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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
CNY ASTD honors BEST Learning and Performance Award Winners
Content submitted by the CNY ASTD DeWITT — The winners of the seventh annual CNY BEST Learning and Performance Awards were announced at CNY ASTD’s (Central New York Chapter of the American Society for Training & Development) CNY BEST awards ceremony on Thursday, June 12 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Syracuse, near Carrier Circle.

Solar-panel project is just the latest SUNY Cortland green effort
CORTLAND — SUNY Cortland’s project installing more than 3,600 solar panels on campus, which went online in May, is not only the latest in the school’s green efforts, but also is the first project of its kind for the 64-campus SUNY system. The $3 million solar system in Cortland will produce 1.5 million kilowatt hours
Binghamton man bequeaths $10 million to SUNY Broome, school’s largest gift ever
BINGHAMTON — The estate of Binghamton resident Emil Calice has donated $10 million to the State University of New York (SUNY) Broome Community College, the
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