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Rome hospital receives grant for COVID costs
ROME, N.Y. — Rome Memorial Hospital received a $1.03 million grant through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to reimburse the hospital for expenses incurred

People news: Hancock Estabrook adds Carlson
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Hancock Estabrook, LLP announced that Michael P. Carlson has joined the law firm as an associate attorney in its real estate practice

Tioga County Land Bank demolishes blighted properties
OWEGO, N.Y. — The Tioga County Property Development Corporation (Tioga County Land Bank) has begun the process of demolishing eight residential structures and two sheds

Wolfspeed formally opens silicon-carbide fabrication facility in Marcy
MARCY, N.Y. — Officials on Monday cut the ribbon on the grand opening of the Wolfspeed 200mm silicon-carbide fabrication facility at the Marcy Nanocenter, located

Revere Copper added to state’s Historic Business Preservation Registry
ROME, N.Y. — Revere Copper Products, Inc. has been added to the New York State Historic Business Preservation Registry. Assemblywoman Marianne Buttenschon nominated the Rome–based

CBP seizes counterfeit scarves worth over $285K at Alexandria Bay Port of Entry
ALEXANDRIA BAY — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Alexandria Bay Port of Entry recently seized designer scarves worth more than $285,000, due to trademark violations. In early April, a shipment that was manifested as “clothing” was seized after a thorough examination determined the contents to be counterfeit scarves. A total of

Herkimer County IDA efforts bear fruit with business-park projects
HERKIMER, N.Y. — There was a time when news that a manufacturer was closing shop and selling the building would have been devastating economic news. That was not the case when Weston Foods announced it will close its Frankfort plant, which employs 200, people in May. In fact, the bustling Herkimer County Industrial Development Agency

State comptroller audit finds Oswego City School District made inaccurate separation payments
OSWEGO — Oswego City School District officials did not accurately calculate separation payments or benefits for half of the district employees reviewed by the Office of the New York State Comptroller in a recent audit. School-district officials made separation payments totaling $38,477 that were inconsistent with language in the employees’ collective-bargaining agreements (CBA) or employment

DiNapoli finds Medicaid billing errors of nearly $1 billion
ALBANY, N.Y. — The New York State Department of Health (DOH) made $965 million in Medicaid payments to providers, including facilities, for services ordered, prescribed, referred, and attended by practitioners who were not enrolled in the health-care program, including those who had been barred due to misconduct. That’s according to an audit that New York State

Upstate Medical University, Syracuse University partner on MD/MBA program
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate Medical University and Syracuse University’s Martin J. Whitman School of Management are launching a joint MD/MBA program that allows students to
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