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VNA Homecare names Cheryl Manna COO
SYRACUSE — VNA Homecare announced it has promoted Cheryl Manna to chief operating officer (COO). In her new role, Manna will be responsible for
Health-care jobs are prominent on trending jobs list for CNY, Southern Tier
The Central New York and Southern Tier job markets are hardly booming, but for some jobs, candidates are in demand. The health-care field has a few of those positions. The New York State Department of Labor on Jan. 20 issued a list of the top five trending jobs for this year in regions around
St. Joseph’s Ruscitto talks electronic medical records, finances, physician network
SYRACUSE — St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center’s leader believes its new electronic medical-record system will help improve the hospital’s annual financial performance in the coming years. St. Joseph’s last May launched SJLinked, an electronic health-record (EHR) system across its entire organization, including the hospital, clinics, and the primary-care offices of St. Joseph’s Physicians.
Crouse Hospital receives grant for women’s substance-abuse treatment
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Crouse Hospital in Syracuse will use a grant of $733,000 for substance-abuse programming for women identified as “high need/high risk.” The Bureau of
The Oaks at Menorah Park names new director
DeWITT, N.Y. — Mary E. Kimberly recently became director of The Oaks at Menorah Park. She will oversee the operations of this 47-apartment, independent-living facility
CNY ASTD announces 2015 leadership team
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — CNY ASTD, the local affiliate chapter of the Association for Talent Development (ATD), formerly ASTD, has announced its 2015 board of directors
VNA Homecare names Cheryl Manna COO
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — VNA Homecare announced it has promoted Cheryl Manna to chief operating officer (COO). In her new role, Manna will be responsible for

Art supplies, training, and gallery business to formally open in Rome on Jan. 3
ROME, N.Y. — Studio PK101, a new small business offering art supplies, painting classes, and an art gallery, will hold a formal grand opening, starting
Cuomo announces 13 more businesses expanding under START-UP NY
New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that 13 additional businesses will expand or locate in the state under the START-UP NY program that
People news: POMCO hires Decker as customer-service supervisor
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — POMCO Group announced that it has hired Brett Decker as its supervisor of customer service. Decker will manage the firm’s customer-service department.
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