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UTICA, N.Y. — Utica College (UC) will use a multi-year donation of $2.8 million to establish the Institute for the Study of Integrative Healthcare (ISIH).

WellNow Urgent Care to hire 75 people for Syracuse-area locations
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — WellNow Urgent Care on Tuesday announced it plans to hire 75 people for openings in its Syracuse–area offices. It’s part of an

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The plant superintendent of the Greater Binghamton Health Center (GBHC) “wasted” $121,000 in taxpayer funds by “grossly overpaying” for materials for a

Bar, voting site are on Oneida County list of possible virus exposures
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County officials reported Monday that the public may have been recently exposed to the coronavirus at the Black River Ale House

SUNY Cortland won’t resume in-person classes this semester, campus will remain open
CORTLAND, N.Y. — SUNY Cortland announced it will not resume in-person classes this semester and will continue conducting courses online amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Oneida County appoints Thompson as new mental-health commissioner
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente, Jr. announced Thursday that he has appointed Ashlee Thompson as the county’s new commissioner of mental

Broome Tioga talent task force says pandemic will affect workforce development going forward
DICKINSON, N.Y. — Participants in the Broome Tioga talent task force say that the COVID-19 pandemic is having a lasting impact on workforce development in

SUNY trying to prevent virus spread by requiring tests before students leave town
Campuses must develop schedules that conduct the test as close to a student’s departure date as possible, SUNY Chancellor Jim Malatras announced Oct. 27. In all, SUNY’s 64 colleges and universities will test about 140,000 students over a 10-day period preceding Thanksgiving break, SUNY said. SUNY contends that this testing requirement will help prevent community
New AMA survey finds physician practices struggling to stay viable financially
Doctors’ practices are in a fight to stay financially viable as they battle against the COVID-19 pandemic. Results of a new nationwide physician survey, issued Oct. 28 by the American Medical Association (AMA) shows medical practices have been economically stressed by the public-health crisis with a 32-percent average decline in revenue. “Physician practices continue to be

Welliver recognized for preservation work on Cornell fraternity house
ITHACA, N.Y. — Welliver, a construction firm based in Montour Falls, announced that it was recently recognized for its work in the reconstruction and preservation of the Delta Kappa Epsilon (DKE) house on the campus of Cornell University. Historic Ithaca Inc. presented the 2020 Preservation Award in front of the fraternity house in Ithaca, Welliver
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