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State Fair’s first day includes opening of new Exposition Center
GEDDES, N.Y. — Wednesday’s opening of the New York State Fair in Geddes also marked the opening of the new Exposition Center with a ribbon-cutting

Allegiant Air announces Syracuse flights to Southwest Florida in November
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Allegiant Air (NASDAQ: ALGT) on Tuesday announced nonstop service from Syracuse Hancock International Airport to Fort Myers / Punta Gorda, Florida beginning

State Fair, Chevrolet extend sponsorship agreement
GEDDES, N.Y. — The New York State Fair has announced the extension of Chevrolet’s sponsorship agreement with the Fair. The three-year, $525,000 extension begins “immediately”
Genius NY program announces new prize-money structure for third round
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Genius NY, a business-accelerator program at CenterState CEO’s Tech Garden, has a new prize-money structure for round three of the Genius NY

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate Cancer Center is now offering a same-day surgery and radiation-treatment option for women with early stage breast cancer. Intraoperative radiation therapy
UTICA, N.Y. — The federal government has awarded Utica–based Human Technologies Corp. a two-year, $45 million contract to provide third-party logistics and supply-chain management services.

University of Rochester Medical Center opens liver-transplant clinic at St. Joseph’s Health
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) has opened a clinic site at St. Joseph’s Health to offer care “closer to home”

Mohawk Valley Health Center in Ilion has new name, owner in acquisition deal
ILION — The Mohawk Valley Health Center in Ilion is now known as the Grand Rehabilitation & Nursing at Mohawk Valley after the New York

St. Joseph’s Health CEO Luke discusses new cardiovascular center
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Heart disease is responsible for “roughly” one-in-four deaths in the U.S. and is the second-leading cause of early death in New York,
Mohawk Valley Health Center in Ilion has new name, owner in acquisition deal
ILION — The Mohawk Valley Health Center in Ilion is now known as the Grand Rehabilitation & Nursing at Mohawk Valley after a New York