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SUNY Chancellor names officer-in-charge at SUNY Potsdam as school president prepares to step down
POTSDAM, N.Y. — SUNY Chancellor Jim Malatras on Wednesday announced the appointment of John Graham as officer-in-charge at SUNY Potsdam. Graham currently serves as SUNY’s
People news: SUNY Oswego hires VP for student affairs
OSWEGO, N.Y. — SUNY Oswego has announced the hiring of Kathleen Kerr as its new VP for students affairs, joining the school’s senior leadership team.
Finger Lakes Health names Koczent CFO
GENEVA, N.Y. — Finger Lakes Health announced that it has appointed Trisha Koczent as its treasurer and chief financial officer (CFO). Koczent has more than
Projects, funding announced for first phase of Utica Prosperity Initiative
UTICA, N.Y. — Small-business assistance programs and a new James Street Marketplace with loft apartments are among the projects announced in the first phase of
Clarkson University President Anthony Collins to step down in June 2022
POTSDAM, N.Y. — Clarkson University President Anthony Collins announced he plans to step down from his role at the end of the 2021-22 academic year.
ALBANY, N.Y. — Projects at Cornell University, Clarkson University, Binghamton University, and Seneca Cayuga Yates Counties Chapter NYSARC, Inc. have secured funding in the latest
North Point Defense wins nearly $10M contract from U.S. Air Force
ROME, N.Y — North Point Defense, Inc. in Rome has been awarded a more than $9.8 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to develop highly flexible software-based applications to perform real-time digital-signal processing of complex radio waveforms. The software solutions will enable processing of existing and future communication signals without the need for changes
Lockheed Martin elects Yarrington to board of directors
Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT), a defense contractor with a major presence in Central New York, recently announced that its board of directors has elected Patricia E. Yarrington to the board. Yarrington recently retired as Chevron Corporation’s chief financial officer, following 38 years of work. At Chevron, Yarrington served as VP and treasurer from 2007
Utica College master’s degree program in nursing earns accreditation
UTICA, N.Y. — Utica College announced that the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) Board of Commissioners has granted initial accreditation to its master’s degree program in nursing for five years. Utica College’s post-graduate Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) certificate program also won accreditation for the same period. “The Utica College programs were reviewed under
Report: CNY region unemployment rates much lower than a year ago in May
Unemployment rates in the Syracuse, Utica–Rome, Watertown–Fort Drum, Binghamton, and Elmira regions remained in single-digit figures in May and were much lower compared to a year ago with the impact of layoffs in the COVID-19 pandemic. The figures are part of the latest New York State Department of Labor data released June 22. In addition, the Syracuse
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