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Lockheed Martin elects Yarrington to board of directors
Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT), a defense contractor with a major presence in Central New York, recently announced that its board of directors has elected Patricia E. Yarrington to the board. Yarrington recently retired as Chevron Corporation’s chief financial officer, following 38 years of work. At Chevron, Yarrington served as VP and treasurer from 2007 […]

Utica College master’s degree program in nursing earns accreditation
UTICA, N.Y. — Utica College announced that the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) Board of Commissioners has granted initial accreditation to its master’s degree program in nursing for five years. Utica College’s post-graduate Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) certificate program also won accreditation for the same period. “The Utica College programs were reviewed under
Report: CNY region unemployment rates much lower than a year ago in May
Unemployment rates in the Syracuse, Utica–Rome, Watertown–Fort Drum, Binghamton, and Elmira regions remained in single-digit figures in May and were much lower compared to a year ago with the impact of layoffs in the COVID-19 pandemic. The figures are part of the latest New York State Department of Labor data released June 22. In addition, the Syracuse

Raymond rolls out Edge lithium-ion motorized pallet jack
GREENE, N.Y. — The Raymond Corporation recently announced an addition to its Raymond Basics product line with the Edge — a motorized, lithium-ion pallet jack with a 3,300-pound capacity. The 27-by-45-inch pallet jack has a compact design, offering maneuverability with its pinwheeling capability and two different operating modes — making it “ideal for use in

Holliday named board chair for Five Star Bank parent company
WARSAW, N.Y. — Financial Institutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISI), parent company of Five Star Bank, recently announced that Susan R. Holliday has been named chair of the board of directors. Holliday previously served as vice chair of Financial Institutions. She was the owner, president, and publisher of the Rochester Business Journal from 1988-2016. Holliday is currently

Broome County awarded more than $3.2M federal grant to purchase low or no-emission buses
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Broome County will use a more than $3.2 million federal grant to purchase or lease low or no-emissions buses and other transit

Cuomo: New York ending COVID-19 state disaster emergency on Thursday
Cuomo made the announcement as he unveiled new renderings for an essential workers monument in New York City. It came just hours before Oneida County

NORWICH, N.Y. — Development Chenango Corporation (DCC) has signed an agreement to buy the building at 14-16 S. Broad St. in Norwich for a future

Cayuga Medical Center to use grant award to care for patients whose primary language isn’t English
“This initiative will help advance Cayuga Health System’s commitment to meeting the needs of our diverse community and treating all people with dignity so that

Ithaca student-housing complexes sold to Chicago–based firm
Visum Development worked with its equity partners — including East To West Capital, a real estate private-equity firm in the United Kingdom — to sell
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