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St. Bonaventure president, who formerly worked at Le Moyne, dies from COVID-19
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Dennis DePerro — the 21st president of St. Bonaventure University and a former VP at Le Moyne College — died early Monday

New York nears 4.6 million total vaccine doses administered as J&J vaccine is on the way
ALBANY, N.Y. — As New York State awaits the arrival of the just-approved Johnson & Johnson vaccine, it announced that almost 4.6 million doses of

Rome Health names new president and CEO
ROME, N.Y. — Rome Health, an affiliate of St. Joseph’s Health, on Friday announced it named AnneMarie Walker-Czyz as its next president and CEO, effective

Excellus net income declined 43 percent to $97 million in pandemic-impacted 2020
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, Central New York’s largest health insurer, reported net income of $97.2 million on $6.2 billion in premium revenue in

Cuomo adds hotel workers to list of vaccine-eligible
ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Friday announced expanded eligibility for COVID-19 vaccines to hotel workers. The governor is giving local governments the flexibility

Crouse Health to use $125,000 grant for addiction-treatment services
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Crouse Health announced it has received a $125,000 grant to help support and expand services for people needing treatment for substance-use disorders.

City of Syracuse awards $350,000 in COVID-19 relief grants to Syracuse small businesses
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Nearly 40 Syracuse small businesses and organizations will benefit from COVID-19 relief grants totaling $350,000. The Syracuse Economic Development Corporation (SEDCO) awarded

What channel is the Syracuse basketball game on at Georgia Tech?
ATLANTA, Ga. — Syracuse basketball (13-7, 7-6 ACC) tries to reignite its faint NCAA Tournament hopes when the Orange visit the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Lockheed Martin’s suburban Syracuse plant awarded $10M Navy contract modification
SALI NA — Lockheed Martin Corp.’s (NYSE: LMT) plant in the town of Salina has been awarded a $10 million contract modification for the design, prototyping, and qualification testing for the AN/BLQ-10 Electronic Warfare System Technology Insertion (TI)-20 and TI-22 for the U.S. Navy. Work will be performed in the Salina facility and is expected
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SALI NA — Lockheed Martin Corp.’s (NYSE: LMT) plant in the town of Salina has been awarded a $10 million contract modification for the design, prototyping, and qualification testing for the AN/BLQ-10 Electronic Warfare System Technology Insertion (TI)-20 and TI-22 for the U.S. Navy.
Work will be performed in the Salina facility and is expected to be completed by February 2022, according to a Jan. 19 U.S. Department of Defense contract announcement. Fiscal 2021 research, development, testing, and evaluation funding from the Navy of $10 million will be obligated at time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command in Washington, D.C. was the contracting authority on this pact.

Cazenovia College adds Serbun and Jones to board
CAZENOVIA — Cazenovia College announced that two Syracuse businessmen, Joseph F. Serbun and Marc Jones, have recently joined its board of trustees. Serbun is executive VP and chief banking officer at Community Bank, N.A. The 35-year banking-industry veteran has been with Community Bank since 2008 and previously spent 23 years in senior management positions at
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CAZENOVIA — Cazenovia College announced that two Syracuse businessmen, Joseph F. Serbun and Marc Jones, have recently joined its board of trustees.
Serbun is executive VP and chief banking officer at Community Bank, N.A. The 35-year banking-industry veteran has been with Community Bank since 2008 and previously spent 23 years in senior management positions at Partners Trust Bank and J.P. Morgan Chase Bank.
A lifelong resident of the Syracuse area, Serbun earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from SUNY Oneonta. He has been active in a number of community organizations, including 20-plus years as chairman of the loan committee for the Greater Syracuse Business Development Corporation.
Jones is the “visionary” and principal behind Dreissig Apparel Inc. and Fan Hands LLC, the college said. He was born and raised in Syracuse and graduated from Christian Brothers Academy as an all-state and all-Northeast U.S. running back his senior year. Jones played football at the University of Tennessee, where in 1991, he graduated with a degree in psychology.
Jones next played professionally in the German Football League. In 1999, he founded his business, Dreissig Athletic. The company designs and manufacturers Jones’ own brand of athletic apparel. In 2007, he also invented a novelty product called Fan Hands, which is designed to enhance the sound of the clap for sports fans when they attend sporting events.
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