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Binghamton University gets $12.8 million grant for energy research
VESTAL — The NorthEast Center for Chemical Energy Storage (NECCES) at Binghamton University has been awarded a $12.8 million, four-year grant — one of the

Bankers Healthcare Group continues explosive growth
Plans to build out additional space in an adjacent building on Solar Street SYRACUSE — In the 1980s, David Birch spoke to a Syracuse audience about gazelles, mice, and elephants. Birch, the president of a research company called Cognetics, coined the terms to distinguish those firms that grew quickly and created most of the jobs

Time Warner Cable’s new Clay training center to offer hands-on guidance
CLAY — Time Warner Cable on June 13 formally opened its first training facility in the Northeast, located at 7890 Davis Road in the town of Clay and adjacent to Interstate 481. The facility, which includes a two-story building resembling a small house, will serve as a training center for more than 500 technicians in
Colgate, Saxbys Coffee to renovate the Barge coffee shop
HAMILTON, N.Y. — Saxbys Coffee, LLC and Colgate University have announced plans to “refresh” the Barge Canal Coffee Company in Hamilton, described as a “longstanding

State Dental Association elects Utica–area dentist as president
The New York State Dental Association (NYSDA) has elected Utica–area dentist Dr. John Liang as its next president. Liang is slated to serve as the

Time Warner Cable formally opens training facility in Clay
CLAY, N.Y. — Time Warner Cable today formally opened its first training facility in the Northeast, located at 7890 Davis Road in the town of
Binghamton Univ. sees surge in international grad-student applications
VESTAL, N.Y. — Binghamton University’s Graduate School received a 26 percent increase in applications from international students over the past year, compared to 7 percent

Upstate, St. Joseph’s implement electronic medical-records systems, Crouse to follow
SYRACUSE — Two Syracuse hospitals have launched electronic medical-records (EMR) systems and a third has plans to implement a system in 2015. Upstate University Hospital and St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center partnered with Verona, Wis.–based Epic Systems as their EMR and practice-management application vendor. Upstate University Hospital’s Downtown (Syracuse) Campus on March 1 became the
State certifies Good Shepherd Fairview Home to provide enhanced assisted-living services
BINGHAMTON — The New York State Department of Health recently certified Good Shepherd Fairview Home as a provider of enhanced assisted-living residential (EALR) services. Good Shepherd Communities, the parent organization, announced the certification in a news release distributed June 9. The EALR certification allows Good Shepherd Fairview Home to care for residents who exceed certain
Private Exchanges: The Emergence of a New Health-Insurance Model
“Change brings opportunity.” — Nido Qubein, businessman, motivational speaker, and president of High Point University in North Carolina While many parties in the health-care industry are dealing with the complexities associated with the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, a new health-insurance opportunity is gaining traction among both employers and employees. That opportunity is called
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