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Cayuga Medical Center to use grant award to care for patients whose primary language isn’t English
“This initiative will help advance Cayuga Health System’s commitment to meeting the needs of our diverse community and treating all people with dignity so that

SUNY to provide annual pay, benefits increase for Upstate Medical’s teaching, research center nurses
The increase in compensation is part of SUNY’s and Upstate Medical’s efforts to increase the retention of nurses. The raise provides between $2,000 and $3,500

Crouse Health opens new center for addiction-treatment services
The New York State Department of Health and Empire State Development Corporation awarded Crouse Health $17 million to purchase the land and pay for the

State launches $1 million program focused on getting local workforce involved in I-81 project
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday announced the launch of “Workforce Forward: Syracuse,” a $1 million initiative spearheaded by the New York State

SUNY, NYSDOL launch campaign to attract companies to apprenticeship program to help state reopen
ORISKANY, N.Y. — SUNY Chancellor Jim Malatras on Wednesday launched a campaign urging New York employers to sign up for apprenticeship programs at SUNY. By

Hamilton College Town-Gown Fund awards $157K in grants
CLINTON, N.Y. — The Hamilton College Town-Gown Fund recently distributed a “record” $157,000 in grants to 14 nonprofit and public-safety organizations serving the town of

Maxwell School’s Abbott reappointed to NYSERDA board of directors
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Sherburne (Shere) Abbott, an environmental expert at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, has recently been reappointed to the NYSERDA board of directors, the organization announced. She has served on the NYSERDA board since 2014. Abbott is professor of sustainability science and policy and director of environment, sustainability, and

New York manufacturing index declines in June
Still indicates growth in the sector The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index fell nearly seven points in June to 17.4, as new orders and shipments both declined. The index, a monthly gauge of New York’s manufacturing sector, had also dipped two points in May to 24.3. The June reading — based on

Syracuse University has renamed University College as SU College of Professional Studies
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — University College at Syracuse University is now operating as the Syracuse University College of Professional Studies. The SU board of trustees approved

Crews complete flood-resistance project at Wright’s Landing Marina in Oswego
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Crews have finished construction at Wright’s Landing Marina in the City of Oswego. The $3.1 million project is part of Cuomo’s Lake
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