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Ithaca health and wellness facility rebrands as Cayuga Wellness Center
THACA, N.Y. — Cayuga Medical Center, Island Health & Fitness, and Rasa Spa, LLC are now calling their Ithaca facility the Cayuga Wellness Center. The
Cuomo rolls out $3 million clean-energy contest for universities in New York
ALBANY, N.Y. — Governor Andrew Cuomo announced today that his $3 million competition challenging student-led coalitions from colleges and universities in New York state to

Metro Fitness Health Club adds muscle to DeWitt property
DeWITT — The owner of Syracuse–based Metro Fitness Health Club had only intended to offer advice about a property in DeWitt. Then, his company ended up with a second location. In the middle of 2015, one of business owner Randy Sabourin’s personal-training clients asked him to meet with one of his business partners. “That’s when
Air Force Research Lab awards SUNY Poly $1.2M for R&D project on computer systems
ALBANY, N.Y. — A SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) professor will use a grant of $1.2 million for a research and development project on next-generation
OMNI Surgery Center to formally open Jan. 28
UTICA, N.Y. — OMNI Surgery Center, an outpatient surgical center that specializes in interventional pain management, will formally open in South Utica on Jan. 28.
Freund joins MACNY as chief leadership officer
DeWITT, N.Y. — David Freund has joined the Manufacturers Association of Central New York (MACNY) as its new chief leadership officer, the organization announced. Freund
People news: Dannible’s Gardiner joins Cazenovia College board of trustees
CAZENOVIA, N.Y. — Kenneth C. Gardiner has joined Cazenovia College’s board of trustees. He will serve on its investment, finance, and audit committees. Gardiner, a
CNY ATD announces 2016 leadership team
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — CNY ATD has announced its 2016 leadership team. The leaders are: · President: Steven Maloney, International Wire Group, Inc.; · President Elect:
People news: Watson named president of Schuyler Hospital
ITHACA, N.Y. — James B. Watson has been named president of Schuyler Hospital in Montour Falls and VP of its parent, Ithaca–based Cayuga Health System.
Daughter for Hire to formally open new office in Clinton on Wednesday
CLINTON, N.Y. — Daughter for Hire LLC, a Mohawk Valley in-home elderly assistance firm, is formally opening its new office in Clinton on Wednesday. A
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