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U.S. Vice President Joe Biden to deliver Syracuse University College of Law commencement address
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — U.S. Vice President Joe Biden will deliver the address at the Syracuse University College of Law commencement ceremony in the Carrier Dome
American College of Emergency Physicians questions Excellus report on ER visits
The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) and its New York chapter on Monday “took issue” with a new report from Excellus BlueCross BlueShield about

Crews hoist final steel beam into place at del Lago Resort & Casino
TYRE, N.Y. — Construction crews on Friday placed the final steel beam into the skeleton of the upcoming del Lago Resort & Casino in Tyre
New York AG says Rome nurse struck and verbally abused nursing-home patient with dementia
ROME, N.Y. — A Rome nurse is accused of “striking and verbally abusing” a 94-year-old female nursing-home patient last summer. Timothy Lambert, 35, is accused

Syracuse Chiefs begin each season with a watchful eye on the weather
SYRACUSE — Even though the calendar has officially changed to spring, it doesn’t mean the weather forecast will cooperate for outdoor sports in Central New
PAR Technology CEO: profit climbs in 2015, company seeks new CFO
NEW HARTFORD — PAR Technology Corp. (NYSE: PAR) has started business in the year’s second quarter with a search for a new CFO and fresh

CenterState CEO announces “Business of the Year” recipients during annual meeting
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — CenterState CEO on Wednesday used its annual meeting to honor five area organizations with its “Business of the Year” awards in five

Syracuse University to pay City of Syracuse $7 million over five years in new service agreement
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The City of Syracuse and Syracuse University (SU) have announced a new service agreement in which SU will provide the city $7
Excellus report: many emergency room visits in New York could be avoided
DeWITT, N.Y. — Patients seeking treatment for 10 “common” conditions represent more than 2 million annual visits to hospital emergency rooms (ERs) in New York
State awards Binghamton University $20M for N.Y. node of national advanced manufacturing initiative
ENDICOTT, N.Y. — Binghamton University will use $20 million in state funding as the home of the New York node in the new NextFlex Flexible