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VIEWPOINT: It’s Just the Beginning of Mohawk Valley’s Economic Transformation
The Mohawk Valley region underwent gut-wrenching economic changes in the mid-1990s with the realignment of Griffiss Air Force Base in Rome and major industrial plant downsizings and closures. Back then, the region’s future appeared to be rather bleak, and its psyche was badly shaken. Fast forward to today, the region is not losing jobs or bleeding […]

Utica University students to help operate Nexus Center
UTICA — Utica University will partner with the Nexus Center to provide students in the school’s sports-management program a chance to gain some professional experience helping to operate the new, almost 170,000-square-foot facility after it opens this fall. The Nexus Center will allow students to have a “hands-on, interactive learning experience to help put their

Wynn Hospital allows MVHS to start with a clean slate
UTICA — Once complete next year, Mohawk Valley Health System’s (MVHS) 10-story, 72,000-square-foot Wynn Hospital will serve area residents with a state-of-the- art facility that improves upon the flaws of existing buildings, hospital officials say. Building an entirely new structure allowed MVHS to start with a clean slate and truly design the space from the

Teams compete in HUSTLE Defense Accelerator at Innovare Advancement Center
ROME — Five teams are competing for investment funding in the inaugural HUSTLE Defense Accelerator at the Innovare Advancement Center in Rome, part of the Griffiss Institute. HUSTLE stands for Helping Upstate Science and Technology Leaders and Entrepreneurs. The HUSTLE Defense Accelerator is described as an “elite and immersive” accelerator for seed-stage tech startups pushing
Innovare’s quantum workshop nurtured connectivity
ROME — The Innovare Advancement Center at Griffiss Business and Technology Park recently hosted the fourth annual Quantum Information Science Workshop (Q4I), an initiative to foster connectivity between government, academic, and industry collaborators in the field of quantum innovation. The event took place over three days — July 12-14. The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL)

Velocity Clinical Research Syracuse formally opens DeWitt location
DeWITT, N.Y. — Velocity Clinical Research Syracuse on Wednesday formally opened a new location at 5000 Brittonfield Parkway in DeWitt. Velocity Clinical Research Syracuse —

Upstate Medical, Binghamton University sign five-year agreement for closer collaborations
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate Medical University and Binghamton University announced they have inked an agreement allowing the schools to jointly “pursue sponsored funding opportunities and

Analysis leads to pay increases at Bassett Healthcare Network
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Bassett Healthcare Network says it has invested nearly $50 million into pay increases for its workforce as part of a full compensation

ConMed to acquire Connecticut startup
ConMed Corp. (NYSE: CNMD), a medical-device manufacturer with roots in the Utica area, announced it will acquire privately held Biorez, Inc., on a cash-free, debt-free

Hutchins named director of Rome Health Primary Care
ROME, N.Y. — Kristen Hutchins is the new director of Rome Health Primary Care, providing leadership and support for all the hospital’s affiliated primary-care practices.
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