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Commerce Chenango Tourism offers tourism-related grant program
NORWICH, N.Y. — Commerce Chenango Tourism says new grant program is available for Chenango County tourism-related businesses, as well as event and festival organizers. The

Upstate Medical University students get residency assignments during annual Match Day
At the same time, 47 percent of students will remain in New York, including 12 for preliminary positions and 59 for full residency training. Additionally,

Kinney Drugs installs medication-collection kiosks in 22 New York state stores
GOUVERNEUR, N.Y. — Kinney Drugs announced it has installed self-service, medication-collection kiosks in 22 of its New York state stores. The pharmacy chain has partnered

Schumer: Federal government to soon “green light” I-81 viaduct-replacement project
He spoke at Forman Park at 717 E. Genesee St., just east of the elevated highway in downtown Syracuse. “With I-81 the subject of our

MVCC, SUNY Oneonta extend agreement between schools
The addition to the agreement says students who successfully complete their bachelor’s degree will be automatically accepted into one of SUNY Oneonta’s education master’s degree

People news: St. Luke Health Services promotes Ford-Prior
“I am very proud and excited to assume my new role and to lead a team that is both hardworking and dedicated to the residents

Organizers prepare for upcoming virtual NYS Green Building Conference
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The upcoming New York State Green Building Conference will be held virtually this year between March 28 and April 28. The SUNY
Career Start leases permanent space at 224 Harrison St. in Syracuse
SYRACUSE — After almost two years of working from the coworking space, ShareCuse, at 224 Harrison St. in Syracuse, Career Start Workforce Management Group has expanded its operations and moved into a permanent space on the building’s first floor. The full-service staffing and employment agency took advantage of the connections and opportunity that ShareCuse had
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SYRACUSE — After almost two years of working from the coworking space, ShareCuse, at 224 Harrison St. in Syracuse, Career Start Workforce Management Group has expanded its operations and moved into a permanent space on the building’s first floor.
The full-service staffing and employment agency took advantage of the connections and opportunity that ShareCuse had to offer and established itself in the Syracuse market, necessitating the expansion.
With the new space on the first floor, Career Start will have a street-level presence and continue to grow its business, according to a news release from JF Real Estate, which helped arrange the transaction. Career Start will open in its new space in April.
In addition to its Syracuse office, Career Start has its main office in Rochester, as well as a location in Buffalo. The company says it serves the nursing and health care, manufacturing, administration, hospitality, and general labor industries.
Shineman Foundation adds three from Oswego business community to its board of directors
OSWEGO — The Richard S. Shineman Foundation recently elected three new members to its board of directors. Joining the board of the nine-year-old foundation — which to date has awarded more than $13 million in grants and gifts to not-for-profit organizations around Oswego County and Central New York — are local entrepreneur Ed Alberts; Pamela
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OSWEGO — The Richard S. Shineman Foundation recently elected three new members to its board of directors.
Joining the board of the nine-year-old foundation — which to date has awarded more than $13 million in grants and gifts to not-for-profit organizations around Oswego County and Central New York — are local entrepreneur Ed Alberts; Pamela Caraccioli, newly appointed president and CEO of Fulton Savings Bank; and Neelesh Shah, CEO and president of Performance Logic Inc.
Alberts, Caraccioli, and Shah began three-year terms following their election at the Shineman Foundation board’s annual meeting on Jan. 19. They succeeded the foundation’s founder and former trustee Barbara P. Shineman; Thomas Schneider, president and CEO of Pathfinder Bank; and Gary Shanley, owner of Glider Oil Co. — each of whom served the maximum three terms on the board of directors.
“The three new board members know the greater Oswego community well, and have a broad range of experience. The current Shineman board members are looking forward to working with them and the expertise they bring to support the mission of the Shineman Foundation,” Kathleen Fenlon, board chair, said in a Jan. 25 news release.
Lockheed Martin’s Syracuse–area plant wins $15 million Navy contract modification
SALINA, N.Y. — Lockheed Martin Corp.’s plant in suburban Syracuse was recently awarded a more than $15 million firm-fixed-price modification to a previously awarded contract from the U.S. Navy. It’s to exercise options for the procurement of submarine-modernization kits, equipment, and installation, according to a Feb. 18 contract announcement from the U.S. Department of Defense.
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SALINA, N.Y. — Lockheed Martin Corp.’s plant in suburban Syracuse was recently awarded a more than $15 million firm-fixed-price modification to a previously awarded contract from the U.S. Navy.
It’s to exercise options for the procurement of submarine-modernization kits, equipment, and installation, according to a Feb. 18 contract announcement from the U.S. Department of Defense. Work will be performed in Lockheed’s facility in the town of Salina and is expected to be completed by October 2024.
Fiscal 2022 other procurement (Navy) funds totaling $15,067,063 will be obligated at time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year, per the announcement. The Naval Sea Systems Command in Washington, D.C. is the contracting authority.
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