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MVCC renames building in honor of donor whose gift benefits scholarships
Of the remaining $500,000, the school will use $250,000 to establish the new Francis A. Wilcox Memorial Adult Student Scholarship, which will be endowed. MVCC

Knowles Precision Devices wins contract to support F-35 JSF program, will add jobs
Knowles Precision Devices is a division of Itasca, Illinois–based Knowles Corporation (NYSE: KN). It is a manufacturer of “high-performance” specialty components, capacitors and microwave products.

NBT Bank promotes Kavney to Mohawk Valley regional president
Kavney joined NBT Bank as senior vice president and Central New York regional executive in June and was based in Syracuse, per a June 28

Runningboards Marketing opens office in downtown Syracuse
“Our focus is on helping successful businesses grow, whether it’s growing their business, growing their brand, rebranding. That’s really what we’re about,” Calvin McNeely, president

Syracuse names new dean of College of Engineering and Computer Science
Smith’s appointment, which was approved by the executive committee of the board of trustees, is effective Oct. 1. “We are excited to welcome Cole to

Carrols Restaurant Group names LaLonde interim CFO
Syracuse–based Carrols Restaurant Group is the largest Burger King franchisee in the U.S. LaLonde had previously served as vice president, controller at Carrols from 1997

Syracuse University formally opens Barnes Center at the Arch
“The activities, staff and programming at the Barnes Center are what matters most,” Syverud added. “We want to continually work to provide the services that

Syracuse University’s IVMF to use $100K SBA grant to help train veterans
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) awarded the funding. It represents one-third of the $300,000 in funding distributed nationally to organizations offering entrepreneurship training to

Oswego Health names Leszczynski new senior director of communications
Leszczynski, a 2004 graduate of SUNY Oswego, will write and edit all written and verbal communication for the health system’s internal and external communications; serve

Five Genius NY startups raise more than $10M in follow-on funding
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Five startups in the Genius NY accelerator have raised more than $10 million in additional private investment. They include AutoModality, Civdrone, Fotokite,
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