carbone Auditorium in Bull Hall, will feature 30 computer stations
Boost OC program awards $3.25M in gift cards for area businesses
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County recently wrapped up its Boost OC vaccination-incentive program, awarding $3.25 million to residents in the form of gift cards redeemable at a variety of area businesses. The program launched in September, using $2.5 million in federal American Rescue Act funding to issue $100 gift cards to county residents who received
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