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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
Community Foundation for SCNY announces $200K in grants to regional nonprofits
JOHNSON CITY, N.Y. — The Community Foundation for South Central New York (SCNY) announced it has made grants totaling $200,000 to 28 organizations in the

Honeywell’s Adams: Company has completed dredging and capping of Onondaga Lake
“14 years after my first trip to Syracuse, after hundreds of thousands of hours of investigation, design, and engineering; close to five million worker hours;

CenterState CEO: TCGplayer.com, the Digital Hyve among businesses of the year
More than 1,000 business and community leaders gathered at the event held at the Nicholas J. Pirro Convention Center at Oncenter in Syracuse, CenterState CEO
AAA announces new VP of insurance
AAA Western and Central New York has named David Hodge as VP of insurance. In that role, Hodge will be responsible for the strategic direction

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University will use a “major gift” to establish a new, dual degree program that allows students to earn a dual degree
Excellus announces more than $2.6 million in unclaimed funds
DeWITT, N.Y. — Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and its parent company are seeking people and companies who have not cashed more than $2.66 million in checks.
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