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People news: POMCO hires Egerbrecht as supervisor of operations services
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — POMCO Group has announced the hiring of John Egerbrecht as supervisor of operations services. He will oversee the daily operations of the

Binghamton University begins work on new smart-energy facility
VESTAL — Construction has kicked off on Binghamton University’s smart energy research and development (R&D) facility. The school on Aug. 27 held a groundbreaking ceremony for the new $70 million, 114,000-square-foot building at the Innovative Technologies Complex in Vestal. Binghamton University sees the new facility as part of its “pursuit of path-breaking research” on energy-efficient

St. Joseph’s opens new surgical tower
SYRACUSE — St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center listened “intently” to the people who would work in the Christina M. Nappi Surgical Tower. That’s according to Dr. Richard Waldman, president of the St. Joseph’s medical staff, who spoke during the formal opening ceremony the hospital held Sept. 4. As the planning process continued, the hospital sought
ConMed shareholders elect company-nominated directors, investor reacts
UTICA, N.Y. — ConMed Corp. (NASDAQ: CNMD), a Utica–based surgical-device maker, announced that shareholders have elected all eight of its director nominees. The firm is

SALT Makerspace formally opens in Syracuse
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Inventors, tinkers, and creative types in Syracuse now have a place where they can come together to make anything from anything. The

AT&T, local partners launch CNY Civic App Challenge
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — AT&T, Inc. and several local partners, today launched the Central New York Civic App Challenge during an announcement at the Tech Garden

People news: Rural/Metro promotes Hogue to CNY regional director
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Rural/Metro Medical Services announced it has promoted general manager Troy Hogue to the position of regional director of Central New York. In
SUNYIT’s new name is SUNY Poly
UTICA, N.Y. — The State University of New York (SUNY) board of trustees on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve a new name for the system’s

People news: Rome Memorial names Pucillo director of Community Recovery Center
ROME, N.Y. — Rome Memorial Hospital (RMH) has named Charles Pucillo as the new director of its Community Recovery Center. Mark Snyderman, the hospital’s vice

People news: MVCC appoints Wallace as associate director of human resources
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) has appointed Nancy Wallace as its new associate director of human resources. She has more than 10
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