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MVCC ready to begin solar-project construction
ROME — In Greek mythology, the master craftsman Daedalus fashions wings of feathers and wax for himself and for his son Icarus to escape from the island of Crete. Icarus ignores his father’s warning not to fly too close to the sun, and he falls into the sea. If only Daedalus had known about photovoltaics […]
Syracuse University hires Bowling Green’s Dino Babers as its next football coach
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University has hired Dino Babers of Bowling Green as its new football head coach, replacing Scott Shafer who was fired on
Upstate employers expect health-care costs to rise 5-6 percent in 2016
Some upstate New York employers estimated their health-benefit cost per employee would rise 6.5 percent next year if they made no changes to their current plan. However, they expect to hold their cost increase to 5.3 percent by making alterations to plan design and/or plan vendors. That’s according to the National Survey of Employer-Sponsored
Report: New York to spend $4 billion on dementia-related Medicaid costs in 2015
SYRACUSE — The Alzheimer’s Association’s recent report, “The Impact of Alzheimer’s Disease on Medicaid Costs: A Growing Burden for States,” found that New York state has the highest Medicaid costs for people living with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. New York will spend $4 billion on care for individuals with a form of dementia
Leadership Greater Syracuse announces the Class of 2016
DeWITT — Leadership Greater Syracuse (LGS), a nonprofit offering a yearlong civic-engagement training program, has announced its class of 2016. “Participants in the Class of
Haylor, Freyer & Coon CEO joins Cazenovia College Board of Trustees
CAZENOVIA, N.Y. — James D. Freyer, Jr., CEO of insurance agency Haylor, Freyer & Coon, Inc., has joined Cazenovia College’s Board of Trustees. In this
Syracuse University fires Shafer as football head coach
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University athletic director Mark Coyle this morning announced the firing of Scott Shafer as football head coach after three seasons at
UnitedHealthcare warns it may stop offering insurance on Obamacare exchanges
UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) — parent company of UnitedHealthcare, the nation’s largest health insurer — today warned it may stop selling its individual insurance plans
Failed Health Republic could owe hospitals more than $150 million, association says
Health Republic Insurance of New York, the failed nonprofit health-insurance co-op, owes New York hospitals more than $142 million at minimum and likely over $150
On Point for College names Rowser executive director
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — On Point for College — a Syracuse–based, nonprofit organization that helps inner-city youth overcome personal and financial hurdles to attend and succeed
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