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Minimum wage in Central New York to increase on Monday
Phase-in schedule The increase is part of a phase-in schedule that will eventually culminate with $15 per hour for affected workers. State lawmakers approved

Dynalec Corporation is expanding in Sodus, creating “at least” eight new jobs
The expansion project is underway, and the company expects construction crews to finish their work in mid-March. ESD has offered up to $250,000 through the

NYS Association of Health Care Providers appoints new president
ALBANY, N.Y. — The New York State Association of Health Care Providers, Inc. (HCP) recently announced it has appointed Kathy Febraio as its next president.

Binghamton University to use $329K grant for research on Duchenne muscular dystrophy
VESTAL, N.Y. — A Binghamton University professor will use grant funding of $329,000 for research focused on Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). Kanneboyina Nagaraju, professor and
New York state, CNY home sales slide in November
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York realtors sold more than 10,500 previously-owned homes in November, down about 7 percent from the more than 11,300 homes sold

WellNow Urgent Care opens office in Oneida
ONEIDA, N.Y. — WellNow Urgent Care last Thursday formally opened a new location at 109 Genesee St. in Oneida. The organization was previously known as

SUNY Poly formally opens robotics lab at Marcy campus
MARCY, N.Y. — SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) announced it has formally opened a new robotics lab at its Marcy campus. The Hage Family Robotics

Syracuse’s OBG to join Danish company’s Americas business unit; Fox to lead it
SYRACUSE — Syracuse engineering firm OBG will become part of the Americas business unit of the Ramboll Group, a Danish engineering firm, in an acquisition

ConMed set to close on $365M purchase of Buffalo Filter
UTICA — ConMed Corp. (NASDAQ: CNMD), a Utica–based surgical-device maker, is looking ahead to the first quarter of 2019 when it expects to close on

Shiroff sells Metro Mattress to other shareholders, pursues “other interests”
GEDDES — Metro Mattress, a Geddes–based mattress retailer with stores across upstate New York, is ending 2018 under new ownership. David Shiroff, the firm’s former