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Community Bank donates $50K to Oswego Health Foundation Endowment Fund
OSWEGO, N.Y. — DeWitt–based Community Bank (NYSE: CBU) recently donated $50,000 to the Oswego Health Foundation Endowment Fund “to support the fund and the transformation

2023 Best Places to Work Awards Event Photos
Photos from the 2023 Best Places to Work Awards, held on September 11, 2023 at Timber Banks.

Upstate Medical, Binghamton leaders on SUNY task force on health-care worker shortage
ALBANY, N.Y. — The leaders of Upstate Medical University, Binghamton University, and SUNY Broome Community College are among 11 members of a new task force

City of Syracuse announces recipients of ARPA distressed property grant funding
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh on Friday announced the recipients of grants from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Distressed Property Fund. It’s

Virtual seven-county job fair set for Sept. 26
UTICA, N.Y. — The Workforce Development Board of Herkimer, Madison and Oneida Counties’ Regional Apprenticeship Development Readiness (RADAR) grant project will host a free, seven-county

Bassett bariatric surgery program receives accreditation
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown has received the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Surgical Quality Partner distinction including the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program. In order to receive the accreditation, according to ACS, inpatient and outpatient bariatric surgery centers undergo an independent, voluntary, and rigorous peer evaluation in
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COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown has received the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Surgical Quality Partner distinction including the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program.
In order to receive the accreditation, according to ACS, inpatient and outpatient bariatric surgery centers undergo an independent, voluntary, and rigorous peer evaluation in accordance with nationally recognized bariatric surgical standards. Bassett’s program has been accredited since its inception in 2012.
“We have a phenomenal team that is dedicated to ensuring the best care for our patients,” Dr. Stephanie Oceguera, director of Bassett’s metabolic and bariatric surgery program, said in a press release. “We continually strive to improve our outcomes and are very proud to have earned this distinction from the American College of Surgeons.”
Bassett Healthcare Network includes five corporately affiliated hospitals along with community-based health centers, school-based health centers, skilled-nursing facilities, and other health partners in related fields.
TACNY announces board members, officers
SYRACUSE — The Technology Alliance of Central New York (TACNY) — a nonprofit organization whose mission is to facilitate community awareness, appreciation, and education of technology — recently announced its roster of board members and officers. Newly elected to the TACNY board for three-year terms are: • Mike Cimino (Fayetteville Free Library) • James VanDusen (CXtec) Reelected
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SYRACUSE — The Technology Alliance of Central New York (TACNY) — a nonprofit organization whose mission is to facilitate community awareness, appreciation, and education of technology — recently announced its roster of board members and officers.
Newly elected to the TACNY board for three-year terms are:
• Mike Cimino (Fayetteville Free Library)
• James VanDusen (CXtec)
Reelected to the TACNY board for three-year terms are:
• Joann Campbell-Maher
• Kerry-Ann Crumbie
• Howard Hollander
• Samantha Nedrow
• Yvonne Scott-Younis
• David Voorhees
• Mark Walker
Officers (re)elected for another one-year term are:
• President: Diane Plumley
• First VP: Samantha Nedrow
• Second VP/Chair of the Technical Societies Council: Howard Hollander
• Treasurer: Bruce Nichols
• Assistant Treasurer: Kerry Crumbie
TACNY was founded in 1903 as the Technology Club of Syracuse.
Lockheed Martin’s net sales rise 8 percent in latest quarter
Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT) recently reported that its net sales increased more than 8 percent to $16.7 billion in the second quarter, from $15.4 billion in the same period in 2022. The defense contractor generated net earnings in the second quarter of $1.7 billion, or $6.63 per share, versus $309 million, or $1.16 a
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Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT) recently reported that its net sales increased more than 8 percent to $16.7 billion in the second quarter, from $15.4 billion in the same period in 2022.
The defense contractor generated net earnings in the second quarter of $1.7 billion, or $6.63 per share, versus $309 million, or $1.16 a share, in the second quarter of 2022. Lockheed produced cash from operations of $1.1 billion in the second quarter, down from $1.3 billion in the year-earlier period.
“Lockheed Martin delivered strong financial results in the second quarter, with a record backlog of $158 billion and 8% sales growth year-over-year,” Jim Taiclet, Lockheed Martin’s chairman, president, and CEO, said in the firm’s July 18 earnings report. “Given the strength of our year-to-date results and ongoing demand for our signature programs and advanced technologies, we are raising our full year sales and earnings per share outlooks for 2023. We are confident in our return to growth and ability to reward our shareholders over the long run with reliable free cash flow per share expansion and cash deployment.”
Lockheed Martin — a Bethesda, Maryland–based global security and aerospace company — has two plants in Central New York, in Salina and in Owego, respectively. The defense contractor has about 116,000 workers worldwide, primarily engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration, and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products, and services.

