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Two CNY firms certified as service-disabled veteran-owned businesses
New York State Office of General Services (OGS) Commissioner Jeanette Moy recently announced that a pair of Central New York businesses were certified as service-disabled veteran-owned businesses (SDVOB). The New York OGS Division of Service-Disabled Veterans’ Business Development (DSDVBD) issued the certification to KW Bradley Associates, LLC, a cybersecurity and drone-services provider in Manlius, and […]
Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center adds new Emergency Department PA
OGDENSBURG — Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center recently announced the addition of Marc Moyer to its Emergency Department team. Moyer is an experienced physician assistant (PA), specializing in emergency medicine in Western New York. He currently works as a solo overnight provider at Olean General Hospital, where he is responsible for the Emergency Department. Moyer has practiced
3 students win SUNY Potsdam’s latest business-plan contest
POTSDAM — Three students from SUNY Potsdam’s department of business administration have won the university’s most recent business-plan competition. Edwin Portugal, a professor of business administration at SUNY Potsdam, started the competition in 1993, the school said in its Sept. 8 news release. As part Portugal’s capstone course, “Strategic and Global Management,” 16 students were
Kinney Drugs says it was first to offer OTC Narcan
GOUVERNEUR — At 9 a.m. on Aug. 31, a Kinney Drugs store in Clayton became the first pharmacy in the country to sell Narcan over the counter (OTC). The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the Narcan 4 milligram naloxone hydrochloride nasal spray for over-the-counter, non-prescription use, meaning it can be sold directly to
Venture capital firm opens upstate office in CenterState CEO’s Tech Garden
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — New York City–based ff Venture Capital (ffVC) has opened an upstate New York office within CenterState CEO’s Tech Garden in downtown Syracuse,
SMALL BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: Northland Communications pursues plans for growth
HOLLAND PATENT, N.Y. — Northland Communications may be based in a small town, but the company has an ambitious growth plan that is anything but small town. The company, which got its start as Oneida County Rural Telephone in 1904, is all about connections — from the internet and voice solutions it provides to the
Mohawk Valley Gives fundraising event returns on Sept. 20
UTICA, N.Y. — The Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties hosts “Mohawk Valley Gives,” its second-annual 24-hour day of community giving, on Wednesday, Sept.
People news: MMRI adds new cardiac researcher to lab
UTICA, N.Y. — The Masonic Medical Research Institute (MMRI) has named Tongbin Wu assistant professor of biomedical research and translational medicine. In this role, Wu
Broome County executive proposes $447 million budget for 2024
JOHNSON CITY, N.Y. — Broome County Executive Jason Garnar introduced his proposed 2024 budget, complete with a 4 percent reduction in county taxes, on Wednesday.
Turning Stone hosts hiring event ahead of new sports-book venue opening
VERONA, N.Y. — Turning Stone Resort Casino is hosting a hiring event on Sept. 26 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. in the Exit 33
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