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Tech Garden begins accepting applications for second round of Genius NY competition
The Syracuse Technology Garden is accepting applications for the second round of Genius NY business-accelerator program. The Tech Garden is a program of CenterState CEO,
Hartwick College to use federal funding to develop malting barley quality lab
ONEONTA, N.Y. — Hartwick College will use $83,000 in federal funding to help develop a new malting barley quality laboratory. That’s according to U.S. Senate

City of Utica credit rating upgraded by Moody’s
UTICA, N.Y. — Moody’s Investors Service Inc. has upgraded the City of Utica’s credit rating to its highest level in more than 5 years, Mayor

Hotel Skyler Syracuse to become Hilton’s first Tapestry property
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Hotel Skyler Syracuse, located at 601 S. Crouse Ave. in Syracuse, is the “first” property under the Tapestry Collection by Hilton brand.
St. John Fisher’s School of Pharmacy to offer “guaranteed acceptance” to 2 OCC students annually
PITTSFORD, N.Y. — Two Onondaga Community College (OCC) students will receive “guaranteed acceptance” into the Wegmans School of Pharmacy at St. John Fisher College in

Syracuse football adds Western Michigan to future schedules
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University has announced that it will play Western Michigan University in football in 2018 and 2019. Western Michigan will host the

Upstate Minority Economic Alliance appoints Brown as first executive director
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Upstate Minority Economic Alliance (UMEA) has appointed Rickey Brown as its first executive director. UMEA is a nonprofit chamber of commerce

U.S. Navy awards Lockheed Martin Salina plant nearly $42M sonar-system contract
SALINA, N.Y. — The U.S. Navy wants nearly $42 million in sonar systems from Lockheed Martin’s (NYSE: LMT) location in the town of Salina. The

Feds restore $250K in Medicare reimbursements for DeWitt practice after reviewing clerical error
DeWITT, N.Y. — The federal government has decided not to withhold $250,000 in Medicare reimbursements from DeWitt–based Hematology-Oncology Associates ofCentral New York (HOACNY) after initially

St. Joseph’s Health plans new cardiovascular-care center under 150th anniversary capital campaign
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — St. Joseph’s Health plans to create a new, $31 million center for cardiovascular care under a $20 million capital campaign to mark
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