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St. Luke’s campus reuse effort to hold concept plan meeting on Oct. 30
UTICA, N.Y. — Reimagine St. Luke’s will hold a community workshop to review the concept plan for the reuse of the former St. Luke’s Healthcare

MVHS attains accreditation from American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer
UTICA — Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) has recently received accreditation from the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer (ACS CoC) Accreditation Program. The ACS CoC is a consortium of professional organizations dedicated to improving survival and quality of life for patients with cancer by setting and raising standards. Accreditation is granted to health-care

Black River Systems wins $16M U.S. Air Force tech contract
ROME — Black River Systems Co. Inc. was recently awarded a $16.3 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract from the U.S. Air Force for future architecture for national

Re-Decor and More’s new location gives it room for growth
NEW HARTFORD — Re-Decor and More is settling into a new location that gives the small business more space for both its retail side and its interior-design business. Owner Doreen Castronovo had always envisioned an artistic career growing up but ended up working for many years at the family restaurant — Castronovo’s Original Grimaldi’s Restaurant

SUNY Poly enrolls 150 students in ACE program
MARCY — SUNY Polytechnic Institute is one of 25 SUNY campuses statewide that opted into the Advancing Completion through Engagement (ACE) program that provides wraparound support to ensure academic success, retention, and on-time graduation. As of this fall, the university has enrolled 150 students in the program. The program, which helps Pell-eligible students, expanded to

Syracuse, Ithaca firms to compete in FuzeHub contest
Commercialization competition set for Oct. 28-29 ALBANY — Twelve finalists, including a Syracuse company and two firms with operations in Ithaca, will compete in the annual FuzeHub commercialization competition near the end of the month in Syracuse. Triton Bio, Inc. of Syracuse, along with Anova Biomedical, Inc. and Parker Isaac

Upstate Ink & Thread opens first location
MARCY — After starting as an online business last fall, Upstate Ink & Thread, LLC recently cut the ribbon on its first brick-and-mortar location at 9443 River Road in Marcy. Upstate Ink & Thread owners CaSandra Packard and Darin Pearo both owned other businesses, but found themselves frequently referring customers to each other. Packard created

Oneida County executive proposes $549M budget for 2025
UTICA — Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente, Jr. presented a proposed $549 million 2025 budget and capital plan to the board of legislators that carries no increase to the property-tax levy. That’s an increase of $20.3 million from 2024. The board will vote on the proposed budget at its Nov. 13 meeting. The proposed

Human Technologies appoints new chief financial officer
UTICA — Human Technologies — a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit social enterprise that creates employment for people with disabilities — recently announced the appointment of Jeremy Vandermark as its new chief financial officer (CFO). With more than 20 years of experience in finance and accounting, his extensive expertise and commitment to financial excellence make him “an ideal

Broome County receives perfect fiscal score from comptroller
BINGHAMTON — Broome County recently received a perfect fiscal score, according to the Fiscal Stress Monitoring Report released by New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli’s office. “I’m extremely proud of the work we’ve done that has earned us a perfect fiscal score,” Broome County Executive Jason Garnar said in a county news release announcing the
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