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NIH awards SUNY Poly professor a nearly $900K grant for breast-cancer research
ALBANY, N.Y. — A professor at SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) in Albany will use a federal grant of $890,000 in breast-cancer research that involves

Lost Dog Café expands with bottled sauces
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The Lost Dog Café in Binghamton announced it has expanded into the bottled-sauce business. It will unveil a new line of bottled
CNY’s Best Places to Work award winners are announced
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — BizEventz and the Business Journal News Network have unveiled the list of 35 companies that comprise the 2017 Central New York’s Best
Community Bank System appoints Steele as new board chair
DeWITT, N.Y. — Community Bank System Inc. (NYSE: CBU), parent of Community Bank N.A., announced that it has named longtime board member Sally A. Steele

Gait named ACC women’s lacrosse coach of the year
Syracuse University head coach Gary Gait is the 2017 Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) women’s lacrosse coach of the year. The league’s eight head coaches voted

MedTech president Crawford to depart the organization on May 26
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Jessica Crawford, president of MedTech, has told members in an email message that she plans to leave the organization May 26 as
Vernon Downs to begin racing on Friday, “optimistic” about tax relief
VERNON, N.Y. — Vernon Downs announced will begin its 64th harness-racing season this Friday, May 5 after its owner said he had a “productive” meeting

CenterState CEO honors Chuckie Holstein with “first ever” Civic Leadership Award
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — CenterState CEO honored Charlotte (Chuckie) Holstein with its “first ever” Civic Leadership Award during the organization’s annual meeting held last Thursday. Holstein

SU clean-tech startup, SparkCharge, wins grand prize in New York Business Plan Competition
ALBANY, N.Y. — SparkCharge, a clean-technology startup at Syracuse University (SU), captured the $100,000 grand prize in the 8th annual New York Business Plan Competition.

SUNY Oswego names Furlong provost
OSWEGO, N.Y. — SUNY Oswego President Deborah Stanley announced the appointment of Scott Furlong as provost and VP for academic affairs, effective July 10. As
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