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People news: MVCC appoints McDonald as director of community and workforce development
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) has appointed William McDonald as the new director of community and workforce development in the school’s Center
Chemung Financial declares dividend of 26 cents
ELMIRA, N.Y. — Chemung Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: CHMG) announced Monday that its board of directors has approved a quarterly cash dividend of 26 cents a
The UPS Store to formally open Tuesday in Rome
ROME, N.Y. — A local franchise of The UPS Store will hold its formal grand opening at its location in the Mohawk Acres Shopping Plaza,
DEC acquires 87 acres of Tompkins County land from Finger Lakes Land Trust
DRYDEN, N.Y. — The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has acquired 87 acres of land in the town of Dryden in Tompkins
People news: Upstate Shredding hires chief operations officer
OWEGO, N.Y. — Upstate Shredding – Weitsman Recycling has hired James M. Land as its chief operations officer (COO) / chief security officer (CSO). Land
AT&T, local partners award prizes for local Civic App Challenge
SYRACUSE — Smart-phone applications (apps) focused on local tourism and finding available food banks claimed the grand prizes in the AT&T Central New York Civic
New program, new clients spur growth
SYRACUSE — A little more than a year after creating a new sales and marketing position to help drive growth, IT services provider Kishmish, Inc.
Popeyes franchise restaurant planned for Salina site
SALINA — A franchise location of the Popeyes restaurant chain, which specializes in Southern-style fried chicken and biscuits, is planned for Route 11 in Salina.
New York manufacturing business activity expands in November
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York reported Nov. 17 that its Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index rose 4 points to 10.2 in
Small Biz Interview: The co-founders of Geeksmith
CAMILLUS — As high-school students in Camillus, Philip Impaglia, 23, and Michael Serrata, 25, played a lot of video games. Now, they still play video
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