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Colgate selects Council on Foreign Relations President Haass as commencement speaker
HAMILTON, N.Y. — Colgate University announced it has selected Richard Haass, president of the New York City–based Council on Foreign Relations, to deliver the commencement

People news: MVHS appoints Grubner as talent-acquisition specialist
UTICA, N.Y. — The Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) announced it has hired Cori Grubner as a talent-acquisition specialist. In this position, she is responsible
Cuomo announces $26.5M available for rail and port-infrastructure improvements
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York has $26.5 million in state funding available to “preserve and enhance” rail and port services in major trade and passenger

People news: Thomas appointed to OCRRA board of directors
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency (OCRRA) announced that Jerusha Thomas of Syracuse was recently appointed to its board of directors. Thomas

Syracuse–based TCGplayer lands $10 million investment
TCGplayer has been growing rapidly and now has more than 200 employees at its offices in downtown Syracuse. It also has a new office in
What channel is the Syracuse basketball game on? (at Boston College)
Syracuse basketball (18-11 overall, 7-9 ACC) has its back against the wall as it visits the Boston College Eagles (16-13, 6-10) Wednesday night, seeking to

DeWIT, N.Y. — NexGen Power Systems of California is liable for millions of dollars in “clawbacks,” if it doesn’t create the jobs it has promised,

Syracuse women’s basketball team heads into ACC Tournament as 8th seed
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse University women’s basketball team will be the No. 8 seed and play No. 9 seed Virginia Tech in this week’s

Shatraw named CEO of Utica First Insurance
ORISKANY, N.Y. — Scott A. Shatraw, former senior VP and CFO of Utica First Insurance Company, became president and CEO on Jan. 1, the Oriskany–based

Downtown Cortland redevelopment project hits milestone
CORTLAND, N.Y. — The first phase of work on a building that is seen as central to the redevelopment of Cortland’s downtown has been completed,
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