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Cornell to launch business minor
ITHACA — Growing interest in business education at Cornell University led the school to add another academic option for its students. Cornell will launch a
CCC plans SUNY-wide business competition
AUBURN — Cayuga Community College (CCC) won a $5,000 grant to launch a business competition and a mentoring program for students at the state’s community
Franciscan Companies issues scam warning
DeWITT — Franciscan Companies is warning that one of its medical-alert services is being impersonated by a company carrying out a scam targeting seniors. A
SYRACUSE — An alumna of the Syracuse University School of Information Studies (iSchool) is the new president of Intel India and general manager of Intel
Entrepreneurship class starts at SUNY Cortland
CORTLAND — A new course in entrepreneurship at the State University of New York Cortland (SUNY) aims to give students the tools they need to develop their own business ventures. The course began this fall with 28 students. “I think it’s long overdue,” says Brian Ward, who has been teaching at SUNY Cortland for 10
First three-year graduates finish up at Hartwick
ONEONTA — Hartwick College has graduated the first class in its three-year bachelor’s degree program. The program began in 2009 with 18 students. Twelve from that group graduated in May, says David Conway, the school’s vice president of enrollment management and marketing. The others from that initial group either left the school or will finish
Columbia College seeks to boost enrollment at Syracuse campus
SYRACUSE — Columbia College’s Syracuse campus expects to grow enrollment in the years ahead. The school recently opened a new 12,000-square-foot building in a different section of Hancock Field, where the college is located. Historically, Columbia has had close ties to the military with a number of campuses located at armed-forces sites like the one
CDPHP hires new VP of health-care network strategy
Capital District Physicians’ Health Plan, Inc. (CDPHP) has named Michael Grodus as its vice president of health-care network strategy. The move puts Grodus in charge
Bassett to cut ribbon on new primary-care center
LITTLE FALLS — Bassett Healthcare Network will celebrate the grand opening of its new primary-care center on the Little Falls Hospital campus tomorrow from 4
State program gives grant to St. Joseph’s
SYRACUSE — St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center will use a grant from the New York State Department of Labor to help its registered nurses gain
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