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Collins named Geneva General Hospital medical-staff chief
GENEVA, N.Y. —Dr. Craig Collins was recently elected chief of staff for the Geneva General Hospital medical staff through April 2025. He will also sit on the board of directors for Finger Lakes Health, the hospital’s parent organization. Collins is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the American Society of Colon and […]
Amazon donates $50K to OCC to support its student-success coaches
ONONDAGA, N.Y. — Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) on Wednesday donated $50,000 to Onondaga Community College (OCC) to support student-success coaches at the school. The Seattle, Washington–based
State launches guide for dairy industry workforce development
The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets launched a workforce-development resource guide to connect young people and those interested in a career in
Bond, Schoeneck & King names new chief marketing officer
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC has named Katherine (Katie) E. Toomey as chief marketing officer of the nearly 300-attorney law firm. Toomey
State says 78-mile, clean-energy transmission project in the North Country is now finished
CANTON, N.Y. — New York Power Authority’s (NYPA) Smart Path clean-energy transmission infrastructure project in the North Country is now complete. The Smart Path project
Oneida County maintains strong financial ratings
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County received high ratings from all three major national credit agencies for 2023, County Executive Anthony J. Picente, Jr. announced. The
Schumer outlines vision for Congress harnessing AI’s benefits, limiting its harms
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D–N.Y.) on Wednesday outlined his vision for how the U.S. Senate can harness the potential of artificial intelligence (AI)
Revitalization expert from Baltimore is DIA’s new CEO
ITHACA, N.Y. — Nan Rohrer has spent more than two decades in Baltimore, Maryland helping lead downtown/neighborhood revitalization and economic development efforts and will bring that expertise to the Downtown Ithaca Alliance (DIA) when she starts as its next CEO in early July. John Guttridge, who chairs the DIA board of directors, on June 5
SUNY Broome, Jefferson Community College have new leaders
The next president of SUNY Broome Community College will begin his new duties in a matter of days, while the new president of Jefferson Community College is already on the job. The appointment of Tony Hawkins as the eighth president of SUNY Broome is effective July 1. He is succeeding the retiring president Kevin Drumm,
People news: Herkimer College appoints dean of academic affairs
HERKIMER, N.Y. — Herkimer County Community College announced it has promoted Karen Ayouch to dean of academic affairs for assessment, institutional effectiveness, and research. She
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