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Tech Garden begins accepting applications for second round of Genius NY competition
The Syracuse Technology Garden is accepting applications for the second round of Genius NY business-accelerator program. The Tech Garden is a program of CenterState CEO,
Hartwick College to use federal funding to develop malting barley quality lab
ONEONTA, N.Y. — Hartwick College will use $83,000 in federal funding to help develop a new malting barley quality laboratory. That’s according to U.S. Senate

City of Utica credit rating upgraded by Moody’s
UTICA, N.Y. — Moody’s Investors Service Inc. has upgraded the City of Utica’s credit rating to its highest level in more than 5 years, Mayor
St. John Fisher’s School of Pharmacy to offer “guaranteed acceptance” to 2 OCC students annually
PITTSFORD, N.Y. — Two Onondaga Community College (OCC) students will receive “guaranteed acceptance” into the Wegmans School of Pharmacy at St. John Fisher College in

Go Green Supply CNY distributes LED lighting products for Rochester firm
SYRACUSE — Go Green Supply CNY, a distributor of LED (light-emitting diode) lighting products, has started operations at 1433 Erie Boulevard East in Syracuse. Rochester–based Go Green LED International announced the launch of Go Green Supply CNY in a news release in early April. The Syracuse location is a “separate entity” from the Rochester company,
Southern Tier Solar Works promotes commercial solar
BINGHAMTON — Through 2011, New York state residents and companies installed solar systems that generated 83 megawatts of solar power. By the end of 2016, that number had jumped to about 744 megawatts, an increase of just under 800 percent. The growth of solar installations is part of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Reforming the Energy Vision
Carrigg begins new duties as UHS president and CEO
BINGHAMTON — The man who has served as UHS’s executive VP and COO since 2013 is now the president and CEO of UHS Hospitals. The board of directors of UHS appointed John Carrigg to the role, effective June 1. Carrigg will also become president and CEO of the full UHS System on Jan.1, 2018, UHS
Former ITT Tech building sold for more than $1.2 million
SALINA — The 20,830-square-foot office building at 235 Greenfield Parkway in Salina was recently bought by Edgewater Management Company for $1.205 million. Peter Finn, EVP of CBRE/Syracuse, and Mark Rupprecht, senior broker, represented Edgewater Management in the purchase, per a news release from the real-estate firm. The seller was the U.S. Bankruptcy Court. The building,
AHA/ASA announces recipients of Community Impact Grants in Greater Utica area
UTICA — Fifteen local organizations will receive Community Impact Grants for community projects to improve the health of the Greater Utica area from the American Heart Association / American Stroke Association (AHA/ASA), the organization recently announced. The grants were awarded to the following organizations: Pathfinder Village, Bassett Healthcare Network, Research Institute, Johnson Park Center, Cornell
Broome County hotel occupancy rate slips more than 5 percent in April, STR reports
Hotels in Broome County were less full in April compared to a year ago, according to a recent report. The hotel occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county declined 5.3 percent to 55.3 percent in April from 58.4 percent in the year-ago month, according to STR, a Tennessee–based hotel
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