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Rochester company acquires Utica engineering firm
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Joseph C. Lu Engineering, PC, a Rochester–based engineering firm with offices in the Syracuse area and Binghamton, has acquired Eisenbach & Ruhnke Engineering, P.C., an engineering firm based in Utica. With Lu Engineers expanding its presence to Utica, the firm will “gain stronger access to local and municipal markets and increase capacity […]

Former Avis employee at Syracuse airport accused of stealing 47 cars
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A Syracuse man who used to work at the Avis Budget Car Rental location at Syracuse Hancock International Airport is accused by

Eysaman starts as South Side Community Growth Foundation’s first executive director
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — It was back in September when Deka Eysaman made her first public appearance as executive director of the South Side Community Growth Foundation. She attended Home HeadQuarters’ annual Block Blitz, of which the foundation was a community builder sponsor. Since its founding last year, the South Side Community Growth Foundation has started

Le Moyne to use $5M grant for grad students seeking health degrees
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Le Moyne College will use a five-year, $5 million state grant to support graduate students enrolled in certain health-care programs. The money comes from the new statewide Healthcare Education and Life-skills Program (HELP). The HELP initiative assists students pursuing careers in health care by offering wrap-around services and support to address the

NNY Community Foundation announces nearly $52K in Lewis County Historic Preservation Fund grants
WATERTOWN, N.Y. — The Northern New York (NNY) Community Foundation recently announced that three local organizations will share $51,900 in grant funding from its Lewis County Historic Preservation Fund for projects at places of historical significance. The nonprofits that will receive grant funding from the Lewis County Historic Preservation Fund are the following: • Constable

ICAN appoints four new members to board of directors
UTICA, N.Y. — Integrated Community Alternatives Network (ICAN) recently announced the appointment of four new board members: Anthony Brindisi, Iris Buczkowski, Keith Levatino, and Latavius Murray. These four will lend their expertise and talent in assisting with governance and guidance for the growing nonprofit. ICAN says it is a unique home and community-based network that

SUNY Oneonta manufacturing bootcamp readies workers
ONEONTA, N.Y. — Nine residents of Otsego and Delaware counties earned a microcredential from their involvement in a recent manufacturing bootcamp through SUNY Oneonta’s Extended and Community Learning (ExCL) Center. The school held an Oct. 2 ceremony following the program, which is described as an intensive four-week effort designed to prepare workers for local manufacturing

Students get up-close look at area manufacturing plants
DeWITT, N.Y. — Area manufacturers hosted facility tours for students and educators across the region during October. MACNY, The Manufacturers Association, and its affiliate, Partners for Education & Business, Inc. (PEB), organized the tours. Throughout October, more than 450 students from 11 school districts in Central New York and the Mohawk Valley got a look

Empire State Manufacturing Survey index is back in positive territory
Firms responding to October’s Empire State Manufacturing Survey exhibited optimism that points to expansion in the state’s manufacturing industry. The survey’s general-business conditions index climbed more than 19 points to 10.7 in October, representing its third positive reading in the past four months. The index had dropped 21 points to -8.7 in September, its first

Indium Corp. accepting applications for its DIY internship program
CLINTON, N.Y. — Indium Corporation is now accepting applications for its 2026 internship program, which will be a do-it-yourself (DIY) format. It allows students to
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