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Saturday event to highlight AFRL technologies, student entrepreneurs
MARCY, N.Y. — More than 100 entrepreneurs, investors, and Department of Defense officials will gather tomorrow in Marcy at the SUNY Polytechnic Institute for a
St. Joseph’s to hold open house for nurse recruitment
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center has scheduled an open house on Nov. 21 as it seeks “experienced” registered nurses (RN). The open
ConMed names Curt Hartman president and CEO
UTICA, N.Y. — ConMed Corp. (NASDAQ: CNMD), a Utica–based surgical-device maker, announced today that its board of directors has appointed Curt Hartman as president and

USDA solicits proposals for third round of Greek-yogurt pilot program
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is soliciting proposals from Greek-yogurt producers for the third round of a pilot program that provides yogurt for schools
State approves Cayuga Community College plan for START-UP NY program
AUBURN, N.Y. — Cayuga Community College will participate in the START-UP NY economic-development program. The State University of New York (SUNY) and Empire State Development
UHS Hospitals’ McNally named to state workforce panel
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Michael McNally, vice president for human resources at UHS Hospitals, was recently named to the New York State Workforce Investment Board (SWIB).
Cayuga Medical Center, Schuyler Hospital form Cayuga Health System
ITHACA, N.Y. — Cayuga Medical Center of Ithaca and Schuyler Hospital of Montour Falls (Schuyler County) have announced the establishment of the Cayuga Health System,
Cuomo: employers will save $45M on workers’-compensation costs in 2015
New York employers won’t have pay to pay as much into the state’s workers’-compensation system in 2015, resulting in savings to all employers totaling $45

Seven CNY nonprofits receive Excellus funding awards for health programs
DeWITT — Programs that seven Central New York nonprofits offer will benefit from a total of more than $27,000 in community health awards from Excellus BlueCross BlueShield (BCBS). Excellus, the largest health insurer in Central New York, announced the awards in a news release on Oct. 27. “These awards complement our existing grants and sponsorships
The Health-Care Law Continues to Shift Costs to Employers
CEOs and CFOs across the country have been challenged with the need to offer a competitive employee-benefits plan that both meets requirements established under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and remains affordable to the organization. With several of ACA’s mandates requiring employers to offer an increased number of covered benefits, many of which are at
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