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A recap of the CenterState CEO annual meeting
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Business of the Year Awards in five categories, remarks from the organization’s top official, and a keynote panel discussion were part of CenterState CEO’s annual meeting held April 26, which attracted a crowd of nearly 600. Business of the Year recipients included Raymour & Flanigan Furniture, which won in the “More than […]
Fraser joins St. Joseph’s Health
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — St. Joseph’s Health recently welcomed Dr. Cynthia Fraser, obstetrician and gynecologist, to its St. Joseph’s Health Infant Services unit. Dr. Fraser is a board-certified obstetrician-gynecologist with more than 25 years of clinical experience. Prior to joining St. Joseph’s Health, she was a laborist at Upstate Community Hospital in the town of Onondaga.

MV Chamber Alliance meeting covers downtown revitalization
WHITESBORO, N.Y. — The Chamber Alliance of the Mohawk Valley met on May 3 to celebrate 25 years of the alliance and to hear from one of the region’s newest companies, Wolfspeed, about its plans for employment. Adam Milton, VP of Wolfspeed’s Mohawk Valley Fab silicon-carbide wafer fabrication facility that just opened in Marcy, said

Bond adds Long Island law firm in downstate expansion
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC — a Syracuse–based law firm with 250 attorneys across 13 offices — has been on a mission to expand and become a full-service law firm in the greater New York City area. The firm has taken another key step in that direction with its announcement that it

Binghamton entrepreneur named SBA Upstate Small Business Person of the Year
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Anthony Folk, owner of Chenango Point Cycles in Binghamton, has won the 2022 Small Business Person of the Year Award from the

St. Elizabeth College of Nursing names Panko president
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) has appointed Kimberly A. Panko as the next president of the St. Elizabeth College of Nursing (SECON) in Utica, effective June 6. Panko succeeds Varinya Sheppard, who is retiring on June 1 after a 40-year nursing career that included serving as president of the college and multiple

People news: Saleem joins St. Joseph’s Health as hospitalist
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Aleena Saleem, MD, has recently joined the team of hospitalists at St. Joseph’s Health Hospital. The hospitalist team offers diverse specialties to

Nurses at Upstate Medical are getting pay raises
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Registered nurses (RNs) and licensed practical nurses (LPNs) at Upstate Medical University are receiving pay raises. In all, Upstate Medical will offer 1,481 RNs and 125 LPNs with the geographical area pay differential (GEO). GEO raises will allow it to be “more competitive” with nursing salaries, the health system says. The move

MVHS, registered nurses agree on new contract
UTICA, N.Y. — Officials from Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) and the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) have reached an agreement on a new three-year contract. NYSNA represents the registered nurses at the St. Elizabeth Campus of MVHS. The nurses completed a ratification vote on April 29, with 96 percent voting in favor of

CHJC names new medical director
WATERTOWN, N.Y. — CHJC (Children’s Home of Jefferson County) announced it has appointed Dr. Deepraj Singh as its new medical director. She will be supervising
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