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SUNY Poly to host regional business plan contest semifinal in April
UTICA, N.Y. — SUNY Polytechnic Institute will host the New York Business Plan Competition’s Mohawk Valley regional semifinal with Hartwick College and its new Innovation
Syracuse hospitals to continue requiring masks for now
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate University Hospital, St. Joseph’s Health, and Crouse Health all tell CNYBJ that they will continue to require masks to be worn
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
NYSDOT’s I-81 project leader retires, new leader appointed
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The man who has been leading the effort by the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) on the I-81 viaduct-replacement project
Soft Landing New York program welcomes 2023 spring cohort
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Soft Landing New York, a partnership between Binghamton University and Cornell University, recently kicked off its spring 2023 cohort with 13 startup
Downtown Ithaca Alliance director Ferguson to retire in June
ITHACA, N.Y. — Gary Ferguson, executive director of the Downtown Ithaca Alliance (DIA), plans to retire at the end of June. Ferguson has led 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 New York State–budget proposal. Gov. Kathy Hochul on Feb. 6 provided details of key proposals for Central New York during an appearance at the Marriott Syracuse Downtown hotel at 100
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 the Veterans Administration (VA) to the SBA in an effort to foster “stronger interagency collaboration,” the SBA said. The agency began accepting applications on Jan. 9. The program is the agency’s
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