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Crews to demolish Syracuse University building to make way for veterans’ complex
SYRACUSE — Crews are beginning work to demolish the Hoople Special Education Building at 805 South Crouse Ave. on the Syracuse University campus. The university is demolishing the Hoople Building to create space for construction of the upcoming National Veterans Resource Complex (NVRC). To facilitate the demolition work, the parking lot at the corner of […]

SUNY Oswego names Westervelt chief communication officer
OSWEGO, N.Y. — SUNY Oswego has hired Wayne Westervelt as its new chief communication officer. He replaces Julie Harrison Blissert, who retired earlier this summer

Schneiderman: Nurse aide pleads guilty to striking nursing-home patient
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A Syracuse nurse aide recently pleaded guilty to hitting and pushing a male nursing-home patient last October. Samantha Grover pleaded guilty to

St. Elizabeth Medical Center (SEMC) in Utica and Samaritan Medical Center (SMC) in Watertown have reached tentative agreements with the union representing nurses at both

Indium invests big in college-internship program
CLINTON — “We’ve sponsored college internships at Indium [Corp.] for years,” declares Rick Short, the company’s director of marketing communications, “but it was never formalized. The original idea was that providing summer jobs for college students was a nice thing to do. What started out as altruism changed when the supervisors discovered that the interns

Student-housing complex #BLVD404 is ready for new academic year
SYRACUSE — A new student-apartment complex has opened at 404 University Ave. in Syracuse. The 75,000-square-foot #BLVD404 is located near the intersection with East Genesee Street, a few blocks north of the Syracuse University campus. The property owner, Orange Grove LLC, formally opened the structure during an event held July 27. Construction on the $20

Keuka College opens first new building on campus in 40 years
KEUKA PARK — Keuka Commons, a student union and mixed-use facility, is the first new building on the Keuka College campus in more than 40 years. The school formally opened the structure on Aug. 18, the Finger Lakes regional economic-development council (FLREDC) announced. The building serves as the new home of Keuka’s Division of Business

Crews to demolish Syracuse University building, parking lot to temporarily close
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Crews will soon begin work to demolish the Hoople Special Education Building at 805 South Crouse Ave. on the Syracuse University campus.

ConMed to pay quarterly dividend of 20 cents in October
UTICA, N.Y. — ConMed Corp. (NASDAQ: CNMD), a Utica–based surgical-device maker, recently announced that its board of directors has declared a cash dividend of 20

Community Foundation of Herkimer & Oneida Counties names director of giving strategies
UTICA, N.Y. — The Community Foundation of Herkimer & Oneida Counties announced it has hired Nick Grimmer as its director of giving strategies. Grimmer will
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