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New York Chiropractic College president Nicchi to retire next year
SENECA FALLS, N.Y. — Dr. Frank Nicchi, president of the New York Chiropractic College (NYCC), plans to retire on Aug. 31, 2017. Nicchi’s retirement in
Fortus launches urgent-care business
UTICA — On July 5, MV Medical Practice, P.C. formally opened its office at 1908 Genesee St. in Utica under the d/b/a Primary Urgent Care. The practice is located in the South Towne Plaza and occupies 4,800 square feet of space leased from the Little Safford Corp., owned by F. Eugene Romano. Primary Urgent Care
Unionized nurses to consider tentative contract with St. Elizabeth, Samaritan
St. Elizabeth Medical Center (SEMC) In Utica and Samaritan Medical Center (SMC) in Watertown operated with unionized nurses during the Labor Day holiday weekend. Both hospitals reached tentative agreements with the union representing nurses at each facility, avoiding one-day strikes on Sept. 1 and nurse lockouts at each location. The New York State Nurses Association
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
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