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UHS Home Care anticipates growth as demand rises
JOHNSON CITY — UHS Home Care has settled into its new home, allowing it to centralize its operations and set the stage for future growth. The home-health-care provider is now headquartered at 601 Riverside Drive in Johnson City, just off the Route 201 traffic circle. The parent organization, UHS, owns the building. UHS Home Care […]
New York Air Brake, Bendix to launch mechatronics laboratory at RIT
WATERTOWN — A Watertown firm and its Ohio–based sister company are working with an Upstate school on a new engineering-laboratory initiative. New York Air Brake, LLC (NYAB) and Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems, LLC have created the Knorr-Bremse North America Mechatronics Laboratory at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). The laboratory, which opens this fall and

Empire State Development approves millions in funding for area projects
The Southern Tier High Technology Incubator, Inc. will use a $7 million grant to support the construction of an incubator in downtown Binghamton. The grant

Binghamton University breaks ground on new smart-energy facility
VESTAL, N.Y. — Binghamton University today announced the start of construction on the school’s smart energy research and development (R&D) facility. Binghamton sees the new
Cuomo announces nearly $7M in awards for SUNY workforce-development programs
Nearly $7 million in funding awards for the State University of New York (SUNY) high-needs program will support workforce development in fields that are projected

Oswego Health appoints Santiago as VP and COO of The Manor at Seneca Hill
OSWEGO, N.Y. — The Oswego Health system announced that Jason Santiago has joined as vice president and chief operating officer (COO) of its skilled-nursing affiliate,
IPD: Engineering adds structural department, three new hires
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — IPD: Engineering, a Syracuse–based engineering firm, today announced the addition of a structural department and three new employees for the division. The

St. Joseph’s appoints Blumin as associate dean of students for College of Nursing
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The St. Joseph’s College of Nursing recently appointed Nicole Blumin as associate dean of students for the college. She will be responsible

Tech Garden fuels nine firms with Grants for Growth awards
SYRACUSE — The Tech Garden, an affiliate of CenterState CEO, on Aug. 18 provided nine area firms with a financial boost with funding awards through its Grants for Growth program. The Tech Garden awarded nearly $475,000 in the program’s 11th round, the organization said in a news release. The investments will leverage more than $919,000
Have the bullies met their match? You will soon find out in New York state. Earlier this year, a few groups challenged the teacher-tenure laws of California. They argued that tenure laws violate the civil rights of students — because they protect many incompetent teachers. The argument is that kids are damaged by the incompetence
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