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Syracuse airport installs portable mobile-device charging kiosks
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse Hancock International Airport says it has installed FuelRod kiosks throughout the terminal. The airport describes FuelRods as a “reusable, portable charging

Unity House appoints Podolak as COO
AUBURN, N.Y. — Unity House of Cayuga County, Inc., announced it has promoted Darlene Podolak to chief operating officer (COO) from program director. She began

December Health-Care Career News
Oswego Health announced that MEREDITH POTTER, a family nurse practitioner, has joined its Primecare Medical Practice in Central Square. Potter will provide comprehensive primary care services to

St. Joseph’s Health names McGraw chief compliance officer
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — St. Joseph’s Health has appointed Regina McGraw as VP and chief compliance officer for the nonprofit regional health-care system. McGraw begins her

Carrols to buy 43 Burger King restaurants in Cincinnati market
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: TAST) on Monday signed an agreement to purchase 43 Burger King restaurants in and around the Cincinnati,

Former New York pension-fund employee indicted in “pay-for-play” bribery scheme
A former employee of the New York State pension fund has been indicted for “participating in a ‘pay-for-play’ bribery scheme” involving the state pension fund.

Cuomo says state nanotechnology funding will stay in Mohawk Valley
In the aftermath of news that the Austrian firm, ams AG, that had planned to invest in a wafer-fabrication facility at the Marcy Nanocenter has

Most CNY region unemployment rates declined in November compared to a year ago
Unemployment rates in the Syracuse, Utica–Rome, Binghamton, and Ithaca regions fell in November compared to 12 months earlier. At the same time, the jobless rate

Citizens Bank to offer digital-lending capability for small-business customers
Citizens Bank on Tuesday announced that it will offer digital-lending capabilities to small-business customers through a partnership with Fundation Group LLC, an online lending company

People news: NBT Bancorp announces board members
NORWICH, N.Y. — NBT Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ: NBTB) announced the appointment of V. Daniel Robinson II, Matthew J. Salanger, and Andrew S. Kowalczyk III to
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