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WCNY to use nearly $500K state grant for film industry workforce development
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — WCNY in Syracuse will use a state grant of nearly $500,000 for its new WCNY Entertainment Academy. The funding comes from the
Syracuse University appoints new iSchool dean
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University on Wednesday announced the appointment of Andrew Sears as the next dean of the School of Information Studies, or the
Lowville police chief and sergeant arrested
LOWVILLE, N.Y. — Lowville’s police chief and a sergeant at the Lowville Police Department were arrested Wednesday, following an investigation by the New York State
Oneida County Tourism names new president
UTICA, N.Y. — The Oneida County Tourism board of directors has selected Sarah Foster Calero as the next president of the Convention and Visitors Bureau
Northeast Dairy Foods and Suppliers Associations name new executive director
CICERO, N.Y. — The Northeast Dairy Foods and Suppliers Associations recently announced the appointment of Alex E. Walsh as executive director. Walsh oversees the day-to-day operations of the two associations — Northeast Dairy Foods Association, Inc. (NDFA) and Northeast Dairy Suppliers Association, Inc. (NDSA) — as well as the governmental, public, and industry relations on
Operation Oswego County annual meeting outlines projects
OSWEGO, N.Y. — A pair of Oswego County economic-development organizations provided help for projects that resulted in the creation or retention of 1,495 jobs, with more than $447 million in capital investment associated with 38 new, expanded, or retained facilities. Austin Wheelock, executive director of Operation Oswego County (OOC), was speaking about OOC and the
Area hospitals hope for employee return with end of vaccine mandate
In the wake of news that the state will no longer enforce the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health-care workers as it works to repeal it, hospitals and health systems in our region are hopeful the news means relief to the chronic worker shortages they face. Those shortages, present before the pandemic began, only worsened as
Latest class graduates from FLH College of Nursing
GENEVA, N.Y. — A total of 56 students were pinned and graduated as part of the 14th class of Finger Lakes Health (FLH) College of Nursing & Health Sciences. FLH held its pinning and commencement ceremonies on May 21 at the Smith Center for the Arts in Geneva. The ceremonies were also live streamed on
Nine new nurses begin their careers at Oswego Health
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Oswego Health says it has added nine new graduate nurses for positions throughout the health-care organization. Emma Teeter of Mexico and Jaime Thompson of Oswego joined Oswego Health’s medical surgical unit. Teeter graduated from Cayuga Community College (CCC) and Thompson graduated from SUNY Brockport. In addition, Sarah Crucitti and Sarah Fitzgibbons, both
Loretto names Williams new chief people officer
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Nancy Williams has been hired as the new chief people officer at Loretto, the health-care organization announced on June 5. Williams was previously the director of patient experience and logistics at Crouse Hospital and is a long-term Loretto board member. In her new role at Loretto, she will be responsible for the
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