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SUNY extends campaign encouraging its students to pursue financial aid
ALBANY, N.Y. — SUNY says it’s extending its campaign to encourage its students to apply for financial aid. The effort will continue through the end
ORION, an Internet of Things technology accelerator, formally launches in Rome
ROME, N.Y. — A Friday ceremony in Rome formally launched ORION, a technology accelerator and innovation ecosystem aimed at augmenting the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DoD) ability to develop, secure, deploy, and utilize IoT technology. ORION is short for Open-Architecture Resilient IoT for Operational Networks and is described as the region’s first cross-organizational tech partnership
Loretto, union recognize latest class of LPN apprenticeship graduates
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Loretto and leaders of the 1199SEIU union on Friday recognized the most recent graduates of the licensed practical nurse (LPN) apprenticeship program,
Nonprofit conference planned in Canton in mid-September
CANTON, N.Y. — A pair of North Country organizations are hosting the “2024 Non-Profit Conference – Renew, Retain Engage” on Sept. 11 from 8:30 a.m.
Wolfspeed plans to move device production to Marcy location, closing plant on Durham campus
MARCY, N.Y. — Wolfspeed, Inc. (NYSE: WOLF), which operates a silicon carbide device-manufacturing facility in Marcy, plans to shift its device fabrication to its 200mm Mohawk Valley Fab and close its device fab in Durham, North Carolina where the firm is headquartered. Gregg Lowe, CEO of Wolfspeed, made the announcement as the company released its
Port of Oswego Authority leader to retire at the end of 2024
OSWEGO, N.Y. — William Scriber, executive director and CEO of the Port of Oswego Authority (POA), says he plans to retire on Dec. 31. “It’s been a privilege to have helped guide the Port to new heights of expansion, diversified clients, and greater tonnage over the past five years,” Scriber said in a POA announcement.
SUNY Oswego to use federal grant to support study-abroad partnership related to semiconductors
OSWEGO, N.Y. — SUNY Oswego, in partnership with Monroe Community College, will use a $50,000 federal grant for study-abroad opportunities connected to Micron Technologies Inc.’s
Survey: one in four hiring managers consider young Gen-Zers “unemployable”
Almost one-quarter (24 percent) of U.S. hiring managers consider young Gen-Z workers “unemployable” due to lack of workplace skills, according to a survey recently conducted by the job-seeker-resource website ResumeTemplates.com. The study — which defined “young Gen-Zers” as those, currently 18-23 years old — found that many respondents were critical of the age cohort’s lack
Oswego Hospital medical staff appoints new leadership
OSWEGO — The medical staff at Oswego Hospital recently appointed new leadership for 2024-2025, including Michael Alcasid, MD, as president and David Bass, DO, as VP. Alcasid in 1998 started as a staff physician at Oswego Hospital while also working as a primary care physician for Oswego County Opportunities. In 2008, he transitioned to being
Five Star Bank parent company to pay Q3 dividend of 30 cents a share in early October
WARSAW, N.Y. — Financial Institutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISI), parent company of Five Star Bank, recently announced that its board of directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of 30 cents per share of its common stock outstanding. The banking company will pay the third-quarter dividend on Oct. 2, to shareholders of record on Sept. 13. At
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