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Pinnacle Employee Services expands with in-house recruiting division
DeWITT, N.Y. — Pinnacle Employee Services says it has expanded its services with the addition of an in-house recruiting division called Pinnacle Talent Solutions. Pinnacle
Also reacts to new mental-health survey data Excellus BlueCross BlueShield says it has raised the minimum wage for all its employees to $18 per hour,

Samaritan Health reaches wage agreement with NYSNA
WATERTOWN, N.Y. — Samaritan Health in Watertown announced it has reached an agreement with the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) to raise wages for

Smith Brothers Insurance acquires Massachusetts agency
Smith Brothers Insurance, LLC — which was Southern Tier offices in Vestal, Owego, and Waverly — has acquired Oxford Insurance Agency, an independent insurance agency

Indium Corp. launches apprenticeship program
CLINTON, N.Y. — Indium Corporation formally signed and registered its apprenticeship program during a November visit from New York State Department of Labor Commissioner Roberta

Syracuse University, Oneida County awarded federal funding to cover COVID-19-related costs
The federal government has provided funding to Syracuse University (SU) and Oneida County to cover their costs related to their responses to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Workers finish project to restore flood-damaged barrier bar in Sandy Creek
SANDY CREEK, N.Y. — Work has wrapped up on the restoration of the North Sandy Pond barrier bar, a $600,000 project awarded to the town

McMahon says local hospitals are “in good shape” with capacity, operational challenges
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate University Hospital, St. Joseph’s Health Hospital, and Crouse Hospital are “in good shape” related to capacity and operational challenges amid the

Port of Oswego Authority building a new $1.8 million marina
OSWEGO, N.Y. — The Port of Oswego Authority (POA) is building a new marina in the old Goble dry dock and shipyard in Oswego. The

Wildhack confirms Babers to return as Syracuse football coach in 2022
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University (SU) head football coach Dino Babers will return for the 2022 football season, SU Director of Athletics John Wildhack said