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New program provides basic manufacturing training to boost work force
ONEIDA — As many as 50 people have a chance to gain basic job skills to help them obtain jobs in the manufacturing industry. That’s thanks to a new training program from the BOCES Consortium of Continuing Education (BCCE) and Working Solutions of the Workforce Investment Board of Herkimer, Madison and Oneida Counties. The program […]
Reed cozies up to the microphone to launch new career
WHITESBORO — When he found himself out of a job after his position in the media-relations department at the Oneida Indian Nation was eliminated at the end of 2011, Jerry Reed decided to follow that old adage of turning lemons into lemonade by focusing on his love of voice work. The result is Jerry Reed
Oneida-County-executive-stresses-fiscal-responsibility
UTICA — Fiscal responsibility was the main message Oneida County Executive Anthony Picente, Jr. shared when he delivered his State of the County Address March 6 at the Radisson Hotel-Utica Centre. “When I first appeared before you as your county executive, I laid out for you a vision that we have implemented year by year
Meyda sees growth in LED lighting interest
YORKVILLE — The recent creation and sale of a chandelier featuring LED (light-emitting diode) technology by 2nd Ave Lighting reflects a growing trend parent company Meyda Tiffany is seeing across the lighting industry for energy-efficient options. The Medusa chandelier, featuring 120 bayonet-mounted LED lights and retailing for $45,000, was sold to a hotel in Saskatchewan,
Binghamton students work to create super-efficient car
VESTAL — With gas prices hovering around $4 a gallon, the concept of a car that can travel 1,500 miles on a single gallon of
NYSERDA honors Southern Tier company’s work
CHENANGO — Two years of hard work have paid off for Foam It, which recently won honors from the New York State Energy Research &
Weitsman’s $5M project will boost production, jobs at Binghamton scrap yard
BINGHAMTON — A $5 million renovation and upgrade project at Ben Weitsman of Binghamton will create several new jobs as it boosts production at the
Expo highlights jobs in natural-gas industry
BINGHAMTON — With jobs already available in Pennsylvania and possibly soon-to-be available here in New York, the inaugural Broome County Natural Gas Career and Education
New iSchool certificate aims at ‘big data’
SYRACUSE — Syracuse University’s School of Information Studies (iSchool) is introducing a new graduate certificate of advanced studies in data science. The program is the
Expo focuses on careers in natural-gas industry
BINGHAMTON — The Joint Landowners Coalition of New York, Inc., Broome Tioga Workforce NY, and Broome Community College are hosting the inaugural 2012 New York
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