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Mid-Utica Neighborhood Preservation Corporation announces new executive director
UTICA, N.Y. — The Mid-Utica Neighborhood Preservation Corporation (MUNPC) has hired Leslie Pasco as executive director, the first person to hold the position in more than 20 years, the organization announced. In the new role, Pasco will focus on strategic planning, programming, and support for the planned West Street Impact Center, a key component of […]

Rome Health Foundation names six new board members and board president
ROME, N.Y. — The Rome Health Foundation recently announced the addition of six new members of its board of directors. The foundation board also elected

Lyons Bancorp pays Q4 dividend of 40 cents a share
LYONS — Lyons Bancorp, Inc. (ticker: LYBC), the parent financial holding company of the Lyons National Bank, recently paid its quarterly common stock cash dividend for the fourth quarter. The banking company paid out 40 cents per share on Jan. 15, to all common stock shareholders of record as of the close of business on

Binghamton U academic to research application of thin polymer films with grant
BINGHAMTON — Binghamton University and the University at Buffalo recently received a $517,969 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support research into a manufacturing technique for producing thin polymer films essential to the microelectronics, health care, and energy industries. According to an online article in BingUNews on the college’s news website, researchers will

Pyramid Management secures loan extension for Sangertown Square
NEW HARTFORD — Pyramid Management Group says it can continue to reinvest in Sangertown Square in New Hartford and “ensure its vitality, vibrancy and sustained success” in Central New York and the Mohawk Valley. That’s the significance of the firm’s Jan. 9 announcement that it has secured a three-year extension on the loan on the

Advantage Sport & Fitness of Ithaca is now part of a Maryland firm
ITHACA, N.Y. — An Ithaca–area provider of fitness equipment and gym-facility design, installation, and maintenance services is now under new ownership. Advantage Sport & Fitness, Inc. (ASF) recently announced it has been acquired by The Amenity Collective, based in Owings Mills, Maryland. The Amenity Collective is a provider of full-service facilities management across the fitness,

ANDRO adds new senior contracts manager
ROME — ANDRO Computational Solutions, LLC recently appointed U.S. Air Force veteran and Rome native Chris Yager as senior contracts manager for the firm’s research and engineering services division. Yager’s government-contracting experience includes areas related to global Air Force logistics and aircraft maintenance. After starting his military career in mechanics working on fighter and attack

ACCESS Federal Credit Union names AVP of risk management
CLINTON — ACCESS Federal Credit Union — a credit union serving eight Central New York counties — announced it has recently promoted Alyssa Lawrence to assistant VP of risk management. In her new role, she manages the credit union’s security program, serves as chairperson of the Safety Committee, and supervises its card-services processor and electronic-service

ANDRO wins $2 million AFRL contract
ROME, N.Y. — ANDRO Computational Solutions, LLC has been awarded a contract by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), valued at more than $2 million,

Binghamton University hires SU official as new VP of advancement
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Binghamton University announced that David K. Whitmore will join the college on March 10 as its new VP of advancement, executive director of the Binghamton University Foundation, and chief advancement officer. Whitmore currently serves as VP for advancement and academic affairs at Syracuse University (SU), where he led initiatives to advance institutional
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