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Mohawk Valley EDGE board elects three new members, slate of officers
ROME, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley EDGE announced that its board of directors recently elected three new members to the board, as well as a full slate of officers for 2021. Mohawk Valley EDGE is a not-for-profit corporation dedicated to strengthening and growing the economy of the Mohawk Valley. Ronald Belle, CEO and president of AmeriCU […]

Hunter settles into new role as chief lending officer at Alternatives FCU
ITHACA, N.Y. — James Hunter is now a few months into his new role as chief lending officer at Alternatives Federal Credit Union (FCU) in Ithaca. Alternatives, which is located at 125 N. Fulton St. in downtown Ithaca, announced Hunter’s hiring in November. Before coming to Ithaca, he most recently served as executive director of

Chemung Financial adds Archibold to board
ELMIRA, N.Y. — The board of directors of Chemung Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: CHMG) elected Raimundo C. Archibold, Jr., to the board on Jan. 20. Archibold will stand for shareholder election at the annual meeting of shareholders in June, Chemung Financial said in a Jan. 25 news release. All directors of Chemung Financial also serve on

Madison County says it won’t conduct COVID-19 vaccine lottery due to lack of supply
WAMPSVILLE, N.Y. — Madison County government announced Thursday that it will not be using a lottery system to help get vaccines into the arms of

ALBANY, N.Y. — The New York State Department of Health (DOH) undercounted the number of COVID-19 nursing-home deaths by 50 percent, according to a new

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A new report from CenterState CEO finds 39 percent of nearly 200 area companies surveyed expect an increase in jobs and hiring

UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County officials and the county’s school superintendents have identified “barriers” to allowing “high-risk” winter sports in area school districts. Oneida County

Greater Binghamton Chamber to host virtual event BingBizCon on Thursday
The Greater Binghamton Chamber of Commerce will host BingBizCon, a virtual conference for business professionals, on Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The event
CNY tops all New York regions in getting COVID vaccines into arms
Nearly 87,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines have so far been administered in the five-county Central New York region out of more than 95,000 doses received,

Oneida Nation’s employee-recruitment effort continues with a virtual event on Feb. 4
VERONA, N.Y. — Oneida Nation Enterprises is now expanding its “New Year, New Career” recruitment effort to fill 150 positions by hosting its first-ever virtual
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