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Upstate Medical University’s geriatrics division now operates as a new department
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate Medical University has made its division of geriatrics into its own clinical department. Geriatrics is the branch of medicine that deals
Court suspends law license of former St. Lawrence County district attorney
ALBANY, N.Y. — A state appellate court has suspended the legal license of Mary Rain, the former St. Lawrence County district attorney and a former
Downtown Syracuse population swells to 3,600 residents
SYRACUSE — More than $360 million of investment activity is either underway or announced, and 3,600 people call downtown their home, the Downtown Committee of Syracuse, Inc. reports. “And this [downtown population] number will continue to grow,” said Merike Treier, executive director of the Downtown Committee. She noted that downtown’s residential population has increased 77
Two Auburn McDonald’s switch from corporate ownership to area franchisee
AUBURN — The two McDonald’s locations in Auburn are now operated by a franchisee that also runs six other restaurants in the Southern Tier. Chicago, Illinois–based McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE: MCD) on June 7 finalized a franchise agreement with Cayuga Restaurant Group, which has its main office in Elmira Heights in Chemung County. Courtney and Mike
Four Employee-Benefits Trends to Help Attract and Retain Talent
Attracting and retaining top Talent is more challenging than Ever. Employment is up, U.S. unemployment is at a 10-year low (falling to about 4 percent this year), and aging Baby Boomers are reaching retirement age and exiting the workforce. In fact, the percentage of working-age Americans in the labor force has dropped to about 63 percent,
Rubacka elected as Emerson Foundation board president
AUBURN, N.Y. — The Fred L. Emerson Foundation announced that its board of directors recently elected Kristen E. Rubacka to serve as the eighth president
Oswego County native returning to serve as CEO at Fulton Family YMCA
FULTON, N.Y. — Following a nationwide search, the Fulton Family YMCA is hiring as its new CEO a woman with roots in Oswego County. Shonna
Syracuse University says no layoffs planned elsewhere on campus after marketing-unit reorganization
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — No layoffs are planned in other parts of Syracuse University this year following the reorganization of the school’s marketing and communication division.
New York law may blunt impact of Supreme Court ruling on payments to unions
ALBANY, N.Y. — Reaction to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision that government workers cannot be required to pay for union representation was swift and vehement,
State budget includes $1 million to keep military in Mohawk Valley
ROME, N.Y. — The state has set aside $1 million to help keep military assets in the Mohawk Valley. State Sen. Joseph Griffo (R-Rome), State
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