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New York manufacturing index returns to positive territory in June
After a negative reading in May, increases in new orders and shipments helped drive a monthly gauge of New York’s manufacturing activity back into positive

Auburn Doubledays start baseball season with new safety netting at Falcon Park
AUBURN — The Auburn Doubledays started their 2016 season on June 17 knowing the fans who sit near the dugout have a little more protection

Schumer: ITC votes to place duties on firms exporting “cheap” steel to the U.S. marketplace
The top official at Nucor Corporation (NYSE: NUE), which operates two locations in Central New York, is applauding the U.S. International Trade Commission’s (ITC) decision

Great Lakes Research Consortium awards nearly $45K in grants
The Great Lakes Research Consortium (GLRC) has awarded nearly $45,000 in grants for research projects in upstate New York. The projects investigate vitamin B deficiency

St. Joseph’s Health adds 20 permanent beds
SYRACUSE — St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center has added 20 beds to help fill the patient need generated by its expanding regional partnerships. The New

CHMC CEO discusses Upstate University Hospital telemedicine partnership
OGDENSBURG — Nate Howell remembers when Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center (CHMC) in Ogdensburg (St. Lawrence County) first became involved in the Fort Drum Regional Health Planning

Bassett and Oneida Healthcare to pursue partnership pact
ONEIDA — Oneida Healthcare and Cooperstown–based Bassett Healthcare Network are pursuing a partnership agreement to coordinate health-care services and seek cost reductions. The pact will

St. Joseph’s renames Northside training center to honor Sarah & Richard Pietrafes
SYRACUSE — Anthony Pietrafesa said his parents were “great with their minds and good with their hands.” The late Richard Pietrafesa was trained as a

Bonadio Group forges succession plan that includes CEO change in three years
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The Bonadio Group has announced a succession plan that will have Thomas (Tom) Bonadio, the firm’s founder, “handing over the CEO role

JADAK merges with California–based sister company
CICERO, N.Y. — Technology supplier JADAK, LLC has merged with a California firm that’s part of their parent company, Novanta, a Bedford, Massachusetts–based business formerly