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Colgate University names Casey as its next president
HAMILTON, N.Y. — Colgate University’s board of trustees has selected Brian Casey as the school’s 17th president, effective next July 1. Casey is currently president
Mahoney, CSEA leadership reach contract agreement after both accept mediator report
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney and the leadership of the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Local 834 union have accepted a mediator’s
Upstate University Hospital to use $1.5M state grant to expand HIV treatment programs
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate University Hospital in Syracuse will use a state grant of $1.5 million to develop and expand treatment programs for people infected
SU alums start $18M student-housing project near campus
SYRACUSE — When Jared Hutter and Michael Edelman were housemates while students at Syracuse University (SU), they had talked about the possibility of one day
Cuomo: statewide task force to combat worker exploitation in N.Y.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo on July 16 announced what he calls a “first-of-its-kind,” statewide task force to “root out” worker-exploitation issues in several industries in New
Employers face an average 5.9 percent rise in workers’ comp loss-cost rate
DeWITT — The New York State Department of Financial Services has approved an average 5.9 percent increase in the workers’ compensation loss-cost rate for new
Carrols reports wider net loss in Q2 on debt-refinancing charge
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: TAST), the world’s largest Burger King franchisee, reported a net loss of $5 million in the second
CMS approves RMS to administer patient-satisfaction surveys
BALDWINSVILLE, N.Y. — The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has approved Research & Marketing Strategies Inc. (RMS) to administer a patient-satisfaction survey between
Binghamton–area business to add nearly 600 jobs over five years
KIRKWOOD, N.Y. — Modern Marketing Concepts Inc. (MMC), which operates at 29 Industrial Park Dr. in Kirkwood, plans to add nearly 600 full-time jobs over
Coyne Textile seeks bankruptcy protection, prepares to sell operating units
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Coyne International Enterprises Corp., a Syracuse–based commercial laundry service company, has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as it reorganizes its finances.