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People news: OCWA names director of communications & government affairs
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — OCWA – Central New York’s Water Authority announced it has hired Tiffany Latino-Gerlock as director of communications & government affairs. In this
Griffiss Institute receives $3 million in funding for Internet of Things lab
ROME, N.Y. — U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D–N.Y.) on Friday announced $3 million in funding for the Griffiss Institute, in collaboration with the Central New
New York State ends mask mandate at health-care facilities
ALBANY, N.Y. — The New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) on Friday said its mask mandate for the state’s health-care facilities will end on
Audit finds hotels owe Onondaga County more than $420K in room-occupancy tax revenue
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — An audit has found that a group of Onondaga County hotels owe the county a total of more than $420,000 from the
Hochul details CNY-specific projects in budget proposal
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Funding for a “New 15th Ward” public-housing project, projects at Onondaga Community College (OCC), and workforce-development initiatives are part of the 2024
State comptroller cautions against Thruway toll increases
ALBANY, N.Y. — In the wake of a proposed multi-year schedule of toll increases starting next year on the New York State Thruway, state Comptroller
CNY regions grew jobs by 1.2 to 3.6 percent in last year
The Syracuse, Utica–Rome, Watertown–Fort Drum, Binghamton, Ithaca, and Elmira regions all gained jobs between December 2021 and this past December. The Central New York subregions
SBA now accepting applications for VetCert program
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is now accepting applications for the veteran small-business certification (VetCert) program. Responsibility for the VetCert program has transferred from
SMALL BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: Perseverance furthers at Dead Branch Ranch
POMPEY, N.Y. — The saying “perseverance furthers” dates back thousands of years and has been expressed variously in different ways by many different cultures. As
Job fair set for Feb. 15 at MVCC
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) will host a job fair on Feb. 15 from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. at the MVCC Alumni College
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