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Chemung Canal Trust chief risk officer set to retire in January
ELMIRA, N.Y. — Chemung Canal Trust Company announced that Karen R. Makowski, executive VP and chief risk officer, will be retiring on Jan. 2. Makowski

Syracuse Mets manager DeFrancesco to join parent club as first-base coach
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Mets will have a new manager for the 2020 season. Tony DeFrancesco, who managed the team during its first season

BAE Systems wins San Francisco MTA contract for power and propulsion systems
ENDICOTT, N.Y. — The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) has selected BAE Systems to supply electric power and propulsion systems for its transit buses.

Clarkson University to use $400K NSF grant to grow its research cyberinfrastructure
POTSDAM, N.Y. — Clarkson University will use a $400,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to construct a new “high-performance” computing cluster to support

Crouse Health names permanent CFO
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Crouse Health has announced the appointment of Kevin Randall as the organization’s permanent CFO. Randall had served as interim CFO since August

Disney CEO Bob Iger, wife Willow Bay establish Ithaca College scholarship for diversity in media
ITHACA, N.Y. — Disney CEO Bob Iger and his wife, Willow Bay, have donated $1 million to establish the Iger-Bay Endowed Scholarship at Ithaca College.

KPH Healthcare Services to provide on-site pharmacy services for Malone nonprofit
MALONE, N.Y. — KPH Healthcare Services, Inc. announced it has teamed up with Citizen Advocates to provide on-site pharmacy care at its clinic in Malone

Haylor, Freyer & Coon formally opens new downtown Syracuse headquarters
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Haylor, Freyer & Coon (HF&C) on Thursday formally opened its new office on the top two floors of One Park Place at

What channel is the Syracuse basketball game on at Georgia Tech?
ATLANTA — Syracuse basketball (4-4, 0-1 ACC) looks to snap a three-game losing streak when the Orange visit the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (4-2, 1-0

Binghamton University to host watch party for Nobel Prize ceremony for its professor
VESTAL, N.Y. — Binghamton University will host a watch party for the ceremony in which professor M. Stanley Whittingham is honored for his Nobel Prize
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