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MACNY’s chief member engagement officer, Nave, retires
DeWITT — Cindy Nave recently retired as chief member engagement officer at MACNY, The Manufacturers Association. Nave retired, effective June 30, after working in key roles for 11 years at the organization. She served in her most-recent role since January 2022. Prior to that, Nave was MACNY’s chief operations officer. Throughout her tenure at MACNY, […]
SRC awarded patent for Angle Diversity MIMO Radar
CICERO — SRC, Inc. has announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued the company a patent for the “Angle Diversity Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) Radar.” It’s a process in which signals from multiple beams can be transmitted simultaneously — or nearly simultaneously — and their reflected returns distinguished on receive. “This invention
Two CNY small businesses certified as SDVOB
ALBANY— New York State Office of General Services (OGS) Commissioner Jeanette Moy recently announced that nine businesses across the state were certified as service-disabled veteran-owned businesses (SDVOB), including a pair of small firms in Central New York. The New York OGS Division of Service-Disabled Veterans’ Business Development (DSDVBD) issued the certification to Waypoint Canine, which
Fourth contract for I-81 project awarded by state
It includes work on community grid, new I-690 off ramp SYRACUSE — Work on the community grid in downtown Syracuse and a new off ramp along Interstate 690 to South Crouse Avenue are both part of the fourth contract in the Interstate 81 (I-81) viaduct-replacement project. The state awarded the
CNY jobless rates rise in June versus a year ago
Unemployment rates in the Syracuse, Utica–Rome, Watertown–Fort Drum, Binghamton, Ithaca, and Elmira regions were higher in June than the year-earlier month. The figures are part of the latest New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) data released July 23. Regional unemployment rates The jobless rate in the Syracuse area rose to 3.7 percent in June
Colgate plans new Carey Center sports facility
It will host basketball and volleyball HAMILTON — Colgate University is planning a new 65,000-square-foot basketball and volleyball arena that will anchor a new athletics
Rome business community cleans up after tornado
ROME, N.Y. — It wasn’t quite 3:30 on a Tuesday afternoon, when a storm rolled into the city that would literally change its landscape. Later
Utica allocates federal funding to local nonprofits and various city projects
UTICA, N.Y. — Various nonprofit agencies and selected projects in the city of Utica will use funding from the federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
Kingsley takes the reins at NBT Bancorp
NORWICH — Scott Kingsley has had about two months to settle into his new role as president and CEO of NBT Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ: NBTB), and he credits his predecessor and his executive team for how well the transition has gone. “I’m all of 60 days into my new role,” he tells CNYBJ in an
The Summit CEO discusses strategic growth at annual meeting
ROCHESTER —The president and CEO of The Summit Federal Credit Union called 2023 a “year of positive strategic growth.” That’s according to a recap of the credit union’s annual meeting held both virtually and in person on May 22. The Rochester–based federal credit union operates locations throughout Central New York. “We had a very solid
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