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Hancock Estabrook attorneys discuss telemedicine issues at symposium
DeWITT — Four lawyers in the health-care group of Hancock Estabrook, LLP discussed legal issues of telehealth and telemedicine during the Syracuse law firm’s 2015
Miner appoints former Syracuse Orange player Lazarus Sims as new parks commissioner
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner has appointed Lazarus Sims as the new commissioner of the city’s department of parks, recreation, and youth programs.
Hofmann Sausage Company rolls out new Handwich product
VERONA, N.Y. — Hofmann Sausage Company has launched the Handwich, which it describes as a “new brand of premium, handcrafted grab-and-go artisan sandwiches.” The company
ESD awards Le Moyne grant funding to help pay for renovation work
The board of directors of Empire State Development (ESD) has approved a grant of up to $2 million that Le Moyne College will use to
Excellus BCBS awards health grants to seven CNY nonprofits
DeWITT, N.Y. — Excellus BlueCross BlueShield (BCBS) has awarded community-health grants to seven Central New York nonprofits. Excellus, the region’s largest health insurer, chose the
Schumer to TSA: open a pre-check enrollment center at Hancock Airport
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse Hancock International Airport should have a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) pre-check enrollment center. That’s according to U.S. Senator Charles Schumer (D–N.Y.),
New York home sales rise in February; CNY numbers mixed
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York realtors completed the sale of more than 5,900 previously owned homes in February, up more than 2 percent from the
Upstate Venture Connect launches entrepreneurial-leadership network
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse–based Upstate Venture Connect (UVC) has launched UNY50, which it describes as an “ambitious entrepreneurial-leadership program.” UVC announced the program in a
Welch Allyn leases Auburn building for additional warehouse space
AUBURN — Welch Allyn, Inc. has signed a lease to use the former Mustad Manufacturing and Assembly building at 247 Grant Ave. (State Route 5)
New York manufacturing index edges down in March
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York reported that its Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index fell less than a point to 6.9 in