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Syracuse University plans to raise tuition above $50,000 in 2018
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University tuition could rise to more than $50,000 next year to help the school fund a $100 million, five-year plan to
Report: Most CNY region unemployment rates rose in June
Unemployment rates in the Syracuse, Utica–Rome, Binghamton, Watertown–Fort Drum, and Ithaca regions all rose in June compared to a year ago. Bucking the trend, the
Coming this fall, MVCC’s new online degree program in health-information technology
UTICA, N.Y. — Beginning this fall, Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) will offer an associate degree in health-information technology. The New York State Education Department

Syracuse Behavioral Healthcare becomes certified community behavioral health clinic
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse Behavioral Healthcare’s (SBH) outpatient clinic is one of 13 federally certified community behavioral health clinics (CCBHC) in New York. SBH is

Genius NY finalist, SkyOp, to offer drone training course at Tech Garden
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — SkyOp, a finalist in the Genius NY competition, is offering an introduction to unmanned-aircraft systems (UAS) course beginning Aug. 1 at the

Crouse Health turns focus to the final phase of $38M emergency-department project
SYRACUSE — With the first phase of the emergency-department project complete, Crouse Health now focuses on the second part of the project. The next phase
After big jump in June, New York manufacturing index slides in July
After rising to a nearly three-year high in June, the Empire State Manufacturing survey general-business index fell 10 points in July to 9.8. The survey

Amidon Marketing launches, acquires Custom Business Services
CICERO — Amidon Marketing, a new marketing firm headquartered in Cicero, has acquired Customer Business Services, a marketing business in Auburn. Customer Business Services, also
Crouse Health to use $16M state grant to pursue bigger space for drug-treatment program
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Crouse Health will use a state grant of more than $16 million to expand its drug-treatment program in a bigger space that
CEO Talk: A chat with Samaritan Medical Center’s Carman
In this edition, I speak with Thomas Carman, president and CEO of Samaritan Medical Center, located in Watertown. He has been Samaritan’s leader since April,