Fidelis Care awards $10K grant to Utica’s Integrated Community Alternatives Network

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UTICA, N.Y. — Fidelis Care on Tuesday presented a $10,000 Here for Your Health maternal health grant to Integrated Community Alternatives Network (ICAN) in Utica. This grant is one of seven totaling $130,000 awarded to providers and community-based organizations that support innovative strategies in postpartum care and maternal mental health in underserved communities across New […]

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Clarkson CUHEAT program graduates first group of clean-energy trainees

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POTSDAM, N.Y. — Clarkson University in Potsdam says the first participants in its Home Energy Awareness Training (CUHEAT) program have completed their training. The program

State approves merger of North Country credit union with AmeriCU

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ROME, N.Y. — AmeriCU Credit Union tells CNYBJ that the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has given final approval of its merger

Ithaca Area Economic Development names next president

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ITHACA, N.Y. — Ithaca Area Economic Development (IAED) on Tuesday said it has selected the organization’s next president. Kurt Foreman — who has led the Delaware Prosperity Partnership (DPP) as president and CEO since 2018 — will join IAED in January 2026. Foreman assumes the role that Heather McDaniel previously held before she stepped down

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ITHACA, N.Y. — Ithaca Area Economic Development (IAED) on Tuesday said it has selected the organization’s next president.

Kurt Foreman — who has led the Delaware Prosperity Partnership (DPP) as president and CEO since 2018 — will join IAED in January 2026.

Foreman assumes the role that Heather McDaniel previously held before she stepped down from IAED on March 31. McDaniel is now serving as chief economic-development officer at the Center for Economic Growth in Albany.

Foreman brings more than three decades of economic-development experience across the U.S. and a “proven track record of attracting business investment” to his new leadership role, per the IAED announcement.

“We are thrilled to welcome Kurt to Ithaca, Tompkins County, and IAED,” Jodi Lee Denman, chair of the IAED board of directors, said. “His proven experience and leadership ability will help guide our organization as we continue to evolve and bolster the local economy.”

The IAED selected Foreman after a national search led by Jorgenson Pace — a search firm specializing in economic development, community development, and nonprofit organizations — and guided by a search committee chaired by former board member Greg Hartz, the IAED said.

“After a comprehensive search process, Foreman emerged as the ideal candidate to lead IAED into its next chapter,” Hartz said. “His strategic vision, collaborative approach, and proven ability to deliver results make him perfectly suited to advance economic development in Tompkins County and regionally.”

Under Foreman’s leadership, DPP attracted more than $3.5 billion in capital investment and supported the creation or retention of 11,000 jobs while strengthening Delaware’s business community and entrepreneurial ecosystem.

His experience also includes economic-development leadership roles in Oklahoma, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and the Washington D.C. metro area. Foreman is also a “proficient” site selector, well versed in supporting companies with their location and expansion decisions, the IAED said. He was also formerly an executive recruiter with a global search firm supporting senior-level placements across industries.

“I’m excited to relocate to Tompkins County and join the highly competent IAED team,” Foreman said. “I look forward to supporting this vibrant community by helping businesses grow, thrive, and create quality employment through smart partnerships and innovative solutions. There’s so much energy here, and I can’t wait to get started.”

A graduate of Franklin & Marshall College, Foreman earned his master’s degree in business from Wake Forest University.

Upstate Golisano After Hours Care relocates to Nappi Wellness Institute

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate Golisano After Hours Care, a pediatric walk-in care center, has relocated from its Upstate Community Hospital location to the Nappi Wellness

Two Syracuse law firms to combine at the start of 2026

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Two Syracuse law firms — Costello, Cooney & Fearon, PLLC and Scolaro Fetter Grizanti & McGough, P.C. — are combining to form Costello Cooney Fearon & Fetter, effective Jan. 1, 2026. “Costello Cooney Fearon & Fetter will build upon a combined 175 years of legal tradition in Syracuse while establishing a stronger

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“Costello Cooney Fearon & Fetter will build upon a combined 175 years of legal tradition in Syracuse while establishing a stronger foundation to serve clients across the region and beyond,” the firms contended in their announcement.

Costello, Cooney & Fearon currently operates at 211 W. Jefferson St. in the Jefferson Clinton Commons building, located near the MOST. Scolaro Fetter Grizanti & McGough currently operates at 507 Plum St. in Syracuse’s Franklin Square area.

The Costello firm tells CNYBJ in an email that even though their names won’t be part of the combined firm’s name, attorneys Anthony Grizanti and Stewart McGough are remaining with the combined firm. The Costello firm also indicated the late Richard Scolaro died back in 2015.

