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Village of Owego seeks projects for Downtown Revitalization Initiative $10M award
OWEGO, N.Y. — Following the community’s win in the state’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI) contest, the Village of Owego now wants suggestions as to how
Excellus: Only one-third of upstate New York adults get an annual flu shot
DeWITT, N.Y. — Only about one in three upstate New York adults gets an annual flu shot. That’s according to a review of New York

St. Joseph’s Health unveils new helipad for patient arrivals by helicopter
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — St. Joseph’s Health has unveiled Care Flight, a medical helipad located on top of its 98-foot tall building on North State Street
Dunn Tire to hold job fair in DeWitt
DeWITT, N.Y. — Dunn Tire, a Buffalo–based tire retailer and auto-repair services provider, wants to add to its Syracuse–area workforce. The company will hold a

Pathfinder Bank names Cavallaro branch manager for upcoming Clay office
CLAY, N.Y. — Pathfinder Bank announced it has hired David Cavallaro as the branch manager for its new Clay office, which is slated to open

NIH awards Upstate researcher $1.5M grant to develop approach for preventing, treating sepsis
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded Juntao Luo, a researcher at Upstate Medical University, a four-year, $1.5 million grant for
U.S. Army awards Lockheed Martin contract to extend radar range
SALINA, N.Y. — The U.S. Army has awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a contract modification to insert gallium nitride (GaN) into the AN/TPQ-53 (Q-53) radar

People news: Fust Charles Chambers hires Gonzalez
DeWITT, N.Y. — Fust Charles Chambers LLP, a DeWitt–based certified public accounting firm, announced it has hired Marek M. Gonzalez as a tax associate. Gonzalez

Cayuga Health System CEO Rudd to retire in 2019; board selects Stallone to succeed
ITHACA, N.Y. — Cayuga Health System of Ithaca on Tuesday announced that president and CEO John Rudd, who serves in the same capacity for Cayuga

Carrols completes acquisition of 43 Burger King restaurants in five states
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: TAST) on Monday said that it has recently completed the acquisition of a total of 43 Burger
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