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CNY region unemployment rates decline in March
Unemployment rates in the Syracuse, Binghamton, Utica–Rome, Ithaca, and Watertown–Fort Drum metro areas fell in March, compared to a year ago, according to the latest
Pyramid Business Systems opens new corporate office in Endicott
ENDICOTT, N.Y. — Pyramid Business Systems, Inc., a provider of information-technology (IT) services, has opened its new corporate offices in building 257-1 on the Huron

Upstate Medical University inaugurates Laraque-Arena in Friday ceremony at Oncenter
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — SUNY Upstate Medical University on Friday inaugurated Dr. Danielle Laraque-Arena as its 7th president during a ceremony in the Nicholas J. Pirro

Syracuse University names Boise new College of Law dean
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University has named Craig Boise the next dean of the school’s College of Law. Boise will assume his new role on

Schneiderman sues CDPHP for denying coverage of hepatitis C
ALBANY, N.Y. — Capital District Physicians’ Health Plan (CDPHP) is facing a lawsuit that accuses the Albany–based health plan of “unlawfully restricted coverage” of hepatitis

New York manufacturing index reaches highest level in more than a year in April
The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index rose 9 points to 9.6 in April, its highest level in more than a year The March
CNY regions add jobs in the last year, Labor Department reports
The Syracuse, Utica–Rome, Binghamton, Ithaca, and Watertown–Fort Drum regions gained jobs in the past 12 months. That’s according to the latest monthly employment report that

SOS partners with Oswego Health to provide orthopedic care in Oswego County
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Oswego Health and Syracuse Orthopedic Specialists, PC (SOS) have announced a “collaboration,” which will bring SOS orthopedic surgeons to Oswego County to

Susan Horn, CEO of Hiscock Legal Aid Society, to retire in Jul
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Susan Horn, president and CEO of Hiscock Legal Aid Society, plans to retire on July 31. Horn announced her upcoming retirement in

OCIDA approves tax exemption for hotel adjacent to Destiny USA
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Onondaga County Industrial Development Agency (OCIDA) on Tuesday approved a tax exemption for a 209-room hotel adjacent to Destiny USA. Destiny