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Heath-care law update: Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment (DSRIP) Program
New York state has been approved for up to $8 billion to fund the Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment (DSRIP) program. This program seeks to provide incentives for Medicaid providers to create and sustain an integrated, high performing health-care delivery system. The goal is to effectively and efficiently meet the needs of Medicaid beneficiaries and […]
Research Foundation for SUNY, 21 others wins SBA FAST grants to support R&D
The Research Foundation for the State University of New York (SUNY) is among 22 recipients of grants that total $2 million through the Federal and

Upstate, Fort Drum conduct medical-transport training exercise
SYRACUSE — Upstate University Hospital and the U.S. Army’s Fort Drum near Watertown today conducted a medical-transport training exercise on the roof of the Syracuse

Hillside Children’s Foundation appoints new board member
Hillside Children’s Foundation, an affiliate of the Hillside Family of Agencies, today announced the appointment of Robert (Bob) Linn to its board of directors. Hillside
State approves OCC’s advanced-manufacturing certificate program
ONONDAGA — The New York State Education Department has approved a one-year certificate program in advanced manufacturing-machining at Onondaga Community College (OCC). The program is
St. Joseph’s raises more than $350K at annual gala dinner dance
SYRACUSE — St. Joseph’s Hospital Foundation’s annual gala dinner dance raised more than $350,000, exceeding its goal for 2014. St. Joseph’s announced the fund-raising total

SUNY Oswego, SUNY Canton get $3 million for building upgrades
OSWEGO — State Senator Patty Ritchie announced she has helped secure $3 million in special funding to be divided between SUNY Canton and SUNY Oswego
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
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