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Rome, St. Regis Mohawk Tribe to use federal funding to clean up, assess contaminated sites
The City of Rome and the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe in Franklin County will use federal funding to clean up brownfields. Brownfields are properties where
CNY region unemployment rates decline in April compared to a year
Unemployment rates in the Syracuse, Binghamton, Utica–Rome, Ithaca, and Watertown–Fort Drum metro areas fell in April, compared to the year-ago period, according to the latest

Binghamton University unveils manufacturing lab, introduces industry partner
VESTAL, N.Y. — Binghamton University has unveiled what it’s calling a “smart electronics manufacturing laboratory” as part of its Integrated Electronics Engineering Center (IEEC). Seoul,

Cornell names Walsh interim dean of School of Hotel Administration
ITHACA, N.Y. — Cornell University announced that it has named Kate Walsh interim dean of the School of Hotel Administration (SHA). Walsh will begin a

Cuomo announces plan to create 119-mile travel corridor in Adirondacks to boost tourism
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo last week announced the final plan to govern the use of the 119-mile travel corridor from Remsen in Oneida County to

The Agency board approves incentives for Century Sunrise project in Johnson City
JOHNSON CITY, N.Y. — The board of directors of the Agency has voted to approve financing incentives for the Century Sunrise redevelopment project in Johnson

CenterState CEO board elects Fox as chairman
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — CenterState CEO’s board of directors has unanimously elected Jim Fox of O’Brien & Gere as its new chairman, Robert M. Simpson, president

Community Bank announces quarterly dividend, annual meeting results
DeWITT, N.Y. — Community Bank System, Inc. (NYSE: CBU) announced that it has declared a quarterly cash dividend of 31 cents a share on its

Some CNY areas gain jobs, some lose them in last year
The Syracuse, Utica–Rome, and Watertown–Fort Drum regions gained jobs in the past year, while the Ithaca and Binghamton areas shed positions in the same period.

People news: Zorich joins Preferred Mutual Insurance as marketing analyst
NEW BERLIN, N.Y — Erik Zorich has joined Preferred Mutual Insurance Company as a marketing analyst. He previously was a consumer-insights analyst for Tops Markets,
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