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People news: Erie Canal Museum board elects officers
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Erie Canal Museum announced that its board of trustees has recently elected its officers for 2016 and a new member to
Launch New York names Chamoun as board chairman
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Launch New York, a Buffalo–based venture-development organization for upstate New York, announced it has appointed George Chamoun as chairman of the board.
Poll: State voters say Albany corruption is “serious” problem, support minimum-wage increase
LOUDONVILLE, N.Y. — Nearly nine in 10 (89 percent) surveyed voters in New York state say corruption in state government is a “serious” problem, including
City of Syracuse closes on financing for renovations at Clinton Plaza Apartments
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The City of Syracuse has closed on financing with the Mulholland Group, LLC of New York City for a $40 million renovation
GDP growth in the U.S. slowed to 0.7 percent in the 4th quarter
The U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) reported this morning that the nation’s real gross domestic product (GDP) increased by a tepid 0.7
Syracuse University appoints Lewandowski interim chair of Psychology Department
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University (SU) announced that Lawrence J. Lewandowski, professor and co-director of clinical training in the school psychology program, has been appointed
People news: Arc of Seneca Cayuga hires new director of fiscal services
WATERLOO, N.Y. — Arc of Seneca Cayuga announced it has hired Melody Ponzi as associate executive director of fiscal services. Most recently, Ponzi was the
Ithaca College names Wang dean of School of Humanities and Sciences
ITHACA, N.Y. — Ithaca College announced it has appointed international-relations scholar Vincent Wei-Cheng Wang as the new dean of its School of Humanities and Sciences.
Walmart Foundation awards Cornell University a nearly $150K manufacturing grant
ITHACA, N.Y. — Cornell University will use a grant of nearly $150,000 for its no-waste apparel design and production process that utilizes post-consumer textile waste
Ithaca’s Groundswell Center names new director
ITHACA, N.Y. — The Groundswell Center for Local Food & Farming in Ithaca has named Elizabeth Gabriel as its new director. Gabriel will replace founding
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