As of Nov. 3, Costello, Cooney & Fearon has 37 attorneys and 37 staff members, while Scolaro Fetter Grizanti & McGough has eight lawyers, with an additional attorney joining the combined firm as of Jan. 5, 2026, along with 13 staff members, per the email response from the Costello firm.

From advising local businesses and municipalities to guiding families through generations of change, both “firms share a common history of helping the region grow and thrive,” they say.

“Bringing our firms together unites the collective strength of two highly successful practices with a shared vision for delivering the highest quality client service,” Jeffrey Fetter, CEO of Scolaro Fetter Grizanti & McGough, said in the announcement. “This combination will allow us to offer a broader range of legal services to meet the evolving needs of our present and future clients.”

The combined law firm will offer “expanded strength” in litigation, business and tax law, mergers and acquisitions, estate and trust planning and administration, municipal and education law, real estate, family law, health care, and agricultural law.

Initially, the combined law firm will operate from the 211 W. Jefferson St. location with a satellite office at 507 Plum St., but everyone will eventually be moving to the West Jefferson Street location, the Costello firm tells CNYBJ.

As of Nov. 3, Costello, Cooney & Fearon has offices in Syracuse, Cazenovia, and Albany, while Scolaro Fetter Grizanti & McGough has offices in Syracuse and in Stuart, Florida. The combined Costello Cooney Fearon & Fetter will operate offices in Syracuse, Albany, and Cazenovia, as well as Stuart, Florida.

“This is an important and exciting moment for both of our firms. Combining with Scolaro Fetter Grizanti & McGough strengthens the services we can provide to our clients and creates new opportunities for our attorneys and staff,” John Langey, CEO of Costello, Cooney & Fearon, said.

SUNY – NY Creates Technology Innovation Institute to advance semiconductor research and workforce development

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ALBANY, N.Y. — The new SUNY – NY Creates Technology Innovation Institute (TII) seeks to bolster future semiconductor research and workforce development. The institute will

State Police arrest two for thefts at Tractor Supply Cortlandville store

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CORTLANDVILLE, N.Y. — New York State Police in Homer on Oct. 30 arrested two Syracuse women for stealing merchandise from the Tractor Supply store on State Route 13 in the town of Cortlandville. Nyraeisa Bibbs, age 27 of Syracuse, was charged with petit larceny, and Naughtica T. Fulton, age 23 of Syracuse, was charged with

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NYPA issues first solicitations for new nuclear power project

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ALBANY, N.Y. — The New York Power Authority (NYPA) on Thursday issued its first solicitations as part of a new initiative to develop 1 gigawatt

MOST, Micron launch new STEM fellowship program

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Micron Teacher Fellowship at the MOST is a hands-on STEM program designed to “inspire and support the next generation of innovators” in Central New York. The Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science & Technology (MOST) and the Micron Foundation announced its launch on Thursday. STEM is short for science, technology, engineering,

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Micron Teacher Fellowship at the MOST is a hands-on STEM program designed to “inspire and support the next generation of innovators” in Central New York.

The Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science & Technology (MOST) and the Micron Foundation announced its launch on Thursday. STEM is short for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

The Micron Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Boise, Idaho–based Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: MU), which plans to build a semiconductor-manufacturing campus at the White Pine Commerce Park along Route 31 in the town of Clay.

The new initiative is a first of its kind for the Central New York (CNY) community and made possible by a $100,000 grant from the Micron Foundation, the MOST said in its announcement. It will pay for year-long fellowships for two Central New York STEM educators.

Fellows will deliver programming and provide support in the areas of semiconductor and STEM education at K-12 schools, MOST programs and exhibits, and other key community events. They will also continue in their full-time positions with area school districts during the course of their fellowship.

Inaugural fellows

The program’s inaugural fellows — Alexis Williams from Syracuse and Brian Heffron from Clay — were selected for their leadership in STEM education and their “commitment to inspiring the next generation of innovators in CNY.”

Williams is a technology educator at North Syracuse Central School District, where she has led hands-on STEM and robotics instruction for middle and high school students. Williams has played a key role in developing curriculum for the Advanced Technology Framework, a “ground-breaking” curriculum-development partnership between Micron and educators’ unions that aims to broaden STEM and career and technical-education offerings in New York state, the MOST said.

Formerly an instructor and principal at Oswego County P-TECH, Heffron is the Administrator of Workforce Development and Community Relations at CiTi BOCES, where he leads county-wide STEM and workforce readiness initiatives.

“Micron’s partnership with the MOST, which began in 2023, has already introduced semiconductors and advanced manufacturing in an engaging and accessible way to tens of thousands of Central New York students,” April Arnzen, executive vice president and chief people officer at Micron and president of the Micron Foundation, said in the MOST announcement. “This new fellowship program will afford young people in the region even more opportunities to learn, explore, and see a future for themselves in the semiconductor industry by engaging with leaders already known in the academic community.”

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