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MVHS consolidates home-care services, 14 employees affected
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) is consolidating its services provided by St. Elizabeth Home Care (SEHC) and the Visiting Nurse Association (VNA)

Schumer in Syracuse visit calls for emergency federal funding for anti-Zika vaccine
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — U.S. Senator Charles Schumer (D–N.Y.) wants Congress to approve $1.9 billion in emergency funding to help develop an anti-Zika vaccine. Schumer made

Gillibrand urges HUD to designate Utica as federal promise zone
UTICA, N.Y. — The city of Utica should be a federal “promise zone,” U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand contends. She wants the U.S. Department of Housing

NBT Bancorp elects new chairman, announces succession plan
NORWICH, N.Y. — The board of directors of NBT Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ: NBTB) elected president and CEO Martin Dietrich as board chairman following Tuesday’s announced

OHA awards Ed Riley, Hotel Syracuse restorer, its OHA Medal Award
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Onondaga Historical Association (OHA) awarded Ed Riley its OHA Medal Award during an event Thursday morning at the Marriott Syracuse Downtown,

SUNY Oswego to sponsor Chinese firm in START-UP NY space in Tech Garden II
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — SUNY Oswego will sponsor a Chinese company that will occupy part of its tax-free, START-UP NY space in the Syracuse Technology Garden

Forsythe retires as chairman of NBT Bank, parent company boards
NORWICH, N.Y. — The former CEO of NBT Bancorp is retiring as chairman of the NBT Bank and NBT Bancorp boards of directors. Daryl Forsythe’s

Student teams from area schools win prize money in New York Business Plan Competition
ALBANY, N.Y. — Student-led teams from area colleges and universities won prize money during the New York Business Plan Competition. SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly)

MACNY selects Feldmeier Equipment’s Brown as Innovator of the Year
DeWITT, N.Y. — The Manufacturer’s Association of Central New York (MACNY) has tabbed Feldmeier Equipment’s director of engineering as its Innovator of the Year. MACNY
Lower gas prices, better jobs numbers prompt rise in statewide consumer sentiment
An analyst with Siena College believes lower gas prices, an improved stock market, and people feeling “a little more secure in their jobs” were factors