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American Red Cross of the Finger Lakes names new board chair
CORNING, N.Y. — The Finger Lakes chapter of the American Red Cross announced it has appointed Tiffany Millerd of Elmira as the new chairman of

Crouse Health installs new, nearly $900,000 MRI unit
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Crouse Health has installed a new, $896,000 GE Healthcare system MRI unit in what the organization calls an “upgrade.” MRI is short

FuzeHub awards grants to Cornell University, Alfred University
ALBANY, N.Y. — FuzeHub has awarded Cornell University a $35,000 grant for its work with Ionica Sciences, a manufacturing firm that’s headquartered on the Cornell

Cuomo: Over 250 million people visited New York state last year, spending $115 billion
The tourism economic-impact figure of nearly $115 billion exceeds $100 billion for the fifth straight year, Cuomo’s office said in a Monday news release. In

New café coming to Township 5 in Camillus
CAMILLUS, N.Y. — Township 5 announced Thursday that Café Pastel has signed a lease to open in the mixed-use shopping center in Camillus. The café/coffee

Oneida County FreshStart program graduates 12 in first year
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County’s FreshStart work-training program recently graduated 12 unemployed young adults in its first class. The FreshStart program is a partnership between

OCC to use KeyBank’s $40K donation for college-connection coach
ONONDAGA, N.Y. — Onondaga Community College (OCC) announced it will use a $40,000 donation from KeyBank to create a college-connection coach position for the OCC

DiNapoli announces no change in state pension fund employer-contribution rates for next fiscal year
Employer-contribution rates in the state pension fund for fiscal year 2020-21 will remain the same for the employees’ retirement system (ERS). Rates for the police

American Red Cross renews lease in Clay
CLAY — The American Red Cross recently renewed its lease of 18,900 square feet of space in the building at 7359 Oswego Road (Route 57) in Clay. The building, home to the American Red Cross Blood Donor Center, is located in the Glenn Crossing Plaza. Brian Balash, of Cushman & Wakefield/Pyramid Brokerage Company facilitated this
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CLAY — The American Red Cross recently renewed its lease of 18,900 square feet of space in the building at 7359 Oswego Road (Route 57) in Clay.
The building, home to the American Red Cross Blood Donor Center, is located in the Glenn Crossing Plaza.
Brian Balash, of Cushman & Wakefield/Pyramid Brokerage Company facilitated this lease transaction on behalf of the tenant, according to a news release from the real-estate firm.
Hiawatha Plaza Land Dev LLC of Beaverton, Oregon owns the 7359 Oswego Road property, according to Onondaga County’s online property records.

OCRRA names DeMore, Andrews to board of directors
SYRACUSE — The Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency (OCRRA) recently announced the appointment of Robert DeMore and Bob Andrews to its board of directors. DeMore, of Fabius, has more than 40 years of experience as a lawyer managing both a private practice and doing municipal work. He is currently the attorney for the Southern Onondaga
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SYRACUSE — The Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency (OCRRA) recently announced the appointment of Robert DeMore and Bob Andrews to its board of directors.
DeMore, of Fabius, has more than 40 years of experience as a lawyer managing both a private practice and doing municipal work. He is currently the attorney for the Southern Onondaga Trash System, the Town of Fabius, and the Town of Tully. He has served as an Onondaga County legislator (12th District), Fabius Town supervisor, Village of Fabius attorney, Fabius Town Justice, Onondaga County commissioner of facilities, director of Onondaga County Community Development, and president of the Onondaga County Supervisors Association.
Andrews, of Syracuse, has 20 years of experience in marketing and government affairs. He currently is the director of intergovernmental affairs and shared services at the City of Syracuse. He previously served as an Onondaga County legislator (9th District). Andrews has an MBA in marketing and finance from Northeastern University and a bachelor’s degree in political science from Colgate University.
OCRRA is a not-for-profit public benefit corporation created by the New York State Legislature in 1990 to deliver a solid-waste management and resource-recovery system to Onondaga County residents.
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