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Excellus BCBS, WellNow reach new provider contract agreement
More than a year after a contract dispute surfaced between Excellus BlueCross BlueShield (Excellus BCBS) and WellNow Urgent Care, the two entities have executed a
Usherwood Office Technology names chief human resources officer
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Usherwood Office Technology — a Syracuse–based, family-owned provider of IT and business-technology services — has promoted Lauren Usherwood-Tartaglia to chief human resources officer (CHRO). In this new role, she will oversee all aspects of the company’s human-resources strategy. Usherwood-Tartaglia will help facilitate talent acquisition, employee development, culture initiatives, and workforce planning to
Corning Inc. awarded $32M in CHIPS funding for Canton plant, creating up to 130 manufacturing jobs
CANTON, N.Y. — Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW) has reached an up to $32 million preliminary memorandum of terms (PMT) funding agreement with the U.S. Department
New York City firm wins $1 million grand prize in Grow-NY competition in Ithaca
ITHACA, N.Y. — Unibaio of New York City is the $1 million grand-prize winner of the sixth annual Grow-NY business competition. The funding was awarded at the Grow-NY Summit, a two-day event in Ithaca where finalists pitched their business plans to a panel of expert judges, Empire State Development (ESD) said in its Thursday evening
Broome County approves 2025 budget
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The Broome County Legislature approved the 2025 county budget on Nov. 7, bringing the sixth consecutive property-tax-rate reduction to county residents. The
SUNY Oswego’s Rice Creek Field Station receives $25,000 award
OSWEGO, N.Y. — SUNY Oswego will use a $25,000 Constellation Leading Environmental Accelerators Network (CLEAN) grant to support at least five more years of its Rice Creek Field Station, which plays a key role in a reforestation project supporting trees important to the ecosystem, the college announced. The Canal Forest Reforestation Project (CFRP) is an
The Summit Federal Credit Union names Ortiz to board of directors
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The Summit Federal Credit Union (The Summit) — which has 93,000 active members in Central New York, the Finger Lakes, and Western New York — has appointed Orlando J. Ortiz to its board of directors. Ortiz brings significant experience in the real estate and manufacturing industries, as well as a dedication to
Saab awarded nearly $42 million U.S. Navy contract modification
DeWITT, N.Y. — Saab Inc. in DeWitt recently won a $41.7 million modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract from the U.S. Navy. This contract adjustment procures three AN/SPN-50(V)1 shipboard traffic radars and three onboard repair-parts kits in support of new air-traffic control surveillance radars, according to an Oct. 23 contract announcement from the
Preferred Mutual Insurance names two new board members
NEW BERLIN, N.Y. — Preferred Mutual Insurance Company recently announced the appointments of Laura M. Casamento and Nicole C. Woodall to its board of directors.
SUNY Poly announces creation of 10 new research centers
MARCY, N.Y. — SUNY Polytechnic Institute recently unveiled its creation of 10 new research centers, which will serve the campus as hubs of innovation and interdisciplinary collaboration, made possible by $2.7 million in state funding. The centers will help support the sponsored programs at the college, which have grown 119 percent over the past three
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