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Racker recognized as a certified living-wage employer in Tompkins County
ITHACA, N.Y. — Racker was recently certified as a “living wage employer” by the Tompkins County Workers’ Center. The living wage in Tompkins County is
Upstate Medical University to acquire Crouse Health in combination of two big Syracuse hospitals
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate Medical University on Thursday announced plans to acquire the operations of Crouse Health, which would become part of the Upstate Medical
Upstate, statewide consumer sentiment decline in Q1
Consumer sentiment in upstate New York fell 3.4 points to 60.6 in the first quarter of this year from the last measure of 64.0 in the final quarter of 2021. That’s according to the latest quarterly survey of upstate and statewide consumer sentiment that the Siena College Research Institute (SRI) released April 7. Upstate’s overall
Registered apprentices graduate from MIAP
DeWITT, N.Y. — A new group of registered apprentices has graduated from the Manufacturers Intermediary Apprenticeship Program (MIAP). That’s according to MACNY, the Manufacturers Association. The organization partners with the New York State Department of Labor to sponsor MIAP, “acting as an intermediary” to help small and medium-sized companies in Central New York and across
Partnership creates pathway to college credits for IBEW Local 43 apprentices
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC), Alfred State College, Syracuse University (SU), the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 43, and the
Survey: 44% of businesses seeking interns in 2022
Nearly all of those expect to hire interns for jobs afterward Facing a critical lack of skilled workers, some U.S. hiring decision-makers are looking to create their own trained workforce. A new survey from The Harris Poll, commissioned by Express Employment Professionals, found that 44 percent of businesses plan to bring on interns in 2022 with 94
MVHS expands sign-on and referral bonus programs
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) has announced an expansion of its sign-on bonus program for new employees along with an enhanced referral
People news: HCCC announces new appointments
HERKIMER, N.Y. — Herkimer County Community College (HCCC) recently announced a pair of new appointments. The college hired William H. Blovat, of Ilion, as an
CDC extends face-mask mandate for planes, trains, and buses through May 3
If you have a flight scheduled soon, don’t ditch that face mask yet. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday extended the
McMahon says increased CNY cases resulting from COVID-19 BA.2 substrain
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The “more contagious” substrain of BA.2 — called BA.2.12 — is what’s causing many of the recent COVID-19 cases in the Central
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