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Upstate Medical University is part of the new SUNY Brain Institute
ALBANY, N.Y. — Upstate Medical University in Syracuse is among the SUNY campuses that are part of the new SUNY Brain Institute. Gov. Kathy Hochul

Groundbreaking held for upcoming Mission Exchange Building in Syracuse, one of several DRI projects
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Rescue Mission Alliance of Syracuse on Thursday broke ground for construction of an $11.6 million mixed-use facility. The Mission Exchange Building

Oneida County budget proposal includes first property-tax increase in 13 years
UTICA, N.Y. — The proposed Oneida County budget includes a 2.9 percent increase in the property-tax levy, the first such increase in a county budget

SUNY Oneonta manufacturing-workforce program recognizes nine who earned microcredentials
ONEONTA, N.Y. — SUNY Oneonta’s Extended and Community Learning (ExCL) Center on Oct. 2 held a ceremony to recognize students who earned a microcredential from their involvement in a manufacturing bootcamp. Nine Otsego and Delaware County residents completed the new program, described as an “intensive” four-week effort designed to prepare workers for local manufacturing jobs,

MACNY, PEB organize student tours to mark October as Manufacturing Month
MACNY, The Manufacturers Association, and its affiliate, Partners for Education & Business, Inc. (PEB), are partnering with 15 local manufacturers to host facility tours for

Oswego Hospital set for $14 million expansion of emergency and imaging department
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Oswego Health says construction will begin this week (Oct. 6-10) on a $14 million, multi-phase renovation and expansion project in the emergency

Oneida Pediatric Group joins Oneida Health
ONEIDA, N.Y. — Oneida Pediatric Group, which has offices in both Oneida and Camden, is now part of Oneida Health. With this integration, Drs. Kapriel Danadian and Rezkellah Toro, and Deborah Staple, PA-C will continue to provide care at both locations. They care for children from newborns through adolescence, and they’re currently welcoming new patients,

Work on Adirondack Rail Trail, project at Tupper Lake rail station wraps up
Construction is complete on the third and final phase of the Adirondack Rail Trail, making the 34-mile, multi-use recreational corridor between Lake Placid and Tupper

Cornell University using $5 million NIH grant to launch autism-research center
ITHACA, N.Y. — Investigators at Cornell University’s Ithaca campus and Weill Cornell Medicine will use a three-year, $5.1 million grant to launch an autism-research center.

Firley, Moran, Freer and Eassa names new managing partner
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Firley, Moran, Freer and Eassa CPA, P.C. (FMF&E), a Syracuse–based accounting and advisory firm, announced that it has appointed Andrea LaBarge as its new managing partner. She follows current Managing Partner Daniel Gilheney, who will transition to the role of senior advisor following 38 years of leadership and service at the CPA
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