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Former nonprofit executive pleads guilty to embezzlement
In her plea before Onondaga County Court Judge Thomas Miller, Goddard admitted to stealing $650,809.32 from H.O.M.E. from January 2014 through September 2018. She has

Katko: N.Y. lawmakers urge Commerce Secretary to establish semiconductor center in the state
The programs — which were authorized by the CHIPS for America Act — would support semiconductor manufacturers by advancing research on semiconductor technology. “In light

Lewis joins Rome Health as nursing-home administrator
Lewis has been a licensed nursing-home administrator for 20 years and most recently served as the administrator of Sunset Nursing Home in Boonville. Previously, he

EPA “proposing to add” closed Cayuga County landfill to Superfund National Priorities List
VICTORY, N.Y. — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Thursday said it is “proposing to add” the Brillo Landfill in the Cayuga County

Taste of Syracuse returns in early June following two-year absence
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Taste of Syracuse will return to downtown Syracuse in and around Clinton Square in early June following a two-year absence due to

Cayuga Health to develop mixed-use health-care facility at The Shops at Ithaca Mall
LANSING, N.Y. — Cayuga Health has purchased 108,000 square feet of space at The Shops at Ithaca Mall and plans to redevelop, relocate, and consolidate

CNY regional jobless rates continued to fall in January versus a year ago
ALBANY, N.Y. — Unemployment rates in the Syracuse, Utica–Rome, Watertown–Fort Drum, Binghamton, Ithaca, and Elmira regions all declined in January compared to the year-ago month

Binghamton University’s Ross University and Community Projects Fund accepting applications
VESTAL, N.Y. — The Stephen David Ross University and Community Projects Fund at Binghamton University is now accepting applications for its 2022 grant cycle. Ross

The MOST announces National Grid as naming sponsor for upcoming ExploraDome
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — National Grid is the naming sponsor for the new planetarium and theatre at the Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science & Technology

Horseheads business owner pleads guilty to criminal tax fraud
HORSEHEADS, N.Y. — The owner of Spotts Innovations, Inc. pled guilty to felony criminal tax fraud after an investigation of sales-tax collections at the business,
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