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Repair work continues after section of Syracuse rail bridge collapses
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Repair work continued Friday on the elevated railroad bridge over West Onondaga Street in Syracuse following Thursday’s collapse of two sections of
State announces Rome projects that are part of $10M state award for downtown improvements
ROME, N.Y. — The City of Rome has selected 11 projects that will benefit from its $10 million Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI) award. The projects

Section of downtown railroad bridge overpass collapses on South Clinton Street, no injuries
The City of Syracuse says no injuries were reported from the sidewall collapse. The City also closed a few roads while crews investigated the incident. (Friday, July
OCC weekend-college program adds three majors
ONONDAGA, N.Y. — Onondaga Community College (OCC) has added three majors to its weekend-college program. When first announced in May, OCC indicated that the school

Upstate Medical University’s geriatrics division now operates as a new department
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate Medical University has made its division of geriatrics into its own clinical department. Geriatrics is the branch of medicine that deals

New York Skin & Vein Center to distribute Sonostics’ HeartPartner product
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The New York Skin & Vein Center (NYSVC) will be the “exclusive distributor” of the HeartPartner, a product developed by Sonostics Inc.,

Syracuse Behavioral Healthcare rebrands as Helio Health
SYRACUSE — Syracuse Behavioral Healthcare (SBH) has changed its name to Helio Health as part of an organization-wide rebrand. “We’re really excited because this new

Downtown Syracuse population swells to 3,600 residents
SYRACUSE — More than $360 million of investment activity is either underway or announced, and 3,600 people call downtown their home, the Downtown Committee of

Two Auburn McDonald’s switch from corporate ownership to area franchisee
AUBURN — The two McDonald’s locations in Auburn are now operated by a franchisee that also runs six other restaurants in the Southern Tier. Chicago,
Welch Allyn board co-chair discusses decision to sell company to Hill-Rom
SKANEATELES FALLS — The board of directors of Welch Allyn Inc. decided to sell the Skaneateles Falls–based manufacturer of medical-diagnostic equipment to Hill-Rom Holdings Inc.