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Clarkson CUHEAT program graduates first group of clean-energy trainees
POTSDAM, N.Y. — Clarkson University in Potsdam says the first participants in its Home Energy Awareness Training (CUHEAT) program have completed their training. The program
State approves merger of North Country credit union with AmeriCU
ROME, N.Y. — AmeriCU Credit Union tells CNYBJ that the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has given final approval of its merger
State Police arrest two for thefts at Tractor Supply Cortlandville store
CORTLANDVILLE, N.Y. — New York State Police in Homer on Oct. 30 arrested two Syracuse women for stealing merchandise from the Tractor Supply store on State Route 13 in the town of Cortlandville. Nyraeisa Bibbs, age 27 of Syracuse, was charged with petit larceny, and Naughtica T. Fulton, age 23 of Syracuse, was charged with
NYPA issues first solicitations for new nuclear power project
ALBANY, N.Y. — The New York Power Authority (NYPA) on Thursday issued its first solicitations as part of a new initiative to develop 1 gigawatt
Alcoa signs new power-supply pact with NYPA for Massena plant
MASSENA, N.Y. — One of the North Country’s largest employers has a new power-supply contract with the New York Power Authority (NYPA). Alcoa Corp. (NYSE: AA) signed the deal for its Massena smelting-plant operations in St. Lawrence County. Alcoa — an aluminum producer — is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The pact includes a commitment of
NIH awards Bassett Research Institute multimillion dollar grant
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded the Bassett Research Institute’s Center for Rural Community Health a multi-year grant to study
DRI to help downtown Norwich get a new boutique hotel
NORWICH, N.Y. — The upcoming Principle Hotel, an $8.3 million boutique hotel in downtown Norwich, is among the projects that the community is developing as part of its funding award in the state’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI). Officials in Norwich held an Oct. 23 groundbreaking for the hotel. The Principle Hotel will have 61 rooms
AmeriCU, Mountain Valley FCU merger expected to get state approval by year’s end
ROME, N.Y. — The New York State Department of Financial Services is expected to issue a final approval of the proposed merger between credit unions in the Mohawk Valley and the North Country by the end of the year. The members of Mountain Valley Federal Credit Union in the northeastern part of New York have
AmeriCU appoints senior VP of marketing
ROME, N.Y. — AmeriCU Credit Union recently announced it has hired Amber Cooleen as its new senior VP of marketing. She recently spent four years serving as chief marketing officer for a credit union based in the Capital Region. Throughout her career, Cooleen has held key marketing roles across various industries, from business-to-business startups to
New Visions FCU chief HR officer wants to listen and learn
ENDWELL, N.Y. — Visions Federal Credit Union (FCU) has a new VP/chief human resources officer (CHRO), who started her new duties back in the summer. For Aoife Quinn, the priority early on has been to listen and learn. “After getting a sense of who we are, where we are, and where we want to be,
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