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Cayuga Operating Company plans to build large solar farm on its site in Lansing
LANSING, N.Y. — Cayuga Operating Company, LLC announced plans to construct “one of New York’s largest solar farms” at its 434-acre site in Lansing in
New York home sales fall 5 percent in April on lack of available homes, CNY numbers mixed
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York state realtors completed the sale of nearly 8,500 previously owned homes in April, down 5 percent from the same month

Binghamton University nursing school’s simulation and practice center gets accredited
VESTAL, N.Y. — The Society for Simulation (SSH) in Healthcare has accredited the innovative simulation and practice center (ISPC) at Binghamton University’s Decker School of
Colgate appoints Hucks as provost and dean of the faculty
HAMILTON, N.Y. — Colgate University announced it has named Tracey Hucks provost and dean of the faculty, effective July 1. Hucks, a Colgate alumna, is

St. Lawrence University receives $25 million gift, biggest in school history
CANTON — St. Lawrence University alumna Sarah Johnson and her parents, Charles and Ann Johnson, have donated a $25 million “unrestricted gift” to the school. The donation represents the “largest gift in the university’s 161-year history,” St. Lawrence said in a news release issued May 20. Sarah Johnson, who graduated from St. Lawrence in 1982,
Participants begin work in 2017 SBA Emerging Leaders class
UTICA — The Greater Utica Chamber of Commerce’s showcase business event has a new name and format. Formerly known as the Community Business Expo, it will now be dubbed the Best in Business Showcase. The event will have an increased focus on business-to-business networking in a “more intimate setting,” the chamber said in a news
Community Bank System declares quarterly dividend of 32 cents
DeWITT — Community Bank System, Inc. (NYSE: CBU) recently declared a quarterly cash dividend of 32 cents per share on its common stock The dividend will be payable on July 10 to shareholders of record as of June 15. It represents an annualized yield of nearly 2.4 percent, based on the company’s current stock price.
PAR Technology forges Internet-of-things partnership with TempAlert
NEW HARTFORD — ParTech, Inc., a New Hartford–based global provider of point-of- (POS) systems to the restaurant and retail market, recently announced that it has formed xs an Internet of things (IoT) integration partnership with TempAlert, a Boston–based firm specializing in temperature monitoring. TempAlert will integrate with PAR’s SureCheck Advantage food safety system to enable

UHS names Carrigg new president and CEO
Carrigg has served as VP for operations and director of UHS Binghamton General Hospital, senior VP and COO of UHS Hospitals, and executive VP and
Preferred Mutual names DeMarco to lead corporate marketing communications
NEW BERLIN, N.Y. — Bethany (Beth) DeMarco has joined Preferred Mutual Insurance Company as manager of corporate marketing communications and consumer and market research. In
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