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People news: Rural/Metro promotes Hogue to CNY regional director
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Rural/Metro Medical Services announced it has promoted general manager Troy Hogue to the position of regional director of Central New York. In
SUNYIT’s new name is SUNY Poly
UTICA, N.Y. — The State University of New York (SUNY) board of trustees on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve a new name for the system’s

Canadian retailer, Garage to open store at Destiny on Sept. 18
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Garage, a Montreal–based retailer, has pegged Sept. 18 as the date it will open its new store at Destiny USA in Syracuse.

People news: Rome Memorial names Pucillo director of Community Recovery Center
ROME, N.Y. — Rome Memorial Hospital (RMH) has named Charles Pucillo as the new director of its Community Recovery Center. Mark Snyderman, the hospital’s vice

People news: MVCC appoints Wallace as associate director of human resources
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) has appointed Nancy Wallace as its new associate director of human resources. She has more than 10

Crouse Hospital board of directors appoints SU Chancellor to three-year term
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Crouse Hospital board of directors has appointed Syracuse University (SU) Chancellor Kent Syverud to serve a three-year term. Patrick Mannion, chair

Wilson trust sells Buffalo Bills to Sabres owners, the Pegulas
BUFFALO, N.Y. — The trust of the late Ralph Wilson, Jr. has reached an agreement to sell the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League
Hardinge to acquire grinding business from German firm
HORSEHEADS, N.Y. — Hardinge Inc. (NASDAQ: HDNG) today announced plans to acquire the assets of the Voumard internal diameter (ID) grinding business from Rendsburg, Germany–based
AssureStart starts selling online small-business insurance in New York state
AssureStart Insurance Agency, Inc., a Seattle–based, online small-business insurance provider, announced it is now open for business across New York state. AssureStart sells business property

CNSE / SUNYIT professor to use grant for additional cancer-cell research
ALBANY, N.Y. — The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) has awarded a State University of New York (SUNY) professor a $1.65 million research
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