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St. Joseph’s Health uses grant funding to buy pediatric-vision screeners
SYRACUSE — St. Joseph’s Health has purchased equipment to assist in the early detection of amblyotic risk factors in children between six months and five

Crouse Health affiliates with Northwell, state’s largest health-care provider
SYRACUSE — Crouse Health on May 2 said it signed a clinical-affiliation agreement with an organization that describes itself as New York state’s largest health-care
UnitedHealthcare provides customer support in new Syracuse office
SYRACUSE — UnitedHealthcare (UHC) has opened a new Syracuse office that functions as a consumer-support center. The new 1,800-square-foot office is located in the Alpha
St. Elizabeth trauma center, Midstate EMS to host annual trauma symposium
VERNON — The St. Elizabeth Medical Center (SEMC) trauma center and Midstate EMS will host the 31st annual trauma symposium on June 2 at Vernon

ALBANY, N.Y. — Empire State Development (ESD) “failed to meet more than half” of the reporting requirements for tax-credit and job-creation programs, “diminishing transparency and

Upstate Shredding hires Van Slyke as CFO
OWEGO, N.Y. — Upstate Shredding, LLC and sister company Weitsman Recycling announced the recent hiring of Tony Van Slyke as the company’s new CFO. Van

Excellus board of directors elects Rattmann as new chairman
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The board of directors of Excellus BlueCross BlueShield has elected Thomas Rattmann as its new chairman. He’ll also chair the board of
NSF awards SUNY Poly, partners $2M grant to expand semiconductor and nanotech education center
ALBANY, N.Y. — SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) will use $2.25 million in federal funding for the “continuation and significant expansion” of the Northeast Advanced

Centro adds summer weekend service to Lakeview Park, State Fairgrounds
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Centro is adding seasonal weekend bus service to Lakeview Park, home of the Lakeview Amphitheater, and the New York State Fairgrounds beginning

New York manufacturing index turns negative in May
The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index fell six points to -1.0 in May. The index fell 11 points to 5.2 in April. It