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Binghamton University buys land for future School of Pharmacy
JOHNSON CITY — Binghamton University has plans to build a $60 million, 70,000-square-foot School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences on property near UHS Wilson Medical Center in Johnson City. “By far, the most important factor was its location, close to the hospital,” says Harvey Stenger, president of Binghamton University. He spoke to the Business Journal […]
USGBC head: OCC didn’t take the easy path in pursuing sustainable building
ONONDAGA — Onondaga Community College (OCC) didn’t take the easy way out when building its award-winning, sustainable Academic II building that spans a gorge, says Rick Fedrizzi, the Syracuse native who co-founded the Washington, D.C.–based U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). “Somebody here made a decision that that wasn’t good enough. That they didn’t care who
MedTech develops scholarship program
SYRACUSE — A new scholarship program introduced in September by MedTech will help students obtain hands-on experience with medical products as it also works to create a pipeline of talent for Central New York’s medical-device makers. The scholarship, a $3,750 matching grant, will benefit students participating in Engineering World Health’s (EWH) Summer Institute, where students
Goodman Impress program aims to prepare Whitman students beyond the classroom
SYRACUSE — The Martin J. Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University is using a new program to help its students prepare for life after college, including pursuing and keeping jobs. The Goodman Impress program works to help students focus on their “soft skills,” such as exhibiting self awareness, confidence, resilience, communication and social skills,
Survey: health-care costs to edge up nationally rise more sharply in upstate New York
Early responses from a “major” Mercer survey indicate employers are predicting that their health-benefit cost per employee will rise 3.9 percent on average in 2015. Cost growth slowed to 2.1 percent in 2013, a 15-year low, but appears to be edging back up. That’s according to a news release that Mercer, a health-care consultant, released on
OSHA, NIOSH announce recommended practices to protect temporary workers’ safety and health
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) recently released recommended practices for staffing agencies and host employers to “better protect temporary workers from hazards on the job.” The new “Recommended Practices” publication highlights the joint responsibility of staffing agencies and employers, to which they send
Why Do Physicians Permit, If Not Encourage, Futile Medical Care?
The economics of health care are the awkward combination of cost and caring. In prior columns (see Sept. 5, 19, and 26 issues of The Central New York Business Journal) we have looked at the economics of health care based on the challenging questions from patients that Dr. Michael Kirsch, a practicing physician and newspaper
Employer-Reporting Requirements Under the Affordable Care Act
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has not only redefined employee-benefit plan requirements, but also employer-reporting requirements. In 2015, CFOs and their human-resources managers will be faced with the need to manage unprecedented employee-level data tracking in order to comply with the latest aspect of the “Pay or Play” mandate. Prior to Jan. 1, 2015, employers
Career and Technical Diploma Approval By Regents Will Fill Thousands Of New York Jobs
New York state is in the midst of a middle-skills job crisis. When you look at help-wanted listings across our state, the positions being advertised are for computer-network specialists, electricians, machinists, welders, and high-tech manufacturing workers. We often hear from employers who say many job applicants for skilled labor or high-tech positions lack the necessary
Cornell alum takes helm as new CEO of eCornell
ITHACA, N.Y. — eCornell, Cornell University’s wholly-owned online-education company, has a new CEO. Paul Krause, a 1991 graduate of Cornell, began his new duties on
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