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Nov. 10 Binghamton symposium to discuss the future of Obamacare
VESTAL, N.Y. — The 14th annual Binghamton Symposium on Health Care Management and Policy will discuss the future of the Affordable Care Act and other
Bankers Healthcare Group hires regulatory relations officer
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Bankers Healthcare Group (BHG), a provider of financing to health-care providers, announced it has hired Gale Simons-Poole as regulatory relations officer. In
MVHS eliminates three properties from site plan for planned downtown Utica health-care campus
UTICA, N.Y. — The final site plan for the Mohawk Valley Health System’s (MVHS) planned new health-care campus in downtown Utica eliminates three properties that

Excellence in Healthcare Awards event honors 15 providers, organizations
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The 2017 Excellence in Healthcare Awards event on Thursday evening recognized 15 winners from area health-care providers and organizations in 11 categories.
Report: Most CNY region unemployment rates decline in September compared to a year ago
Unemployment rates in the Syracuse, Watertown–Fort Drum, Binghamton, and Elmira regions fell in September compared to a year ago, while the jobless rates in the

Cuomo signs bill providing cancer coverage for New York volunteer firefighters
ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed a bill allowing health-care benefits for volunteer firefighters who have been diagnosed with certain cancers. Volunteer firefighters
People news: NBT promotes Wiles to executive VP
NORWICH, N.Y. — NBT Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ: NBTB) announced it has promoted its chief credit officer and chief risk officer, Amy Wiles, to executive vice

Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner accepts teaching position at NYU starting in 2018
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner says she has accepted a teaching position at New York University (NYU). The position at NYU’s Robert F.

ESD to appoint MACNY’s Wolken to co-chair CNYREDC beginning in 2018
Empire State Development (ESD) plans to appoint Randy Wolken to co-chair the Central New York regional economic-development council (REDC), beginning in 2018. Wolken is president
Report: Most CNY regions added jobs in the past year
The Syracuse area added 1,400 jobs in the last year, while the Ithaca region gained 2,600 jobs in the same period. The Utica–Rome, Binghamton, and
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