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People news: St. Joseph’s appoints Mina as executive operations officer
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center has recently appointed Anthony Mina as executive operations officer for a unit it calls Acute Care Enterprise.
SUNY Cortland plans major electrical-distribution system upgrade
CORTLAND — SUNY Cortland says it will break ground during the spring semester on a major electrical-distribution system upgrade that will affect the majority of campus, The electrical-infrastructure work, which involves excavating and replacing distribution lines that date back more than 50 years, will likely start by late March, SUNY Cortland said in the Dec.
Paul Smith’s College installs high-efficiency wood-pellet boiler
Paul Smith’s College in the Adirondacks is installing a sustainable, wood-pellet boiler system to heat its three academic buildings. This $600,000 project is one of the first uses in New York state of a high-efficiency and low-emission wood-pellet boiler heating system to heat multiple buildings, according to a New York State Energy Research and Development
NYPA, SUNY complete energy-efficiency projects in Buffalo, Syracuse
The New York Power Authority (NYPA) on Dec. 9 announced that it as completed comprehensive energy-efficiency projects at two State University of New York (SUNY) campuses — the University at Buffalo and Upstate Medical University in Syracuse. The projects will save a combined $1.4 million in annual energy costs for state taxpayers and remove more than 7,700
Federal School-Lunch Changes Cost our Schools
School-lunch purchases are on the decline. According to the New York School Nutrition Association, more than 19 million fewer meals across the state were sold during the 2012-13 school year than the year before. In the 2011-12 school year, 94 million meals were sold in our state’s schools, but in 2012-13 only 75 million were
Inn at Menorah Park fined $20,000 in settlement with state AG
DeWITT, N.Y. — New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced Wednesday that he has reached a settlement with the Inn at Menorah Park after an

People news: St. Lawrence University names Richards VP for university communications
CANTON, N.Y. — St. Lawrence University has named Melissa Farmer Richards vice president for university communications. She will start her position on Jan. 28. Richards most

Hamilton College President Joan Stewart to retire in 2016
CLINTON, N.Y. — Hamilton College President Joan Hinde Stewart has announced her plan to retire on June 30, 2016, after 13 years leading the liberal-arts

Syracuse University appoints chief advancement officer
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University (SU) Chancellor Kent Syverud has announced the appointment of Matt Ter Molen as chief advancement officer and senior vice president
Welch Allyn acquires Nebraska medical-software firm’s assets
SKANEATELES FALLS, N.Y. — Welch Allyn, Inc., a Skaneateles Falls–based manufacturer of medical-diagnostic equipment, today announced the acquisition of substantially all the assets of HealthInterlink,
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