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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
People news: Dermody, Burke & Brown adds Tinsmon in Syracuse office
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Dermody, Burke & Brown, CPAs, LLC announced it has recently hired Shannon Tinsmon as a senior associate in its Syracuse office.
Syracuse Jazz Fest returns in late June after a five-year absence, set for downtown venues
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse Jazz Fest returns this summer following a five-year absence and returns to downtown Syracuse for the first time in 20 years.
NBT Bancorp hires Sparks as general counsel
NORWICH, N.Y. — NBT Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ: NBTB) has hired M. Randolph (Randy) Sparks as executive VP and general counsel. In this position, Sparks will
Mohawk Valley officials praise elimination of broadband installation fee
“I am pleased to see that state lawmakers heeded our call and came to their senses on this irrational and restrictive fee,” Picente said in
Former Syracuse school, convent converted to housing development in $20 million state project
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Construction crews have completed work on a $20 million project to convert the St. Anthony of Padua Catholic School and Convent into
With final environmental-impact statement coming Friday, I-81 project on track for fall start
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The final environmental-impact statement (FEIS) on the $2.25 billion Interstate 81 (I-81) viaduct-replacement project will be published and available for public viewing
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