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North Country communities to receive an extra $1 million from NYPA
MASSENA, N.Y. — The New York Power Authority (NYPA) is making an extra payment of more than $1 million to eight local governments and school
Union reacts to reports Tops Markets is planning bankruptcy
ORISKANY, N.Y. — In the wake of reports that Tops Markets is considering bankruptcy, the union that represents thousands of the grocery chain’s workers says
Rome Memorial Hospital to host nurse-recruitment event on Feb. 28
ROME, N.Y. — Rome Memorial Hospital (RMH) announced it will host its spring reception and job fair for nurses on Feb. 28 from 6:00 p.m.
Felice joins NBT Bank’s Mohawk Valley advisory board
UTICA–ROME, N.Y. — NBT Bank Mohawk Valley Regional President John Buffa recently announced that Lori Kaplan Felice has joined the bank’s Mohawk Valley advisory board. Formed in 2012, the advisory board works closely with NBT Bank management on a range of issues to help shape the bank’s continued growth and development in the region, NBT

SUNY Poly-led team of area refugees makes impact at robotics competition
UTICA, N.Y. — A first-year robotics team made up of Utica–area refugees and led by SUNY Polytechnic Institute students “overcame numerous challenges” to place in the top 15 at a recent First Tech Challenge (FTC) robotics competition, the university announced. Originally from Nigeria, Oghenekovie Evi-Parker (or Kovie as she’s known to friends) is a SUNY
Mohawk Valley, North Country among areas receiving state brownfield grant funds
Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently announced the state has provided $2 million in Brownfield Opportunity Areas Program grants and the Mohawk Valley and the North Country are among 13 communities across the state to benefit from the funding. The program provides resources to develop data-driven revitalization strategies for economically distressed areas. These plans “forge a path to

Dannible & McKee starts 2018 with Southern Tier acquisition
SYRACUSE — Dannible & McKee, LLP, a Syracuse–based accounting firm, began 2018 with a completed acquisition that it says was part of its “strategic plan to strengthen its position throughout the Southern Tier.” Dannible & McKee on Feb. 13 announced it had acquired Sbarra & Company CPAs, P.C., an Endicott accounting firm in a deal

Growing Oneida business to add 11 employees in next two years
ONEIDA, N.Y. — All-Seasonings Ingredients expects to add 11 workers in the next two years, helped in part by a state grant. All-Seasonings — which supplies spices, nuts, herbs, seeds, and baking supplies to distributors — has already grown from 12 to 60 employees in the past decade, according to a news release from New

DeFrancisco blocks $15 million grant for NexGen, says he wants disclosure first
DeWITT, N.Y. — State Sen. John DeFrancisco (R–DeWitt) has put the brakes on a $15 million New York State grant for a high-tech company in

What channel is the Syracuse basketball game on? (at Miami)
Syracuse basketball (17-9 overall, 6-7 ACC) looks to bounce back from a harmful mid-week loss when it visits the Miami Hurricanes (18-7, 7-6) on Saturday
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