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SUNY announces internship program for veterans focused on enrollment and support
Under this program, about 20 student veterans will complete an internship in the admissions or enrollment-management office on their campus. Their work will be focused
New York employers to save about $53M with lower workers’-compensation rate in 2024, state says
ALBANY, N.Y. — The state government says New York employers are expected to save more than $50 million in 2024 due to a reduction in
Binghamton Rumble Ponies are searching for a new general manager
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The Binghamton Rumble Ponies, Double-A affiliate of the New York Mets, are searching for a new general manager. The team on Wednesday
Herkimer man arrested for stealing more than $5,000 in items from Lowe’s store
HERKIMER, N.Y. — A Herkimer man was arrested after allegedly pilfering more than $5,000 worth of items through the self-checkout lane at a major home-improvement
People news: Slocum-Dickson adds physician to pediatric department
NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — Slocum-Dickson Medical Group has announced the addition of physician Elaine Tsukayama to its pediatric department effective Nov. 13. Dr. Tsukayama is
Tompkins Financial to pay quarterly dividend of 60 cents on Nov. 15
ITHACA, N.Y. — Tompkins Financial Corp. (NYSE: TMP) recently announced that its board of directors has approved payment of a regular quarterly cash dividend of 60 cents a share for the latest quarter. The dividend is payable on Nov. 15, to common shareholders of record on Nov. 7. At Tompkins Financial’s current stock price, the
S.E.E.D. Planning Group names head of financial planning division
SALINA, N.Y. — S.E.E.D. Planning Group, LLC recently announced it has promoted Jeff Chase to head of the firm’s financial planning division. He currently works from the firm’s office on Elwood Davis Road in the town of Salina. Since joining the firm in 2020, Chase has spent the last two years working alongside the S.E.E.D.
Oneida County hotels post slight rise in guests in September
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County’s hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) edged up 1.1 percent to 67.1 percent in September from the year-prior month. That’s according to a recent report from STR, a Tennessee–based hotel-market data and analytics company. Year to date through September, occupancy was up 1.5 percent to 61.8
CNY region jobless rates rise in September versus a year ago
Unemployment rates are rising slightly from low levels in all six Central New York sub-regions, according to a recent state report. The jobless rates in the Syracuse, Utica–Rome, Watertown–Fort Drum, Binghamton, Ithaca, and Elmira areas were all higher in September compared to September 2022. The non-seasonally adjusted figures are part of the latest New York
Viewpoint: Clinton native serves with a Navy tilt-rotor aircraft squadron
Lt. j.g. Ian Foxton, a native of Clinton, in Oneida County, serves the U.S. Navy as a member of Fleet Logistics Multi-Mission Squadron (VRM) 30 located in San Diego, California. Foxton joined the Navy four years ago. Today, Foxton serves as a naval aviator at Fleet Logistics Multi-Mission Squadron 30. “I joined the Navy because
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