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People news: Rural/Metro promotes Hogue to CNY regional director
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Rural/Metro Medical Services announced it has promoted general manager Troy Hogue to the position of regional director of Central New York. In
SUNYIT’s new name is SUNY Poly
UTICA, N.Y. — The State University of New York (SUNY) board of trustees on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve a new name for the system’s

People news: Rome Memorial names Pucillo director of Community Recovery Center
ROME, N.Y. — Rome Memorial Hospital (RMH) has named Charles Pucillo as the new director of its Community Recovery Center. Mark Snyderman, the hospital’s vice

Crouse Hospital board of directors appoints SU Chancellor to three-year term
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Crouse Hospital board of directors has appointed Syracuse University (SU) Chancellor Kent Syverud to serve a three-year term. Patrick Mannion, chair

Wilson trust sells Buffalo Bills to Sabres owners, the Pegulas
BUFFALO, N.Y. — The trust of the late Ralph Wilson, Jr. has reached an agreement to sell the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League
Hardinge to acquire grinding business from German firm
HORSEHEADS, N.Y. — Hardinge Inc. (NASDAQ: HDNG) today announced plans to acquire the assets of the Voumard internal diameter (ID) grinding business from Rendsburg, Germany–based

CNSE / SUNYIT professor to use grant for additional cancer-cell research
ALBANY, N.Y. — The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) has awarded a State University of New York (SUNY) professor a $1.65 million research
SBA, Women’s Business Center to hold disaster-planning workshop in Utica
UTICA, N.Y. — The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the Women’s Business Center of New York State have scheduled a disaster-planning workshop for Mohawk

Five Star Urgent Care opens Fayetteville office
FAYETTEVILLE, N.Y. — Five Star Urgent Care, a provider of walk-in, urgent-care services, on Thursday opened its third location in the Syracuse area with a
Faxton St. Luke’s Healthcare launches online inpatient portal for health information
UTICA, N.Y. — Faxton St. Luke’s Healthcare (FSLH) is introducing a new patient portal allowing patients to access their medical information before and after a