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Point Place Casino in Bridgeport to formally open March 1, job fair set for Monday
SULLIVAN, N.Y. — The Oneida Indian Nation announced it plans to formally open its $40 million Point Place Casino on March 1 and will hold

The Agency formally opens new building in Dickinson
DICKINSON, N.Y. — The Agency on Wednesday formally opened FIVE South College Drive, a 17,500-square-foot, newly constructed economic and business-development center in the town of

Tioga State Bank CEO tells Congressional subcommittee to ease up on community banks
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The president and CEO of Tioga State Bank, of Spencer, N.Y., told a Congressional subcommittee this week that it was time for

People news: Hancock Estabrook names Benda marketing director
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Hancock Estabrook, LLP announced it has appointed Renee G. Benda as marketing director in the law firm’s headquarters office in Syracuse. Benda

Sam’s Club shuttering store on Erie Boulevard in Syracuse, cutting 151 jobs
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Sam’s Club is closing its store on Erie Boulevard East in Syracuse later this month. In a legally required Worker Adjustment and
CenterState CEO Economic Forecast report finds fewer members generated growth last year
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A new report finds that 56 percent of nearly 200 CenterState CEO members surveyed generated growth in 2017, down from 67 percent

Davis College seeks new president after naming Pedrone its first chancellor
JOHNSON CITY, N.Y. — Davis College has chosen President Dino Pedrone to be its first chancellor. Pedrone, 72, president of the 117-year-old college since 2008,

Syracuse’s Office of Innovation seeks community input to determine areas of focus in 2018
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The City of Syracuse’s office of innovation, or “i-team,” wants community input to determine the office’s focus area for 2018. The i-team

Melara appointed permanent CEO of Syracuse Catholic Charities
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse Bishop Robert J, Cunningham announced on Tuesday the appointment of Michael F. Melara as CEO of Diocese of Syracuse Catholic Charities,

People news: Rome Memorial Hospital names Bushnell CMO
ROME, N.Y. — Rome Memorial Hospital announced it has named Andrew Bushnell, M.D. as its new chief medical officer (CMO). Bushnell had served as interim
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