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The $14 million Route 104 improvement project gets started
The $14 million project to improve about four miles of Route 104 in western Oswego County is underway. The work will happen over two construction

Vera House to buy building for headquarters move
SYRACUSE — Vera House Inc., a prominent local nonprofit that helps victims of domestic and sexual violence, plans to buy a nearly 15,000-square-foot building at 723 James St. in Syracuse that will serve as the organization’s new headquarters. The organization, which currently operates in a 10,000-square-foot structure at 6181 Thompson Road in DeWitt, “prevents, responds

CMS selects Upstate oncology physicians for “more coordinated” cancer care
SYRACUSE — The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has selected oncology physicians at the Upstate Cancer Center to participate in a care-delivery model that “supports and encourages higher quality, more coordinated cancer care.” Upstate is one of nearly 200 physician-group practices and 17 health-insurance companies that CMS chose for the initiative, Upstate said

Rural/Metro relocates administration, operations facility to former Marsellus Casket building
SYRACUSE — Rural/Metro Ambulance, which is changing its name to AMR (American Medical Response), recently relocated its administration, operations, training, and vehicle facility from West Onondaga Street in Syracuse to more than 38,000 square feet of leased commercial space on Richmond Avenue. Ed Kiesa brokered the lease at 101 Richmond Ave., Syracuse, the site of
Intersurgical leases space on Kinne Road
DeWITT — Intersurgical, Inc., a provider of respiratory and anesthesia products, recently leased 13,760 square feet of office service space at 6757 Kinne Road in DeWitt. William Colucci of Cushman Wakefield/Pyramid Brokerage Company brokered this lease transaction, according to a news release from the real-estate firm. Financial terms were not disclosed. Intersurgical manufactures products including anesthetic

Hutchings Psychiatric Center bringing “mind and body together” at renovated Madison Street Clinic
SYRACUSE — The Hutchings Psychiatric Center is “finally pulling mind and body together.” Dr. Ann Sullivan, commissioner of the New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH), said it’s an approach that, “for whatever reason,” the medical and psychiatric communities have “kind of kept a bit separate over decades.” “And all that’s happening today in

Oswego wins $10 million prize in state’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Oswego is Central New York’s winner in New York State’s $100 million Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI). “Congratulations, you deserve it,” Gov. Andrew

KeyBank to close 18 CNY branches as part of First Niagara acquisition
KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY) on Monday announced plans to close 18 Central New York branches of First Niagara Bank and KeyBank as it integrates the banks’

Senators: FAA awards Oswego County Airport funding for new lighting, guidance system
VOLNEY, N.Y. — The Oswego County Airport will use a grant of more than $648,000 to replace its runway lighting system and to construct a

Upstate University Hospital preps for new pediatric emergency department
SYRACUSE — Construction continues at Upstate University Hospital to create a new pediatric emergency department, which is scheduled to open in August. The hospital invited reporters on a tour June 30 to see the construction area on the facility’s fourth floor. The project’s total cost, including equipment, is $3 million, according to Upstate. The new
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