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Syracuse University to dedicate Mower Faculty Commons
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University Libraries is planning to dedicate the Judith C. and Eric Mower Faculty Commons in Room 548 of Bird Library. The

MVHS cardiac services unit adds new medical director, changes name
NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Health System Medical Group has appointed Dr. Fred L. Talarico, a long-time cardiologist in the Mohawk Valley community, as

Oswego Health adds Oswego Mayor Barlow to senior leadership team
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Oswego Mayor Billy Barlow, Jr. will join the senior-leadership team at Oswego Health as VP of public affairs & system development on

Community Foundation of Herkimer & Oneida Counties awards neighborhood-impact grants
UTICA, N.Y. — The Community Foundation of Herkimer & Oneida Counties awarded a series of “Power of Our Community Neighborhood Impact Grants” as part of

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Bassett Medical Center announced that it will use an $82 million grant from the Scriven Foundation to make “rapid improvements resulting in

People news: Molisani joins Geneva General Hospital hospitalist team
GENEVA, N.Y. — Ashley Molisani, a nurse practitioner, has joined the medical staff of Geneva General Hospital in the hospitalist department, parent organization Finger Lakes

Syracuse University to take over management of Marshall Square Mall parking lot
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse University parking and transportation-services office has assumed management of the Marshall Square Mall parking lot, located on East Adams Street.
DFS announces 2023 health- insurance premium rates
The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has approved health insurers’ premium-rate increases for 2023, which it says will save consumers and small businesses almost $800 million over the increases that insurers sought. Adrienne Harris, superintendent of financial services, announced the premium rate increases on Aug. 17. In the small-group market, DFS reduced

Empire Center names three policy fellows
ALBANY, N.Y. — The Empire Center recently announced it is expanding its research operations with the addition of three research fellows. Ken Girardin has been named the fellow for labor policy. He helped to produce the first independent analysis of New York’s property tax cap, which demonstrated the cap’s effectiveness and boosted efforts to extend

State’s annual minority and women-owned business enterprise forum set for early October
ALBANY, N.Y. — Those interested can register for the 12th annual Minority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprise (MWBE) Forum that is set for Oct. 6-7 at
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