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Colgate University generates $157M economic impact
HAMILTON — Colgate University had an economic impact of $157 million on the surrounding community for the 2022-2023 fiscal year, the most recent period for which data is available. That’s according to an economic impact report compiled by Lightcast and released by the university. “The study provided an opportunity to focus on all the ways […]
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HAMILTON — Colgate University had an economic impact of $157 million on the surrounding community for the 2022-2023 fiscal year, the most recent period for which data is available. That’s according to an economic impact report compiled by Lightcast and released by the university.
“The study provided an opportunity to focus on all the ways Colgate is connected to and contributes to the local community and the region,” Joanne Borfitz, associate VP for community affairs and auxiliary services, said in a release. “Our staff and students volunteer countless hours supporting community organizations. We partner in solving community challenges, and the University is a cultural magnet that brings speakers, performances, and art to our rural area, and we invite the community to partake.”
The study found the university’s presence supported 1,529 jobs — about one in every three jobs in Hamilton — and Colgate-fostered startups contributed $4.9 million in income to the regional economy, supporting 39 jobs.
The university’s research impact included $1.6 million spent on research salaries, with another $3 million in other research expenditures.
Visitors to Colgate for commencement, sports events, and other activities spent $2.5 million in Hamilton for lodging, food, and transportation, while student spending generated an additional $3.4 million.
Capital projects at Colgate generated a $3.2 million economic impact, while Colgate alumni generated $5.1 million in added income.
Beyond financial benefits, Colgate faculty, staff, and students are encouraged to volunteer in the community. Those volunteer activities equated to $563,000 in economic value.
Colgate students who stay in the state after graduation are estimated to contribute an additional $56.4 million in taxes to the state.

CARS, Cayuga Health open new opioid treatment program in Cortland
CORTLAND — Cayuga Addiction Recovery Services (CARS), an affiliate of Cayuga Health, recently opened opioid treatment program services to local residents at the building at 6 Euclid Ave. in Cortland. CARS provides treatment options to assist with opiate-use disorder. Services include individual and group counseling, Hepatitis C treatment, and peer services. The CARS Cortland treatment
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CORTLAND — Cayuga Addiction Recovery Services (CARS), an affiliate of Cayuga Health, recently opened opioid treatment program services to local residents at the building at 6 Euclid Ave. in Cortland.
CARS provides treatment options to assist with opiate-use disorder. Services include individual and group counseling, Hepatitis C treatment, and peer services. The CARS Cortland treatment program is “the first of this kind” in the area, offering both medication-assisted treatment and counseling-based services, according to a Jan. 23 joint news release from CARS and Cayuga Health.
Funding for CARS’ opioid treatment program is being provided by Healing Cortland, supported by Columbia University’s HEALing Communities Study, a National Institute of Health (NIH) effort to reduce opioid-overdose deaths.
“CARS offers treatment to those with substance use disorders in the most convenient means possible to them,” Jeff Penoyer, chief operating officer at Cayuga Health Ambulatory Services, said in the release. “This multi-faceted Opioid Treatment Program offers new options for people who need these services here in Cortland, where they live and work.”
Cayuga Addiction Recovery Services provides evidence-based outpatient, opioid treatment program, and residential rehabilitation services in Ithaca and Trumansburg. CARS, operating under the oversight of New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS), serves individuals throughout the upstate New York region.
Cayuga Health has two hospitals — Cayuga Medical Center and Schuyler Hospital — as well as a multi-specialty group, Cayuga Medical Associates. Combined employment, including affiliated organizations, totals more than 3,100. CH is clinically affiliated with Mayo Medical Laboratories, Rochester Regional Health for cardiac services, and the University of Rochester for neurosciences.

Fresco Fish Market moves to new location in New Hartford
NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — Fresco Fish Market celebrated its move from the New Hartford Shopping Center to 8483 Seneca Turnpike with a grand-opening event on

Greater Binghamton Chamber joins state Manufacturers Alliance
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The Greater Binghamton Chamber of Commerce announced it has joined The Manufacturers Alliance of New York, led by the Manufacturers Association of

Carpenters’ union recruiting women for pre-apprenticeships
ALBANY, N.Y. — The North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters (NASRCC) has started its annual recruitment of women to establish a career in carpentry,

Upstate Medical University Arena to get nearly $3 million in interior improvements this summer
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate Medical University Arena at the Oncenter War Memorial is set for an interior renovation project that will begin this summer. Onondaga

Ithaca College’s School of Music, Theatre, and Dance names new dean
ITHACA, N.Y. — Ithaca College has named Steve TenEyck as the new dean of its School of Music, Theatre, and Dance, effective March 1. He had served the past year as the school’s co-interim dean and for two years prior as associate dean, the college said. As dean, TenEyck will have budget and academic oversight
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ITHACA, N.Y. — Ithaca College has named Steve TenEyck as the new dean of its School of Music, Theatre, and Dance, effective March 1.
He had served the past year as the school’s co-interim dean and for two years prior as associate dean, the college said.
As dean, TenEyck will have budget and academic oversight of the school’s 15 degree programs, 120 faculty, and 700 students with a goal of working with all stakeholders to develop a comprehensive strategic plan with measurable outcomes to propel the school’s mission of equipping students to thrive in their professional pursuits.
During his time on the faculty, TenEyck taught numerous theatrical-design courses. He also designed lighting for and mentored students for anywhere from six to 10 theater productions each year. He also designed sets and lighting for dozens of theater, musical theater, opera, and dance productions around the country as a member of Local 829 of United Scenic Artists.
TenEyck succeeds Anne Hoga, who served as the inaugural dean of the School of Music, Theatre, and Dance from 2022-2024.
TenEyck joined the college in what was then the department of theatre arts in 2001, becoming a professor in 2017. He became department chair in 2021 and was named associate dean in 2022 when the department came together with the School of Music to form the School of Music, Theatre, and Dance.
TenEyck holds a bachelor’s degree in drama from the University of California at Santa Barbara and a master of fine arts degree in lighting design from the University of Washington School of Drama. He taught at both institutions prior to joining Ithaca College.

MVHS and unions reach agreement to extend contract
UTICA, N.Y. — The United Food and Commercial Workers, District Union Local One (UFCW) and Communication Workers of America, District One Local 1126 (CWA) voted

Empire State Development launches $4 million grant program for business food-waste recycling
Empire State Development (ESD) has started a $4 million grant program aimed at reducing food waste from large-scale businesses across New York State. The Business

First Source Federal Credit Union names chief financial/chief risk officer
NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — First Source Federal Credit Union has recently appointed Pamela Goodison as chief financial/chief risk officer. Goodison joined First Source in 2019 as chief financial officer and previously served on the credit union’s board of directors for five years. She oversees all finance and accounting activities, the credit union’s compliance program, enterprise
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NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — First Source Federal Credit Union has recently appointed Pamela Goodison as chief financial/chief risk officer.
Goodison joined First Source in 2019 as chief financial officer and previously served on the credit union’s board of directors for five years. She oversees all finance and accounting activities, the credit union’s compliance program, enterprise risk management functions, and member recovery and solutions, First Source said. Goodison has more than 20 years of finance and accounting, and compliance and audit experience.
First Source Federal Credit Union is a full-service financial institution, with savings and loan solutions, serving members and the community since 1938. Originally founded as Utica Teachers Federal Credit Union, the name changed to First Source in 1992. First Source today serves more than 60,000 members with branches in New Hartford, Washington Mills, South Utica, North Utica, Herkimer, and Rome.
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