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Rome Memorial Hospital affiliates with St. Joseph’s Health
ROME, N.Y. — Rome Memorial Hospital (RMH) has announced an affiliation agreement with St. Joseph’s Health of Syracuse that RMH hopes will “expand access to

Galaxy Communications combining WSEN with Sunny 102
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Radio station WSEN 92.1 FM is combining with Galaxy Communications’ Sunny 102 (WZUN 102.1 FM) to create what Galaxy CEO Edward Levine
Ruscitto to retire as St. Joseph’s Health CEO at year-end
SYRACUSE — Kathryn Ruscitto says she is “almost at the end of all the goals that I set for myself” since joining St. Joseph’s Hospital
New York manufacturing index turns positive after seven months in decline
Numbers indicating increases in orders and shipments helped generate a positive reading on a key monthly gauge of the New York manufacturing sector for the

Jefferson County vet says launching a new farm brewery is a ‘long process’
EVANS MILLS — Paul Kilgore started home brewing beer in 1994. More than 20 years later, he’s working to open his own brewery. Kilgore is

St. Lawrence alum Kirk Douglas, wife to give school $2M for scholarships, dorm upkeep
CANTON — A well-known alumnus and his wife are again sharing their wealth with a North Country institution of higher learning. Actor Kirk Douglas and
New director leading CITEC Business Solutions in Potsdam
POTSDAM — A man who has worked as a business advisor at CITEC Business Solutions since February 2013 is now the organization’s executive director. CITEC’s

KeyBank to invest $16.5 billion in its markets to address acquisition concerns
CLEVELAND, Ohio — KeyBank has plans to invest $16.5 billion over the next five years in the communities it serves under its “national community-benefits plan.”
First Niagara awards SUNY Poly $25K grant for mentoring program
UTICA, N.Y. — SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) will use a $25,000 grant from First Niagara Bank’s Mentoring Matters program for the work of its

X official, SU grad to keynote CenterState CEO annual meeting
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A Syracuse University (SU) graduate who works at X, formerly Google[x], will be the keynote speaker for the upcoming 2016 annual meeting