The number of people filing initial applications for unemployment benefits in New York state fell 8 percent to 19,996 in the week ending Dec. 27,

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The City of Binghamton will partner with Atlanta, Ga.–based Communication Management Associates Inc. (CMA), for installation of micro cell-tower units on city-owned

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Rapid Response Monitoring Services, Inc., a Syracuse–based electronic-security monitoring firm, is partnering with the New York State Department of Labor to hire

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — VIP Architectural Associates, PLLC (VIPAA) has announced that Kevin Lepak, of Warners, has joined the company as a designer. VIP Architectural Associates,

MARCY, N.Y. — Gilbert Supply Company of Marcy — a single-location distributor of exterior building products, wallboard, and insulation — has a new owner. ABC

VESTAL, N.Y. — Binghamton University has selected Gloria E. Meredith to be the founding dean of its planned School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. Meredith

LANSING, N.Y. — Joshua Nalley, of Genoa, has been named fire chief and operations supervisor for the Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport. Nalley replaces David Crawford,

DeWITT, N.Y. — Deborah Calo has been named campus admissions manager for Columbia College-Hancock Field. She will be responsible for planning and organizing all aspects

The next session of ExportNY, a course on global-business development offered to senior level executives, is set to begin Jan. 28. That’s according to an

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The New York State Department of Health has awarded St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center a grant of $3 million over the next