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Watertown wins $10M in state funding in downtown revitalization initiative
Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday visited the Watertown Masonic Temple to announce the award. It now joins the City of Plattsburgh as a DRI award

Syracuse professors involved in organization whose leaders won the Nobel Prize in physics
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences early Tuesday awarded the Nobel Prize in physics to LIGO’s key architects and leaders. They include Rainer Weiss, a

Oneida Nation seeks table-game dealers for upcoming Point Place Casino in Sullivan
Instructors will train dealer-school students for the variety of table games that Point Place Casino will offer, including blackjack and craps. Tuition is $175 with

Geddes Federal Savings & Loan Association invests $1M in Home HeadQuarters loan program
Those targeted may not be able to borrow from traditional lenders “due to a lack of equity or falling below bank-credit standards,” Home HeadQuarters said.
Siddiqi named new faculty member for St. Elizabeth’s family medicine residency program
UTICA, N.Y. — Dr. Donish Siddiqi has joined the St. Elizabeth Family Medicine Residency Program as a core faculty member and has privileges at Faxton

VNA Homecare rebrands as Nascentia Health, construction continues on new facility
The new organization combines the programs and services that previously operated as separate entities into a “unified health-care system guided by true collaboration and a
People news: Corriders named retail-products specialist at Pathfinder Bank
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Pathfinder Bank has hired Calvin Corriders as a retail-products specialist. In his new role, Corriders will originate mortgages loans and promote lending services
SUNY Poly to hold Manufacturing Day Expo on Friday
MARCY, N.Y. — SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) will host its Manufacturing Day Expo on Friday between 9 a.m. and noon inside the Wildcat Field

Lockheed Martin’s helicopter-based missile-detection system passes U.S. Navy review “milestone”
“The battlefield at sea is constantly changing,” Joe Ottaviano, electronic-warfare program director at Lockheed Martin, said in a news release. “Our Advanced Off-Board Electronic Warfare
Syracuse appoints Fumarola senior VP of real-estate services, asset management
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University has announced the appointment of Adam Fumarola as senior associate vice president of real-estate services and asset management. He started
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