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Helio Health adds mental-health care to substance-use treatment center in Utica
UTICA, N.Y. — Helio Health says it’s added mental-health treatment services to its Insights of Helio Health at 500 Whitesboro St. in Utica. The organization

Upstate Medical, Crouse Health to host public forums on upcoming Upstate acquisition
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate Medical University and Crouse Health will hold two public forums on Upstate’s proposed acquisition of Crouse. The sessions are set for

Raymour & Flanigan launches new B2B furnishings program
CLAY, N.Y. — Raymour & Flanigan is expanding its services with a new program the company is calling Raymour & Flanigan for Business. It caters

UDig NY Damage Prevention Conference & Expo set for mid-September in Binghamton area
WHITNEY POINT, N.Y. — UDig NY, Inc. on Thursday said registration is open for the 2022 Damage Prevention Conference & Expo, which is set for
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 —
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