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ConnextCare plans to open new Oswego office in early 2025
OSWEGO — ConnextCare is targeting the early part of 2025 for operations to begin in its new office in Oswego. The health-care organization held an Aug. 7 groundbreaking ceremony for the new office at 120 E. First St. in Oswego where construction on the building is ongoing. The total project cost is $11.8 million, Karli […]

Madison County celebrates opening of veteran’s community center
ONEIDA, N.Y. — Madison County’s Veterans Service Agency (MCVSA) cut the ribbon on its new Madison County Mission First Veterans Community Center at a ceremony

Restaurant offering French dishes formally opens in Utica
UTICA N.Y. — La Bistrot, a French–inspired restaurant featuring a local twist, celebrates its formal opening at 3 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 23, with a

The Residences at LeMoyne Manor apartment complex breathes new life back into well-known property
SALINA — The LeMoyne Manor was once one of the region’s go-to event spaces for special celebrations and now the property is home to a new luxury apartment complex overlooking Onondaga Lake. Hosting events ranging from weddings to anniversaries and everything in between, the picturesque mansion at 629 Old Liverpool Road in the town of

Drakos Urgent Care plans expansion to Camillus
CAMILLUS — Not quite two years after opening its first location, Drakos Urgent Care will open its third urgent-care center later this year in Camillus. Parent company Drakos Clinical Dynamics first opened its pediatric urgent care in the town of Clay in May 2023, followed by a general urgent-care center in Cicero earlier this year.

Expanded rapid-evaluation unit now open at Crouse Health
SYRACUSE — The newly expanded rapid-evaluation unit (REU) in Crouse Health’s Pomeroy Emergency Services Department (ED) is now assisting patients. The Aug. 16 opening followed a four-month renovation project, Crouse Health said in its announcement that day. When patients arrive at the ED walk-in entrance, they are directed to a team of health-care professionals (usually

Mercy House ready to formally launch $2 million expansion project
ENDICOTT, N.Y. — Mercy House of the Southern Tier will hold a groundbreaking ceremony at 10 a.m. on Sept. 30 at 212 North McKinley Avenue

Hematology-Oncology Associates of CNY opens new cancer center in Camillus
CAMILLUS, N.Y. — Hematology-Oncology Associates of CNY (HOA) has opened its new cancer center at 5490 Cobbler Way in the town of Camillus. The new 21,000-square-foot center replaces and expands upon HOA’s previous Onondaga Hill location. It also provides room for expansion, the cancer-care provider noted in its announcement. Rich & Gardner Construction Company, Inc.

Utica and Syracuse organizations receive grants for urban-forest efforts
UTICA, N.Y. — The cities of Syracuse and Utica will benefit from some of more than $25 million in grants from American Forests, the oldest national conservation organization in the United States. The funding comes from $50 million that American Forests received from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service, Urban and Community Forestry Program.

SpeedPro makes move to larger location amid growth
EAST SYRACUSE — SpeedPro of Central New York is growing in the Syracuse area — picking up customers, adding employees, and moving to a new, larger location. Bob Kelleher opened his SpeedPro Imaging franchise in 2011. “When we started, I had myself and two employees,” he recalls. “We’ve just been growing since then.” The company
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