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Seneca County IDA selects winning bidder for the former Seneca Army Depot
ROMULUS, N.Y. — The Seneca County Industrial Development Agency (IDA) selected business owner Earl Martin as the winning bidder for the approximately 7,000 remaining acres

Syracuse area loses jobs in the last year, other CNY areas mixed
The Syracuse, Ithaca, and Binghamton regions lost jobs in the past 12 months, while the Utica–Rome and Watertown–Fort Drum regions picked up positions in the

People news: Kelberman Center appoints Hilts director of transition and vocational services
UTICA, N.Y. — The Kelberman Center has appointed Crystal Hilts director of transition and vocational services. She joins the center after two years as a

Senators: Cornell University to use federal grant for telecommunications research
ITHACA, N.Y. — Cornell University will use a grant of $500,000 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) as it researches ways to improve telecommunications networks

CICERO, N.Y. — Various sites in the Syracuse area and at Griffiss International Airport in Rome will host the 2016 UTM convention in November. UTM

People news: Lewis Custom Homes owner appointed to M&T Bank advisory council
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — M&T Bank has appointed Luke Lewis to its directors advisory council for the Central New York region. Lewis is the owner of
Cuomo announces $10 million in funding for regional airports
Airports in Cortland, Tompkins, Chemung, and Oneida counties are among 20 locations receiving funding that New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday. A total of

Tompkins County gets $350,000 state grant to help promote airport
ITHACA, N.Y. — The Tompkins County Legislature on Tuesday, by unanimous vote, authorized the county to accept a nearly $350,000 grant from the New York

Housing Visions to use $11.5 million state award for projects in Syracuse, Elmira
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Housing Visions Consultants, Inc. will use a state award of $11.5 million to support two affordable-housing projects in Syracuse and one in

Cornell names Nelson dean of Johnson School
ITHACA, N.Y. — Cornell University announced it has named Mark Nelson, a professor of accounting, as the 12th dean of the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate
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