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Adrienne McCormick, Ph.D. will become dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at SUNY Oswego on July 11. She has served SUNY Fredonia

Gina Fortino has joined the local affiliate of Sandler Training as a sales associate. She was formerly a marketing and advertising account executive at the

First Niagara Financial Group has promoted Craig Burton to senior vice president of commercial real estate lending. He is the team leader for the banking
Four new members have joined the architecture and engineering firm of the BCK-IBI Group. William Monahan is an electrical engineer with more than 26 years
Northern Border Commission offers grants to Upstate groups
The Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC) can provide community and economic-development grants for local governments and nonprofit organizations in upstate New York. The office of

OCRRA formally reopens expanded Amboy compost facility
CAMILLUS — The Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency (OCRRA) has formally reopened its compost site in the Amboy section of Camillus, following what the agency

Presidential helicopter deal to create or maintain 200 jobs at Lockheed’s Owego plant
OWEGO — The U.S. Navy on Wednesday awarded a $1.26 billion contract to Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) to build a new

Hardinge forecasts 2014 sales “slightly below 2013 levels”
HORSEHEADS, N.Y. — Hardinge, Inc. (NASDAQ: HDNG), an international manufacturer of advanced metal-cutting tools, reported today that it expects its 2014 sales to come in
New York tops all states in rising jobless claims in latest week
The number of people applying for new unemployment-insurance benefits in New York state more than doubled to 40,252 in the week ending April 26 from
National Grid, local organizations launch new economic-development website
SYRACUSE — National Grid and local partner organizations today launched a new economic-development website that provides tools to help retain, grow, and attract new businesses
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