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Gear Motions has hired MIKE TOPER as director of business development. In this new position, he will be responsible for strategic business development to identify and create business markets and opportunities. Toper brings with him 20 years of experience in the industrial sector, with proven success in strategic planning and execution, and implementing new programs. […]
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Gear Motions has hired MIKE TOPER as director of business development. In this new position, he will be responsible for strategic business development to identify and create business markets and opportunities. Toper brings with him 20 years of experience in the industrial sector, with proven success in strategic planning and execution, and implementing new programs. Most recently, he served as the Northeast sales manager for Gerard Daniel Worldwide.

Application period opens for third year of Grow-NY business competition
The application window for the 2021 Grow-NY business competition is now open for submissions. Grow-NY is a business competition that focuses on “enhancing the emerging

Tompkins County leads all New York counties on COVID vaccinations, but one
ITHACA, N.Y. — Nearly 54,300 people in Tompkins County, or 52.8 percent of all residents, have so far received at least one dose of a

Le Moyne to allow two guests per graduate at in-person, outdoor graduation ceremonies
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Le Moyne College announced that it will permit two guests per graduating student at its upcoming outdoor commencement ceremonies in May. But

Clarkson donation to benefit upcoming $40M science center renovation, expansion
POTSDAM, N.Y. — Clarkson University will use a donation from a 1979 graduate and his wife to help pay for an upcoming $40 million project

Karolyi named new dean of Cornell SC Johnson College of Business
ITHACA, N.Y. — Cornell University has named Andrew Karolyi as dean of the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business. Karolyi had been serving as acting

East Hill Family Medical in Auburn awarded more than $1.4 million in federal funding
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Amazon to donate $1.75M for equipment at upcoming Syracuse STEAM school
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) will be donating $1.75 million for robotics and computer-science technology improvements at the upcoming Syracuse STEAM school. STEAM is

Binghamton University researchers receive $50K from SUNY for Parkinson’s, environmental work
VESTAL, N.Y. — SUNY has awarded Binghamton University researchers $50,000 apiece as they work on separate projects. Their research efforts focus on creating a new
PAR Technology founder, Sammon, to step down from board
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