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Community Memorial hires Bernard as VP of nursing and clinical services
HAMILTON, N.Y. — Community Memorial Hospital recently hired Heather Bernard as its new VP of nursing and clinical services following the retirement of Diane Chase.
Density formally opens manufacturing facility in downtown Syracuse
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Density, Inc., a tenant of the Syracuse Tech Garden, on Tuesday opened its new 21,000-square-foot manufacturing facility inside the Whitlock building at
Upstate Foundation wins funding to train doctors to diagnose, treat mental-health issues
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate Medical University will use a $100,000 grant to train primary-care physicians in the diagnosis and treatment of mental-health issues. The Patrick
Ithaca College removes interim tag from President Cornish
ITHACA, N.Y. — The Ithaca College (IC) board of trustees has voted unanimously to name La Jerne Terry Cornish as the 10th president of Ithaca
Excellus BCBS working with Civica on the distribution of “affordable” insulin
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Excellus BlueCross BlueShield (Excellus BCBS) recently announced it has joined Civica’s effort to manufacture and distribute “affordable” insulins. Once approved, they’ll be
People news: Bhat joins Upstate Urology at MVHS
UTICA, N.Y. — Seetharam Bhat, MD, has joined Upstate Urology at Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) as a consultant urologist and assistant professor of urology
AmeriCU announces promotions and new hires
Alissa Sykes Tulloch was promoted to executive VP and chief operating officer to lead the credit union’s growth initiatives. Tulloch joined AmeriCU in 2020 as
Young Scholars LPP of Utica University receives Health Equity Award
UTICA, N.Y. — Excellus BlueCross BlueShield awarded Young Scholars LPP of Utica University a Health Equity Award of $30,000 to support Young Scholars mental health
Birch Wealth Management adds employee, plans growth
ROME, N.Y. — With the philosophy that everyone deserves a financial planner, whether they are close to retiring or just starting their careers, Iris Buczkowski founded Birch Wealth Management in September 2019. Since then, she has grown her firm to $40 million in assets under management and recently added a full-time employee. Birch Wealth is
Three North Country businesses transition to younger ownership
Three businesses in Franklin County are remaining “active in their communities for years to come” with the involvement of young entrepreneurs and local economic-development organizations. The businesses are Little Town Lanes and Martin’s Handmade Pretzels in Moira and Happy Camping RV in Vermontville. The Franklin County Economic Development Corp. (FCEDC) worked with the new owners of the
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