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St. John Fisher appoints new dean of the Wegmans School of Nursing
PITTSFORD, N.Y. — St. John Fisher College announced it has appointed Tricia Gatlin as the next dean of its Wegmans School of Nursing. Gatlin’s appointment
MVCC science technology entry program awarded $1.5 million grant
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) will use a nearly $1.5 million grant for the next five-year cycle of the school’s science technology
State Police arrest three Oneida County men on burglary charges
CAMDEN, N.Y. — New York State Police announced they have arrested three Oneida County men and charged them with burglary and other offenses. State Police
Developer to bring Advance Auto Parts store to vacant Utica building
UTICA, N.Y. — An Advance Auto Parts store is coming to a vacant building at 1035 Mohawk St. in Utica. Utica Mayor Robert Palmieri and
OCC, Keuka College sign agreement for bachelor’s degree in social work at OCC
ONONDAGA, N.Y. — Officials with Onondaga Community College (OCC) and Keuka College on Monday signed a dual admission and general transfer agreement for students who
Broome County unveils new electric hybrid buses
ENDICOTT, N.Y. — Broome County announced it has deployed three new buses using electric–hybrid technology that BAE Systems produces. In recognition of Broome County Transit
Chemung Financial to pay dividend of 26 cents per share on April 1
ELMIRA — Chemung Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: CHMG) recently announced that its board of directors has approved a quarterly cash dividend of 26 cents a share. The dividend is payable on April 1, to common stock shareholders of record as of the close of business on March 18. At the banking company’s current stock price, the
YMCA of Ithaca and Tompkins County announces new board of directors
ITHACA — The YMCA of Ithaca and Tompkins County announced it has recently appointed four new board members for 2020: Christopher Kusznir, Candace Maxian, Christopher Mott, and Vicki Taylor Brous. Kusznir is a real-estate broker at Key Brokers. He has worked as a business professional in the Ithaca–Tompkins County area since 2005. Kusznir currently provides
Planet Fitness franchisee formally opens new $1.9M gym in Cortland
CORTLAND — ECP-PF Holdings Group, a Planet Fitness franchisee, has recently formally opened its new, 16,102-square-foot Planet Fitness gym at 156-160 Clinton Ave. in the Riverside Plaza shopping center in Cortland. Planet Fitness and ECP-PF Holdings celebrated the grand opening of the new fitness center with a ribbon-cutting ceremony late in the afternoon on Wednesday,
Excellus’ net income rose 14 percent in 2019 to $171 million
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, Central New York’s largest health insurer, reported net income of nearly $171 million, on $6 billion in premium revenue,
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