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SUNY Oswego, OCC to offer education-information session on Tuesday
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — SUNY Oswego and Onondaga Community College (OCC) will hold an information session on Tuesday from 5 to 7 p.m. at the SUNY
Labor-law attorney reacts to court ruling blocking new federal overtime rule
Area employers who had prepared for a new overtime rule to take affect on Dec. 1 are readjusting after a Nov. 22 federal court ruling

Excellus to offer telemedicine option in health plans
DeWITT — Excellus BlueCross BlueShield on Nov. 29 announced it will offer a telemedicine option to all privately insured and Medicare Advantage members in 2017.
Survey: Upstate employers expect 5-6 percent rise in health-care costs in 2017
Upstate New York employers, responding to a recent survey, estimate that their health-benefit cost-per-employee would rise 6.6 percent in 2017, if they made no changes

CNYSME selects BlueRock Energy’s Van Horne as 2017 Crystal Ball Award winner
SYRACUSE — The Central New York Sales & Marketing Executives (CNYSME) has named Phil Van Horne, chairman and CEO of BlueRock Energy, Inc., as the
Cayuga Community Fund awards more than $35,000 in grants to area nonprofits
The Cayuga Community Fund, an affiliate fund of the Central New York Community Foundation, has awarded $35,603 to 12 nonprofit organizations that serve residents of

WRVO Public Media adds new signals in Rome, western Madison County
OSWEGO, N.Y. — WRVO Public Media has expanded its broadcast network with the addition of two new signals serving the city of Rome and western

Onondaga County Medical Society installs new president, officers
SALINA, N.Y. — The Onondaga County Medical Society (OCMS) has installed Dr. Mary Abdulky as its 189th president. The installation was part of the Medical

Cuomo, Cayuga Milk Ingredients oppose proposed Canadian regs on dairy product
The farmer owners of Cayuga Milk ingredients, Inc. in Aurelius invested more than $104 million in a “state-of-the-art” milk-processing facility to market their dairy ingredients,
ConMed reports Q3 profit dip, maintains earnings guidance
UTICA — ConMed Corporation (NASDAQ: CNMD) recently reported net earnings of $7.3 million, or 26 cents a share, in the third quarter, down from $8.9