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Two New York projects chosen as finalists for federal funding in defense-manufacturing program
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has selected two upstate New York–based projects as finalists for up to a $5 million investment each through its

Tioga County Land Bank begins demolition of blighted properties
OWEGO, N.Y. — The Tioga County Property Development Corporation (Tioga County Land Bank) is demolishing four residential structures it owns in Owego to eliminate blight.
City of Syracuse to offer employees Centro bus service at no cost
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Common Council on Wednesday, Sept. 6 unanimously approved Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh’s plan to make Centro bus service available to

Saab completes acquisition of Silicon Valley company
Saab announced on Thursday that it has completed its acquisition of CrowdAI, “accelerating” the development and implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) / machine learning (ML)

Binghamton event focuses on diversity, equity, and inclusion
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The Greater Binghamton Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Conference is set for next Wednesday Sept. 13 from 8 a.m. to 1:45 p.m.

Upstate Medical announces nurse-practitioner residency to help underserved areas
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate Medical University is starting a new residency program that it says will offer nurse practitioners (NP) a new “post-graduate experience while

Tioga County receives nearly $2 million from state shared-services initiative
OWEGO, N.Y. — The New York Department of State announced Tioga County will receive $1.18 million in state matching funds as a result of taxpayer

Leadership Greater Syracuse announces new executive director
DeWITT, N.Y. — Leadership Greater Syracuse (LGS), a nonprofit annually offering a yearlong civic-leadership training program, announced that Michele Diecuch of Syracuse has started work

Oneida, Herkimer counties consider 911 consolidation
Facing critical staffing shortages, Oneida and Herkimer counties are exploring the possibility of combining their emergency 911 services into one dispatch system. A combined dispatch

Oswego Health purchases new molecular laboratory equipment
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Oswego Health says it has purchased the cobas 5800 System, which it describes as a fully automated molecular laboratory instrument. It offers
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