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Community Bank appoints Houghton as district manager, overseeing 7 branches
CAZENOVIA, N.Y. — Community Bank N.A. announced it has promoted Barbara Houghton to district manager. In her new role, Houghton will oversee the seven Community
What channel is the Syracuse basketball game on? (vs. Pittsburgh)
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse basketball (12-5, 3-1 ACC) seeks a key followup victory, after its big win over Duke, when the Orange host the rival

Crews finish $15M in upgrades at scientific-research facility, CHESS, in Ithaca
ITHACA, N.Y. — Construction crews have completed “significant upgrades” totaling $15 million at the Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source, or CHESS, a scientific-research facility in

People news: Fust Charles Chambers hires Woodall as principal in tax department
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Accounting firm Fust Charles Chambers LLP announced it has added Nicole C. Woodall, CPA as a principal in its tax department. Woodall

State to provide half the funding for $44 million sports complex in downtown Utica
UTICA, N.Y. — The Upper Mohawk Valley Memorial Auditorium Authority will use a $22 million state award for the construction of Nexus Center, a $44

Canadian cannabis firm to spend up to $150M to anchor upcoming hemp industrial park in Southern Tier
A Canadian cannabis firm plans to invest between $100 million and $150 million to anchor a hemp industrial park to be sited in the Southern Tier

People news: Syracuse University vice chancellor Haynie named “university professor”
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University has designated J. Michael Haynie, the school’s vice chancellor for strategic initiatives, a “university professor.” The distinction — a four-year,

People news: Acumen Detection hires Manley as marketing coordinator
CICERO, N.Y. — Acumen Detection, a provider of rapid, on-farm pathogen identification systems for dairy farmers, announced it has hired Courtney Manley as marketing coordinator.

People news: Ludd joins Mackenzie Hughes business department
SYRACUSE, NY. — Mackenzie Hughes LLP announced that Ian S. Ludd has joined the business department of the Syracuse–based law firm. His practice will focus
New York manufacturing index slides in January to lowest level in more than a year
The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index fell 8 points to 3.9, “its lowest level in well over a year.” The headline index has
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