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State Fair to hold job fair this Friday and Saturday
GEDDES, N.Y. — The New York State Fair will hold a job fair this Friday and Saturday to fill temporary positions for the 2018 State

Carthage Area Hospital seeks $25 million for consolidated medical campus
The plan follows a review of current hospital facilities that began in 2016 at the request of the hospital’s board of directors. While examining options

MVP Health Care names Barbero senior leader, general counsel
She also has oversight of the compliance department, the special-investigations unit, and the government-affairs department. MVP describes Barbero as an “experienced attorney with extensive knowledge

HealthlinkNY names Romeo executive director
HealthlinkNY has appointed Staci Romeo as the organization’s executive director, after having served in the role on an interim basis since Jan. 1. She had
Unemployment rates in the Syracuse, Utica–Rome, Ithaca, and Binghamton regions increased in April relative to the year-earlier period. The jobless rate in the Elmira area

EPA awards Clarkson University $75K grant for food-waste project
POTSDAM — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded Clarkson University a $75,000 grant to develop a “more efficient” ammonia removal and recovery process
Bergmann principal discusses energy audits in NYSERDA’s commercial-tenant program
SYRACUSE — The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) is offering a commercial-tenant program, involving energy audits to help “tenants enhance the
Tioga County seeking applicants for accelerated apprenticeship program in manufacturing
OWEGO, N.Y. — Tioga County is seeking applicants for an accelerated-apprenticeship program in manufacturing. Tioga County Economic Development and Planning (TEAM Tioga), along with the
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — VIP Architectural Associates (VIPAA) plans to work with Minneapolis, Minnesota–based Snow Kreilich Architects on the new design of the façade at the
Syracuse Crunch to hold equipment sale June 5
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Crunch are holding an equipment sale in the basement of the War Memorial Arena on June 5 from 5 p.m.