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People news: NBT promotes Spilka to business banking regional manager
NORWICH, N.Y. — NBT Bank announced it has promoted Jonathan Spilka to business banking regional manager from commercial banking relationship manager. Spilka is based at
Fulton named CNY winner in state’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative round 4
FULTON, N.Y. — The state is awarding City of Fulton $10 million in funding as the Central New York winner of the fourth round of
Madison County man arrested for attempted robbery of convenience store
ONEIDA, N.Y. — State Police in Oneida announced they have arrested a town of Eaton man for attempting to rob a convenience store. Jeremy L.
People news: WCNY names Mehta chief technology officer
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — WCNY, Central New York’s public broadcaster, announced it has appointed Alay Mehta as VP of business development and chief technology officer. Mehta
Genius NY says cybersecurity, internet of things, and big data startups can participate in 2020
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Genius NY program is now opening its applications to include startups in the fields of big data (smart cities, cybersecurity) and
People news: Tops promotes Hill to manager of its Camden store
CAMDEN, N.Y. — Tops Friendly Markets announced it has promoted Mike Hill to manager of its store in Camden in Oneida County. Hill, who most
NYSERDA says 18 firms make their pitch in 76West clean-energy competition
VESTAL, N.Y. — A total of 18 semifinalists made their pitches in the 76West clean-energy competition in a two-day event held on Aug. 7 and
The Westwood’s developers bank on downtown Utica’s revival
UTICA — With a love of rehabbing old buildings combined with nostalgia of downtown Utica remembered from childhood, a two-woman team tackled the renovation and restoration of a six-story Genesee Street building. Now the duo hopes the proposed downtown MVHS hospital combined with other business growth will help further the revitalization of the downtown area
Clairborne starts as Tompkins County director of veterans services
ITHACA — William (J.R.) Clairborne, Jr., recently started in his position of Tompkins County director of veterans services. He leads the county’s new Office of Veterans Services (an agency required under New York State Executive Law), which will connect local military veterans to federal and state services, including services provided by the U.S. Department of
Crouse Health spending $2.5 million on upgrades to pediatric cardiac catheterization suite
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Crouse Health has started work on a $2.5 million renovation and upgrade of its 700-square-foot pediatric cardiac catheterization suite, located in the
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