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SUNY Poly appoints chief diversity officer
MARCY, N.Y. — SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) announced it has appointed Mark Montgomery as its chief diversity officer. Montgomery currently serves as dean of
McMahon says Central New York counties will collaborate on economic restart plan
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon says he’ll be working with county leaders from across Central New York to formulate a plan for
Greater Watertown-North Country Chamber temporarily lays off all staff members
WATERTOWN, N.Y. — The Greater Watertown-North Country (GWNC) Chamber of Commerce has “temporarily” laid off all of its employees, except Chamber President and CEO Kylie
M&T Bank donates $150K to relief funds targeting nonprofits in Mohawk Valley, Central New York
M&T Bank (NYSE: MTB) is donating a total of $150,000 to support coronavirus-relief efforts in Central New York and the Mohawk Valley. That’s according to
Southern Tier airports to receive federal COVID-19 relief funding along with other New York airports
Airports serving Binghamton, Ithaca, Elmira/Corning, Cortland County, Norwich, and Oneonta are among the facilities sharing in more than $441 million in federal coronavirus relief. The
Broome County reports 10th COVID-19 death, warns about possible exposure at Vestal Walmart
Customers who were in the store on April 12 from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. in the grocery department are being asked to self-quarantine and contact their
Oneida County survey finds 52 percent of responding businesses closed but plan to reopen
UTICA, N.Y. — More than half (52 percent) of Oneida County businesses responding to a survey say they have closed but plan to reopen. Another
M&T Bank made more SBA loans in CNY in a week than all of last year nationally
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — M&T Bank Corp., the biggest bank in the 16-county Central New York region by deposits, says it made more government-guaranteed loans to
Broome County cancels Small Community Grant Program to use funds for PPE supplies
BINGHAMTON — Broome County Executive Jason Garnar on April 10 announced the cancellation of the Small Community Grant Program for 2020, in order to use the money to aid the county’s health-care response to the coronavirus crisis. Cancelling the grant program will free up to $150,000 to be used to purchase personal protective equipment (PPE)
Ithaca company designs medical face shield for hospital in COVID-19 fight
ITHACA — Incodema Inc., an Ithaca–based sheet-metal provider, announced it has designed a new face shield that can be sanitized and reused in health-care facilities during the coronavirus pandemic. The company says it responded to “the call to action” of the Cayuga Medical Center (CMC) in Ithaca to find a solution to the face-shield shortage.
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