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Upstate Medical, Crouse Health to host public forums on upcoming Upstate acquisition
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate Medical University and Crouse Health will hold two public forums on Upstate’s proposed acquisition of Crouse. The sessions are set for

UDig NY Damage Prevention Conference & Expo set for mid-September in Binghamton area
WHITNEY POINT, N.Y. — UDig NY, Inc. on Thursday said registration is open for the 2022 Damage Prevention Conference & Expo, which is set for

Wolfspeed hiring is ahead of schedule at Mohawk Valley Fab
MARCY — Just a few months after a high-tech grand opening that involved a ribbon cutting by an electric vehicle, things are ramping up so fast at Wolfspeed that the company is already ahead of its employment projections. The 200mm silicon-carbide fabrication facility opened at the Marcy Nanocenter in April. Headquartered in North Carolina, Wolfspeed

Air Force Research Lab in Rome names new protocol chief
ROME, N.Y. — The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Information Directorate has announced the recent appointment of Veronica Cothard as its new protocol chief. Cothard

Velocity Clinical Research Syracuse formally opens DeWitt location
DeWITT, N.Y. — Velocity Clinical Research Syracuse on Wednesday formally opened a new location at 5000 Brittonfield Parkway in DeWitt. Velocity Clinical Research Syracuse —

Oneida County offers incentives for municipal consolidation
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County has launched a new incentive program to improve the efficiencies of municipal government. Called the Consolidation Challenge, the program will

Tioga Opportunities’ Abbott elected NYSCAA board president
OWEGO, N.Y. — The New York State Community Action Agency (NYSCAA) recently elected Tioga Opportunities, Inc. executive director Maureen Abbott as president of the NYSCAA

Upstate Medical, Binghamton University sign five-year agreement for closer collaborations
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate Medical University and Binghamton University announced they have inked an agreement allowing the schools to jointly “pursue sponsored funding opportunities and

Analysis leads to pay increases at Bassett Healthcare Network
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Bassett Healthcare Network says it has invested nearly $50 million into pay increases for its workforce as part of a full compensation

Boy Scouts name new executive for Oneida and Herkimer counties
UTICA, N.Y. — Leatherstocking Council, BSA, has promoted Rebekah A. Dickerson to district executive for the Adirondack Foothills District, where she supports Cub packs and
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