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Hurd named associate director of Cornell Institute for Hospitality Labor and Employment Relations
ITHACA — Richard W. Hurd has been named associate director of the Cornell Institute for Hospitality Labor and Employment Relations (CIHLER) at the Cornell School
Hiscock & Barclay adds Elmira office with Davidson & O’Mara deal
SYRACUSE — Hiscock & Barclay, LLP has added an Elmira office after combining with an area law firm. The move positions Hiscock close to the natural-gas drilling boom in Pennsylvania and continues its growth strategy of adding experienced attorneys from other firms. Effective Jan. 1, Syracuse–based Hiscock & Barclay combined with Davidson & O’Mara, P.C.,
Cornell’s Johnson School receives $10M gift to fund Smith Family Business Initiative
ITHACA — The Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University has received a $10 million gift from alumnus John Smith, and his wife Dyan, to fund the family business initiative named after them. John Smith, who graduated from Cornell in 1974 with an MBA, is chairman of CRST International of Cedar Rapids, Iowa,
Cuomo announces student-protection unit, probe of student debt-relief industry
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo today announced an investigation into concerns about “potentially misleading” advertising, “improper” fees, and other consumer-protection problems in the student debt-relief
Binghamton University’s planned pharmacy school to get $10M in proposed state budget
BINGHAMTON — Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s latest state-budget proposal includes $10 million for Binghamton University’s upcoming School of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacy. That’s according to State
Cornell’s Johnson School receives $10M gift for family business initiative
ITHACA — The Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University has received a $10 million gift from alumnus John Smith, and his wife
Oneida Healthcare names Parry new VP for operations
ONEIDA — Oneida Healthcare announced it has appointed Mary Parry to the position of vice president for operations. She replaces Paul Scopac, who retired on
SUNY Research Foundation awards presidential fellowship to ESF faculty member
SYRACUSE — The Research Foundation (RF) for the State University of New York (SUNY) has awarded a presidential fellowship to Preston Gilbert, a faculty member
SUNY Oswego announces $7.5 million donation, largest gift in school history
OSWEGO — The estate of Oswego County resident Lorraine Marano has donated $7.5 million to SUNY Oswego, the “largest single gift” in school history. That’s
Fake eye doctor pleads guilty to defrauding Medicaid, private health insurers
A Rochester man has pleaded guilty after he fraudulently billed Medicaid and health-insurance companies for more than $115,000 for optometrist and/or ophthalmic-dispensing services. Shamil Tadros
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