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North Country hospitals evaluate finances after job cuts
CARTHAGE, N.Y. — Carthage Area Hospital (CAH) and Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center (CHMC) in Ogdensburg say they’re “focused on the continued evaluation of their financial situations [in the coming months] to ensure long-term viability and success.” Both CAH and CHMC on May 13 announced they’re cutting jobs that “could potentially affect” 4 percent of each hospital’s […]

UMN For the Arts starts 25th year with incubator program
The goal, says Angela Johnson DeCarlis, new board president, is to create an economic impact through art while making art accessible to everyone. That’s where the Artist Refinery Program, in partnership with MVCC and the ThINCubator, comes into play. The eight-week program, funded by a $10,000 grant from KeyBank and matching funds from MVCC, aims

HII to become tenant at renovated City Center in downtown Syracuse, create 80 new jobs
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — HII, an all-domain defense and technologies company, plans to expand its operations in downtown Syracuse. HII has committed to creating more than

CenterState CEO board elects new chair
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The board of directors of CenterState CEO has elected David Schneckenburger as its new chair. Schneckenburger is president and CEO of Thompson

Fulton accepting small-business applications for grants from city’s DRI funding
FULTON, N.Y. — Small businesses in the city of Fulton can apply for funding for projects to “enhance and strengthen” the city’s downtown area. The

Syracuse University names Smith ice hockey head coach
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University announced it has hired Britni Smith as the new head coach of the women’s ice-hockey program, replacing the retired Paul

People news: Litigation attorney McMahon joins Bond law firm
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC announced that Timothy N. McMahon has recently joined the law firm’s litigation practice in its Syracuse office

State Fair director Waffner reassigned; state announces new interim State Fair director
GEDDES, N.Y. — The man who has been serving as director of the New York State Fair has been reassigned to new duties with a

Herkimer College freezes in-state tuition and fees for coming academic year
HERKIMER, N.Y. — Herkimer County Community College in-state tuition rates and fees will remain the same for the 2022-2023 academic year at $2,558 tuition for

SUNY Poly researcher receives grant for night-vision project
MARCY, N.Y. — A professor of nanoscale engineering, Shadi Shahedipour-Sandvik, at SUNY Polytechnic Institute has received $699,000 from Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for
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