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Applications for new Lewis County vacant-property program due in April
LOWVILLE, N.Y. — Applications for the first round of Lewis County’s new vacant-property revitalization program are due in early April. Lewis County business developers say

NYS Labor Department finalizes farm-worker OT regulations
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York State will start lowering the overtime pay threshold for farm workers next Jan. 1, reducing it to 56 hours from

JCC to expand program awarding credits for learning outside class
WATERTOWN, N.Y. — Jefferson Community College (JCC) says it will build on its prior learning assessment (PLA) program of granting college credits for demonstrated learning

Syracuse University’s IVMF gets $1 million foundation grant to expand SyracuseServes network
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The D’Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) at Syracuse University recently received $1 million in additional grant funding to expand

Auburn Community Hospital awarded $10 million in federal funding for COVID-19 costs
AUBURN, N.Y. — Auburn Community Hospital (ACH) will use a federal award of more than $10 million to cover costs associated with the hospital’s COVID-19

Downtown Syracuse Dining Weeks are underway, continuing through March 15
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The 19th annual Downtown Syracuse Dining Weeks are underway and will continue for two weeks through March 15. This event features lunches

Excellus reports 50 percent drop in net income in 2022
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, Central New York’s largest health insurer, reported net income of $58.9 million on $6.6 billion in premium revenue in

Cayuga Health to open new Cortland physician building on March 6
CORTLAND, N.Y. — Cayuga Health System announced that its new physician office building at 260 Tompkins St. in Cortland will open on Monday, March 6.

OCC offering faculty early-retirement incentive, citing declining enrollment
ONONDAGA, N.Y. — Citing declining enrollment, Onondaga Community College’s (OCC) board of trustees on Tuesday voted to offer a voluntary early-retirement incentive to eligible faculty

Guthrie Cortland Medical Center opens new radiology suite
CORTLAND, N.Y. — Guthrie Cortland Medical Center recently unveiled its new interventional radiology suite. Interventional radiology is used to diagnose and treat a range of