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Schumer touts $1B rise in annual Medicare funding for Upstate hospitals
Upstate hospitals can expect a $1 billion increase in annual federal Medicare payments after the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) adjusted the Medicare wage index. It represents one of the “biggest shots in the arm” for federal funding upstate New York hospitals have seen in decades, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D–N.Y.) […]

License-plate reading cameras installed at Destiny USA vehicle entrances to help prevent crime
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Destiny USA on Wednesday announced a partnership with the Syracuse Police Department and Flock Safety, a crime-solving technology company. Flock Safety license

CenterState CEO, Canadian philanthropist partner on program to retain CNY college graduates
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — CenterState CEO says it’s working with a Canadian philanthropist on a program that seeks to keep Central New York college graduates in

Former Horseheads assistant clerk charged with stealing almost $4K in village funds
HORSEHEADS, N.Y. — A former assistant clerk for the Village of Horseheads has been charged with allegedly stealing nearly $4,000 from the village. The arrest

Walsh appoints director of neighborhood and business data and evaluation
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh has appointed Rose Tardiff as director of neighborhood and business data and evaluation. In this role, Tardiff oversees

Healthy Workforce conference set for October 4
HAMILTON, N.Y. — Madison County Public Health will hold its second annual Healthy Workforce Business Conference on Oct. 4 at the White Eagle Conference Center

Boonville woman busted for stealing 77 items from Rome Walmart
ROME, N.Y. — The New York State Police in Sylvan Beach have arrested a Boonville woman for allegedly seeking to walk out of the Rome

Union for Tops Markets workers to use $764 million in ARPA funding for pensions
Employees of Tops Markets are among the more than 19,000 workers of United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local One that will receive a $764

Micron buys Clay property to provide on-site employee daycare
CLAY, N.Y. — Micron Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MU) on Wednesday said it bought a parcel of land on Caughdenoy Road in the town of Clay

Syracuse, Rochester–based firms partner to acquire Great Northern Mall property
HLC and Conifer Realty bought the property for about $9 million, according to Hart. The acquisition closed on July 28, Lara Schwager, executive vice president
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