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Carthage Area Hospital plans to offer a mobile health clinic to rural communities later this year
CARTHAGE, N.Y. — Carthage Area Hospital is planning to start offering a mobile health clinic to provide services to rural communities of the North Country

Syracuse airport expects nearly 29,000 travelers in six-day spring-break period
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR) is prepared for an “anticipated significant increase” in local school district spring-break travelers this year. From this

Oneida Health CEO Morreale retires
ONEIDA, N.Y. — Oneida Health says its president and CEO, Gene Morreale, retired on Friday after 15 years of service as the organization’s top executive.

New York Business Plan Competition finalists advance to next round
MARCY, N.Y. — SUNY Polytechnic Institute has announced 10 teams of students that have emerged as regional finalists in the New York Business Plan Competition.

Northern New York NBRC counties can apply for economic, infrastructure-development grants
The New York State Department of State has announced the availability of more than $5 million in federal grant funding for economic and community development

Oneida County executive launches petition to keep nanotech school at SUNY Poly
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente, Jr. has launched a petition on change.org opposing Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposal to merge SUNY Polytechnic

CNYSME recognizes Ed Riley with Crystal Ball Award
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Central New York Sales & Marketing Executives (CNYSME) is set to honor Ed Riley as the 45th recipient of its annual

AmeriCU’s Gwak appointed to Leadership Greater Syracuse board of directors
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Jin Gwak, AmeriCU Credit Union’s chief digital & information officer, recently joined the board for Leadership Greater Syracuse (LGS), a nonprofit organization that offers a yearlong civic-leadership training program. Gwak, who was a member of the LGS Class of 2015, joined the credit union in 2013. In her role as chief digital

Onondaga County awards nonprofits COVID-19 Fund grants
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A group of 10 Onondaga County nonprofits will use grant money awarded from the county’s COVID-19 Response Fund. Ryan McMahon, Onondaga County executive, on March 9 announced the awards during an event held at AccessCNY, located at 1603 Court St. in Syracuse. As the county explained in its news release, the COVID-19

New York state manufacturing activity contracted in March
Empire State index fell to lowest level since early in pandemic The Empire State Manufacturing survey general business-conditions index declined nearly 15 points in March to -11.8, reaching its lowest level since early in the COVID-19 pandemic. The index — the monthly gauge on New York’s manufacturing sector — had moved back into positive
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