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New Kinney Drugs president says pharmacy chain must be different
GOUVERNEUR, N.Y. — New Kinney Drugs President John Marraffa says his vision for the company is to “create a customer experience unmatched by others.” “By building on our 118-year history, I hope to reinforce a standard of excellence that transcends traditional pharmacy,” Marraffa said in a release. “We must be different. By expanding our services, […]

SUNY Oswego honors Stanley with naming of arena & convocation hall
OSWEGO — SUNY Oswego’s arena and convocation hall are now named after school president Deborah Stanley, who plans to retire on Dec. 31. Donors, led by the Oswego College Foundation board, have raised more than $2.4 million to name the facility the Deborah F. Stanley Arena and Convocation Hall. Rose Cardamone Crane, who chairs the board

HealthWay hopes private-equity firm can help it reach the next level
PULASKI — HealthWay president Vinny Lobdell, Jr. believes that the time was right to find a partner that could help his company “reach the next level.” “AE Industrial has the industry and operational expertise, and deep relationships needed to build a premier global air purification technology solutions platform,” Lobdell said. He’s referring to private-equity firm
ABA report sheds light on student- debt loads of young lawyers
Ninety percent of young attorneys responding to an American Bar Association (ABA) survey borrowed education loans for their juris doctorate (J.D.) or prior degrees. They owed an average of about $108,000 in J.D. loans and $130,000 in all loans combined at graduation. Of those who borrowed, 80-90 percent indicated their student debt has “in some way disrupted

SU College of Law names exec. director of Innovation Law Center
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A man who graduated from the Syracuse University (SU) College of Law in 1999 is the new executive director of the college’s Innovation Law Center (ILC). Brian Gerling takes over the role from M. Jack Rudnick, who will remain connected with the ILC as senior advisor, the College of Law announced on

SU College of Law offers free bar-prep course to students
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse University (SU) College of Law has partnered with legal-education nonprofit AccessLex Institute to offer AccessLex’s interactive Helix Bar Review prep course for free to all Syracuse law students. Helix Bar Review is a bar-review program that offers students full access to the program during their third year of law school,

SAMHSA awards Upstate Cerebral Palsy $3.7 million for mental-health services
UTICA, N.Y. — Upstate Cerebral Palsy’s Community Health and Behavioral Services (CHBS) will use a two-year, $3.7 million federal grant to enhance behavioral-health services delivered

People news: Bonadio adds health-care veteran to compliance division
The Bonadio Group says it has hired Matthew Babcock as a principal specializing in health care in its compliance-solutions division working from the Albany office.

MVHS to offer Pfizer booster vaccines at its New Hartford pod
UTICA, N.Y. — Starting Wednesday, the Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) will open its COVID-19 vaccine pod to the public to provide Pfizer booster shots

Doyle Security Systems acquires Watertown firm
Rochester–based Doyle Security Systems, Inc., which has an office in Syracuse, has announced the acquisition of STAT Communications, a privately held company that was founded
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