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Hill-Rom Holdings to acquire Welch Allyn for $2.05 billion
SKANEATELES FALLS, N.Y. — Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: HRC) has announced plans to acquire Welch Allyn Inc. for about $2.05 billion in cash and stock.
New York manufacturing index fell back into negative territory in June
The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index fell 5 points to -2.0 in June from 3.1 in May, the Federal Reserve Bank of New
St. Joseph’s Physicians appoints Julianne Duffy Himes COO
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — St. Joseph’s Physicians has appointed Julianne Duffy Himes chief operating officer. As COO, she is responsible for day-to-day operations for the practice’s
Study: Proposed Obamacare rates average 12 percent higher for 2016
Rate filings for nearly 4,000 plans nationwide indicate Affordable Care Act premiums will be an average of 12 percent higher for 2016. That’s according
Health Foundation board re-elects Upstate Medical’s Wolff as chairman
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Health Foundation for Western and Central New York has re-elected Dr. L. Thomas Wolff as chairman of its board of trustees.
OCIDA pursues partnership with OCC for Food Innovation Center
SYRACUSE — The Onondaga County Industrial Development Agency (OCIDA) is seeking to buy a property it would lease to Onondaga Community College for the school’s
Binghamton closes two floors of Collier Street parking garage indefinitely
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The City of Binghamton has “indefinitely” closed the top two floors of the Collier Street parking garage due to “growing” repair needs,
Syracuse Housing Authority to use financing for energy-saving appliances
SYRACUSE — The Syracuse Housing Authority (SHA) has plans to purchase energy-saving appliances and materials for 13 Syracuse housing sites throughout the city. First Niagara
Ithaca company awarded $1M for energy-efficiency pilot
THACA — Performance Systems Development, an Ithaca–based firm that develops tools and provides services to improve energy efficiency in residential and commercial buildings, was awarded
LaBella Associates launches division focused on power systems
Rochester–based LaBella Associates, P.C., an architectural and engineering firm, on June 1 launched a new division that focuses on power systems. LaBella operates local offices