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Winter storm to start hitting CNY early Saturday afternoon, 10-20 total inches expected

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Most parts of Central New York are expected to receive between 10 and 20 inches of total snow in the weekend snowstorm, with major snowfall starting early Saturday afternoon. Read More

Utica College to use $125K grant for Thurston Hall technology upgrades

UTICA, N.Y. — Utica College announced it will use a $125,000 grant from the George I. Alden Trust for a technology upgrade in Thurston Hall, the college’s newest academic building. Read More

Community Bank appoints Houghton as district manager, overseeing 7 branches

CAZENOVIA, N.Y. — Community Bank N.A. announced it has promoted Barbara Houghton to district manager. Read More

What channel is the Syracuse basketball game on? (vs. Pittsburgh)

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse basketball (12-5, 3-1 ACC) seeks a key followup victory, after its big win over Duke, when the Orange host the rival Pittsburgh Panthers (12-5, 2-2 ACC) on Saturday afternoon. Read More

Crews finish $15M in upgrades at scientific-research facility, CHESS, in Ithaca

ITHACA, N.Y. — Construction crews have completed “significant upgrades” at the Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source, or CHESS, a scientific-research facility in Ithaca. Read More

People news: Fust Charles Chambers hires Woodall as principal in tax department

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Accounting firm Fust Charles Chambers LLP announced it has added Nicole C. Woodall, CPA as a principal in its tax department. Read More

State to provide half the funding for $44 million sports complex in downtown Utica

UTICA, N.Y. — The Upper Mohawk Valley Memorial Auditorium Authority will use a $22 million state award for the construction of Nexus Center, a $44 million, “tournament-based,” sports complex in downtown Utica. Read More

Canadian cannabis firm to spend up to $150M to anchor upcoming hemp industrial park in Southern Tier

A Canadian cannabis firm plans to invest between $100 million and $150 million to anchor a hemp industrial park to be sited in the Southern Tier after New York granted the company a license to process and produce hemp. Read More

People news: Syracuse University vice chancellor Haynie named “university professor”

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University has designated J. Michael Haynie, the school’s vice chancellor for strategic initiatives, a “university professor.” Read More