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SUNY Oneonta manufacturing-workforce program recognizes nine who earned microcredentials
ONEONTA, N.Y. — SUNY Oneonta’s Extended and Community Learning (ExCL) Center on Oct. 2 held a ceremony to recognize students who earned a microcredential from their involvement in a manufacturing bootcamp. Nine Otsego and Delaware County residents completed the new program, described as an “intensive” four-week effort designed to prepare workers for local manufacturing jobs, […]

Tompkins Community Bank names commercial banking regional manager
ITHACA, N.Y. — Tompkins Community Bank announced it has appointed John Huhtala as commercial banking regional manager, overseeing efforts to serve commercial business customers across Central New York. Huhtala, a 28-year banking industry veteran known for his leadership, mentorship and community engagement, will lead operations with the goal of driving growth and value for the

F. M. Howell & Company names new CFO
ELMIRA, N.Y. — F. M. Howell & Company, an Elmira–based provider of packaging products and services, announced on Monday that it has appointed Michael P. Hosey as its new chief financial officer (CFO). He brings extensive experience in financial leadership and community engagement to the role. Hosey has served as the company’s interim director of

Cornell University using $5 million NIH grant to launch autism-research center
ITHACA, N.Y. — Investigators at Cornell University’s Ithaca campus and Weill Cornell Medicine will use a three-year, $5.1 million grant to launch an autism-research center.

Binghamton University athletics gets $22M boost from anonymous donor
VESTAL, N.Y. — An anonymous donor has provided $22 million to increase scholarship support for the NCAA Division I sports programs at Binghamton University. At the same time, New York State is allocating $11 million to create a $33 million endowment to expand scholarships for student-athletes across multiple sports. The $22 million anonymous donation is

Endicott–based IT firm TechMD is now under new ownership
ENDICOTT, N.Y. — TechMD, an Endicott–based information-technology (IT) services firm that operates New York offices in DeWitt and Ithaca, is now under new ownership. Integris, which is based in Cranbury Township, New Jersey, acquired TechMD, along with its security division, 1nteger Security, per a mid-June announcement on the Integris website. It didn’t include any financial

Bassett’s Northeast Center for Occupational Health and Safety awarded $665K grant
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — A Bassett Healthcare Network center will use a three-year grant of more than $665,000 to develop a digital resource to improve outcomes

New Energy New York’s Battery Week is set for Oct. 13-17
VESTAL, N.Y. — New Energy New York (NENY) is preparing to host this year’s Battery Week from Oct. 13-17, with events taking place in various locations throughout the Binghamton area. NENY is a coalition of educational institutions, industry, and community and government organizations, led by Binghamton University, dedicated to boosting upstate New York’s battery and

Binghamton leaders join YWCA to urge support for affordable housing, childcare project
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Local leaders joined representatives of the YWCA of Binghamton and Broome County to urge the state to support the YWCA’s $35 million

Companies from Rome, Binghamton awarded innovation matching grant funds from ESD’s NYSTAR program
Companies from Rome and Binghamton are among 25 New York–based businesses awarded a total of more than $3 million in grants through the third round
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