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MVCC Center for Leadership Excellence still accepting applications for fall group
UTICA, N.Y. — The Center for Leadership Excellence (CLE) is still accepting applications for cohorts in its flagship programs this fall, including Leadership Mohawk Valley,

Onondaga County’s 2020 budget deficit exceeds $26 million
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County this week received a sales-tax payment of more than $5 million, leaving the sales-tax deficit in the county’s 2020 budget

Helio Health to use more than $400K in federal funding to expand behavioral-health training
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Helio Health, Inc. will use a federal grant of more than $414,000 to improve its Join It, Live It, Be It program.

Little Falls Hospital adds Powers to board of trustees
LITTLE FALLS — Little Falls Hospital (LFH) announced it has appointed Laura Powers as a new member of the LFH Board of Trustees. Her three-year term began on July 27. Powers is a financial advisor at Strategic Financial Services, Inc. in Utica and has been with the company for 16 years. “My goal of being
Helio Health to use $400K in federal funding to expand behavioral-health training
SYRACUSE — Helio Health, Inc. will use a federal grant of more than $414,000 to improve its Join It, Live It, Be It program. The program creates training opportunities for Central New Yorkers seeking to work in behavioral health as a certified volunteer or counselor, the office of U.S. Representative John Katko (R–Camillus) said in

St. Lawrence University searches for next president
CANTON — The St. Lawrence University board of trustees “in the near future” will appoint a committee to begin a search for the school’s next president. That committee will begin its work “this fall.” St. Lawrence University President William L. Fox on Aug. 4 announced his plan to retire on June 30, 2021, after 12

MVHS announces jobs cuts, other moves in plan to deal with pandemic financial losses
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) is eliminating a “number” of positions as of Thursday, extending furloughs for two months, service consolidation, and

Onondaga County is offering $500K grant program for small businesses, nonprofits
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County is offering a $500,000 grant program for small businesses and nonprofit organizations to help with out-of-pocket expenses related to COVID-19

Federal grant funding to help three regional colleges retain students, boost graduation rates
Utica College, Binghamton University, and Cazenovia College will use a total of $800,000 in federal grant funding to increase student retention and graduation rates. The

Cayuga Health shifts to appointment-only testing at COVID-19 sampling center at Ithaca Mall
LANSING, N.Y. — Cayuga Health officials are now requiring scheduled appointments and advance registration for testing at the COVID-19 mass sampling center in the Ithaca
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