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Herkimer College receives funding for second chance education program
HERKIMER, N.Y. — Herkimer County Community College will participate in the third round of the Second Chance Pell Experiment, an initiative launched in 2015 to

People news: Constantino joins Barclay Damon as associate
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Barclay Damon LLP announced that Nick Constantino, associate attorney, has joined its insurance coverage & regulation and torts & products liability defense
New York’s local sales-tax collections rise 21% in Q1
Local government sales-tax collections grew by 21.1 percent, or $901 million, in the first quarter of 2022 compared to the same period last year, according to a report released April 29 by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Collections for the three-month period totaled nearly $5.2 billion, with growth at least partially driven by

Bond adds Long Island law firm in downstate expansion
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC — a Syracuse–based law firm with 250 attorneys across 13 offices — has been on a mission to expand and become a full-service law firm in the greater New York City area. The firm has taken another key step in that direction with its announcement that it

Gillibrand pushes for lower prescription-drug costs
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D–N.Y.) recently made a stop in Syracuse to discuss her proposal for Congressional action to address the high cost of prescription drugs. Gillibrand, a member of the Senate Aging Committee, visited Upstate Medical University’s Institute for Human Performance on April 29 to outline her policy package, dubbed the

Nurses at Upstate Medical are getting pay raises
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Registered nurses (RNs) and licensed practical nurses (LPNs) at Upstate Medical University are receiving pay raises. In all, Upstate Medical will offer 1,481 RNs and 125 LPNs with the geographical area pay differential (GEO). GEO raises will allow it to be “more competitive” with nursing salaries, the health system says. The move

MVHS, registered nurses agree on new contract
UTICA, N.Y. — Officials from Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) and the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) have reached an agreement on a new three-year contract. NYSNA represents the registered nurses at the St. Elizabeth Campus of MVHS. The nurses completed a ratification vote on April 29, with 96 percent voting in favor of

Dr. Indu Gupta, Onondaga County health commissioner since 2014, to leave county government
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Dr. Indu Gupta, who has served as the Onondaga County health commissioner since 2014 and helped guide the county through the coronavirus

Bond, Schoeneck & King to combine with smaller Long Island firm, adding 23 lawyers
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC, a Syracuse–based law firm with 250 attorneys across 13 offices, says it will soon be combining with

Microsoft awards Syracuse, CenterState CEO $500K grant for economic development
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Microsoft Philanthropies has awarded the City of Syracuse and CenterState CEO a $500,000 Skills for Jobs and Livelihoods grant. The grant will
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