American Heart Association awards MMRI nearly $300K for autism study
UTICA, N.Y. — Researchers at the Masonic Medical Research Institute (MMRI) in Utica will use a nearly $300,000 funding award for a study examining if there is a link between cardiac abnormalities and autism. Read More
Schuyler Health Foundation elects board members
MONTOUR FALLS — The Schuyler Health Foundation board of directors announced it recently elected new members and officers to its board of directors for 2020-2021. Read More
Corning trucking business receives NYS service- disabled veteran-owned business certification
CORNING — New York Office of General Services (OGS) Commissioner RoAnn Destito recently announced that a business in the Corning area has been certified as a service-disabled veteran-owned business (S Read More
SUNY Oswego, Binghamton researchers use SUNY grants for pandemic projects
Teams at SUNY Oswego and Binghamton University will use funding from a SUNY program to develop personal protective equipment (PPE) and “improve effective safety interventions” as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. Read More
Mobile texting app aids Oneida County in COVID contact tracing
UTICA — In an effort to “increase the efficiency of the process,” the Oneida County Health Department is using a mobile texting app that allows it to expand the reach of its work in contact tracing as COVID-19 cases increase in the region. Read More
Riger acquires Vestal firm focused on nonprofit-fundraising clients
BINGHAMTON — Riger Marketing Communications — a downtown Binghamton–based advertising, marketing, and PR firm — recently acquired the assets, including several clients, of Vestal–based Cull Martin & Associates. Read More
Oneida County’s new director of health begins new duties
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County’s new director of health is settling into his role after Oneida County Executive Anthony Picente, Jr. on Dec. 14 announced he appointed Daniel Gilmore to the position. Read More
Two-thirds of Onondaga County hotel rooms were unoccupied in November
SYRACUSE — Just one in three hotel rooms in Onondaga County, on average, were occupied by guests in November, as the COVID-19 pandemic continued to restrain travel and the hospitality industry. The h Read More
Seven in 10 Broome County hotel rooms were empty in November
BINGHAMTON — Broome County hotels posted an average occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) of 29.2 percent in November, down 46.1 percent from a year prior, according to STR, a Read More
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