Broadway Theater League of Utica names two new board members
UTICA, N.Y. — The Broadway Theater League of Utica recently announced the appointment of two new board members. Matthew Romanow is an administrator at New Hartford Senior High School and previously taught high-school math for 10 years and advised the drama club. Colleen Noga, a longtime subscriber of Broadway Theater League, has a professional background
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UTICA, N.Y. — The Broadway Theater League of Utica recently announced the appointment of two new board members.
Matthew Romanow is an administrator at New Hartford Senior High School and previously taught high-school math for 10 years and advised the drama club.
Colleen Noga, a longtime subscriber of Broadway Theater League, has a professional background in accounting and finance.
“We are delighted to welcome Matthew Romanow and College Noga to our board of directors,” Broadway Theater League President Ann Milograno said in a news release. “Their diverse backgrounds and shared enthusiasm for the performing arts will undoubtedly invigorate our efforts to provide exceptional theater experiences to the Utica community.”
The two new members will join Milograno on the board, along with VP Frank Dubeck, Treasurer Paul Drejza, Secretary Peter Loftus, and board members Joan Brown-Hobaica, Eugene Falvo, and Carol Furno.
Broadway Theater League of Utica presents, produces, and promotes a variety of theatrical promotions to expose the community to liver theater.
Binghamton University SBDC honors two firms in green space
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The Binghamton University Small Business Development Center (SBDC) honored a pair of businesses working in the environmental space — iM3NY and KLAW Industries — at its annual business awards luncheon, held Aug. 29 at the Koffman Southern Tier Incubator at 120 Hawley St. Located on the former IBM campus in Endicott, iM3NY
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BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The Binghamton University Small Business Development Center (SBDC) honored a pair of businesses working in the environmental space — iM3NY and KLAW Industries — at its annual business awards luncheon, held Aug. 29 at the Koffman Southern Tier Incubator at 120 Hawley St.
Located on the former IBM campus in Endicott, iM3NY is a lithium-ion cell manufacturer that commercializes cell chemistry developed in the U.S.
“Our teams have been working hard for the past 10-plus years to make sure New York remains at the forefront of clean energy transition, and Binghamton continues to lead this effort as a favorite place to offer a place for new-age energy technologies to call home,” iM3NY Chairman Shailesh Upreti said in a Binghamton University news release. “We are super-charged and excited about the NY-SBDC award and would like to thank the entire SBDC Binghamton team for providing us with the desired handholding and wonderful mentorship throughout our journey.” Upreti is also CEO of C4V, an intellectual-property company.
KLAW Industries engineered and developed a process of converting contaminated glass from recycling facilities into Pantheon, a cement replacement for use in concrete.
“SBDC made the difference for us, and the support in our backyard was a big reason we decided to grow in Binghamton,” Jacob Kumpon, co-founder and COO of KLAW Industries, said in the release. “From knowledge of grant contracts to finding manufacturing space, everyone at SBDC helped us overcome the variety of challenges we faced starting KLAW Industries.”
The New York SBDCs, located across the state, provide small-business owners and entrepreneurs with business counseling, training, and research at no cost.
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