Stay up-to-date on the companies, people and issues that impact businesses in Syracuse, Central New York and beyond.

SUNY Poly appoints chief diversity officer
MARCY, N.Y. — SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) announced it has appointed Mark Montgomery as its chief diversity officer. Montgomery currently serves as dean of

McMahon says Central New York counties will collaborate on economic restart plan
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon says he’ll be working with county leaders from across Central New York to formulate a plan for

Greater Watertown-North Country Chamber temporarily lays off all staff members
WATERTOWN, N.Y. — The Greater Watertown-North Country (GWNC) Chamber of Commerce has “temporarily” laid off all of its employees, except Chamber President and CEO Kylie

M&T Bank donates $150K to relief funds targeting nonprofits in Mohawk Valley, Central New York
M&T Bank (NYSE: MTB) is donating a total of $150,000 to support coronavirus-relief efforts in Central New York and the Mohawk Valley. That’s according to

St. John Fisher College to freeze tuition for upcoming academic year
PITTSFORD, N.Y. — St. John Fisher College plans a one-year tuition freeze at just over $34,000 for the upcoming 2020-2021 academic year. The St. John

Southern Tier airports to receive federal COVID-19 relief funding along with other New York airports
Airports serving Binghamton, Ithaca, Elmira/Corning, Cortland County, Norwich, and Oneonta are among the facilities sharing in more than $441 million in federal coronavirus relief. The

Broome County reports 10th COVID-19 death, warns about possible exposure at Vestal Walmart
Customers who were in the store on April 12 from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. in the grocery department are being asked to self-quarantine and contact their

Oneida County survey finds 52 percent of responding businesses closed but plan to reopen
UTICA, N.Y. — More than half (52 percent) of Oneida County businesses responding to a survey say they have closed but plan to reopen. Another

M&T Bank made more SBA loans in CNY in a week than all of last year nationally
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — M&T Bank Corp., the biggest bank in the 16-county Central New York region by deposits, says it made more government-guaranteed loans to

Broome County cancels Small Community Grant Program to use funds for PPE supplies
BINGHAMTON — Broome County Executive Jason Garnar on April 10 announced the cancellation of the Small Community Grant Program for 2020, in order to use the money to aid the county’s health-care response to the coronavirus crisis. Cancelling the grant program will free up to $150,000 to be used to purchase personal protective equipment (PPE)
Become a Central New York Business Journal subscriber and get immediate access to all of our subscriber-only content and much more.
Click here to purchase a paywall bypass link for this article.
BINGHAMTON — Broome County Executive Jason Garnar on April 10 announced the cancellation of the Small Community Grant Program for 2020, in order to use the money to aid the county’s health-care response to the coronavirus crisis.
Cancelling the grant program will free up to $150,000 to be used to purchase personal protective equipment (PPE) and other medical supplies. Specifically, the county says it will seek to buy the following items:
• 0,000 N-95 masks
• 50,000 surgical masks
• 5,000 face shields
• 5,000 gowns
• 5,000 gloves
• 2 infrared thermometers
• dditional testing supplies
Garnar said he made the decision with Broome County Legislature Chairman Daniel J. Reynolds.
Stay up-to-date on the companies, people and issues that impact businesses in Syracuse, Central New York and beyond.