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Onondaga County reports first COVID-19 omicron case, talks with restaurants about mask mandate
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County has confirmed its first case of the COVID-19 omicron variant after Upstate Medical University identified the strain through sequencing from

Welch Allyn has new parent company as Baxter completes acquisition of Hillrom
Baxter International Inc. (NYSE:BAX), an Illinois medical-products company, on Monday announced it has completed its acquisition of Hillrom (NYSE:HRC) in a $10.5 billion deal. Hillrom

Upstate airports awarded federal COVID-19 relief funding through ARPA
Airports serving Binghamton, Ithaca, Elmira, Syracuse, and Watertown are among the upstate New York facilities that will benefit from federal COVID-19 relief funding. The U.S.

TC3 partners with Cayuga Medical Center to expand nursing program
DRYDEN, N.Y. — Tompkins Cortland Community College (TC3) in Dryden will create a new evening nursing program in Ithaca in January as part of an

Southwest Airlines to begin seasonal nonstop service from Syracuse airport to Tampa next spring
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) has announced plans to start seasonal, nonstop service from Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR) to Tampa, Florida

Endicott, Norwich each awarded $10M in the state’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative
New York State has awarded the Village of Endicott in Broome County and the City of Norwich in Chenango County $10 million grants as part

Malatras to step down as SUNY chancellor
ALBANY, N.Y. — Saying “the recent events surrounding me over the past week have become a distraction,” SUNY Chancellor Jim Malatras on Thursday resigned from

Picente institutes Oneida County mask, temperature-check order through the holidays
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County Executive Anthony Picente on Thursday announced a temporary order requiring people to wear masks in all indoor public places for

Syracuse, Oneida each awarded $10M in the state’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — New York State has awarded the City of Syracuse and the City of Oneida $10 million grants as part of the fifth

Binghamton Rumble Ponies move forward with new owner
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The Binghamton Rumble Ponies, the AA affiliate of the New York Mets, will take the field in 2022 under new ownership with