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UnitedHealthcare to acquire POMCO Group
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — POMCO Group, a third-party administrator of self-funded health-care and risk-management plans, will soon have a new owner. UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE: UNH)
Cornell, Clarkson win FuzeHub grants to assist manufacturers
Cornell University and Clarkson University will use grant funding to support projects they say will generate nearly 40 manufacturing jobs. Cornell secured three grants for
Excellus reports net income of nearly $100 million in 2016
Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, Central New York’s largest health insurer, reported net income of $99.5 million on $6 billion in premium revenue last year. The figures
ACC selects Syracuse’s Peterson as women’s basketball player of the year
Alexis Peterson, senior guard for the Syracuse University women’s basketball team, is the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) women’s player of the year, the league announced
State accepts Southern Tier Technologies into START-UP NY program
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — A Southern Tier startup company is among 43 businesses that New York State has accepted into the START-UP NY program. Southern Tier
MVCC adds online degree program in health-information technology
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) plans to offer an associate degree in health-information technology this fall. Both the New York State Education
MVHS suspends operations at Mohawk Medical Office after departure of doctors
MOHAWK, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) suspended office operations at its Mohawk Medical Office beginning March 20. MVHS is suspending the operations because
Ithaca College selects Collado as its next president
ITHACA, N.Y. — The board of trustees of Ithaca College on Wednesday announced it has selected Shirley Collado as the college’s ninth president. She will
Wegmans President Colleen Wegman selected to keynote St. John Fisher College commencement
PITTSFORD, N.Y. — St. John Fisher College announced that Colleen Wegman, president of Wegmans Food Markets, Inc., will deliver the keynote address at its 63rd
Kinney Drugs tests in-store clinics for strep throat and flu
Kinney Drugs is testing in-store clinics to screen patients for strep throat and the flu in 10 of its Central New York stores. Pharmacists at
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