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Upstate Medical outpatient pharmacy offers locking prescription bottles
SYRACUSE — It’s a new program that seeks to “help combat the opioid epidemic and unintentional overdose by children and teens.” The Upstate Medical University outpatient pharmacy on Dec. 19 started using a new system to provide locking prescription bottles for controlled medications ordered for patients at discharge. The pharmacy debuted the bottles from Safe […]

New medical office and surgical center breaks ground in Utica
UTICA, N.Y. — Local physician group Central Utica Building (CUB) held a groundbreaking on Dec. 17 to celebrate the start of construction on its medical office building and ambulatory-surgery center. Located on the corner of State and Columbia streets in Utica, just across from Wynn Hospital, the three-story building will house CNY Cardiology in 28,000

Goddard sentenced to prison for embezzling funds from the nonprofit H.O.M.E organization
“Stealing funds meant to serve developmentally disabled members of our community is reprehensible and absolutely unacceptable,” James said in a news release. “For years, Shirley

Auburn Community Hospital secures federal funding for cancer-center construction, equipment
AUBURN, N.Y. — Auburn Community Hospital (ACH) will use $2 million in federal funding to further the expansion of the hospital after it broke ground

Ithaca Area Economic Development to use grant funding for manufacturing-partnership program
ITHACA, N.Y. — Ithaca Area Economic Development (IAED) announced that it will use $31,500 in grant funding to advance its Direct to Work (DTW) manufacturing-partnership

Herkimer College emergency-management program partners with Embry-Riddle
HERKIMER, N.Y. — Herkimer County Community College’s new partnership allows students in its emergency-management certificate program to transfer up to 18 credits toward the fully

SUNY Broome appoints Tioga County Chamber president to BIT advisory board
OWEGO, N.Y. — SUNY Broome Community College has appointed Sabrina Henriques, CEO & president of Tioga County Chamber of Commerce & Foundation, to its business

Syracuse University board of trustees extends Chancellor Syverud’s contract
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse University board of trustees on Tuesday announced it has extended the contract of Chancellor Kent Syverud to 2026. The announcement

SUNY Poly begins search for new president
MARCY, N.Y. — A national search is underway for a new permanent president for SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly). Led by SUNY Poly’s College Council,

Greater Binghamton Chamber hosts homecoming job fair December 29
JOHNSON CITY, N.Y. — The Greater Binghamton Chamber of Commerce is hosting its Project Homecoming Job Fair on Dec. 29 from 11 a.m. to 3
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