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Clarkson donation to benefit upcoming $40M science center renovation, expansion
POTSDAM, N.Y. — Clarkson University will use a donation from a 1979 graduate and his wife to help pay for an upcoming $40 million project
Karolyi named new dean of Cornell SC Johnson College of Business
ITHACA, N.Y. — Cornell University has named Andrew Karolyi as dean of the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business. Karolyi had been serving as acting
Binghamton University researchers receive $50K from SUNY for Parkinson’s, environmental work
VESTAL, N.Y. — SUNY has awarded Binghamton University researchers $50,000 apiece as they work on separate projects. Their research efforts focus on creating a new
PAR Technology founder, Sammon, to step down from board
NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — PAR Technology Corp. (NYSE: PAR) announced Monday that its founder and board member, John W. Sammon, Jr., will not stand for
PAR Technology acquires California company for $500 million
NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — PAR Technology Corp. (NYSE: PAR), a provider of restaurant software, announced it has acquired Punchh Inc., a San Mateo, California firm
Utica’s Be a Neighbor Fund awards final grant to Irwin’s Fine Food
UTICA, N.Y. — Irwin’s Fine Food of Utica will use a $3,000 grant from the Greater Utica Be a Neighbor Fund. Irwin’s represents the “fifth
Starbucks to open location in Utica
UTICA, N.Y. — Utica Mayor Robert Palmieri has announced that Starbucks plans to open its first Utica location. Starbucks (NYSE: SBUX), the Seattle, Washington–based coffee
Jefferson County hotel occupancy rate falls nearly 18 percent in February
WATERTOWN, N.Y — Hotels in Jefferson County saw a decline in guests in February compared to the year-ago month, as the COVID-19 pandemic continued hindering
LED lighting products business formally opens Rome location
ROME, N.Y. — Green Ignite, LLC, a business sells an array of LED light bulbs, lamps, and other products, has formally opened its new location
Tioga State Bank CEO named chair of Independent Community Bankers of America
SPENCER, N.Y. — Robert Fisher, president and CEO of Tioga State Bank, N.A. (TSB), has been elected chairman of the Washington, D.C.–based trade group, the
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