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Liberty Resources formally reopens renovated health-care center and pharmacy
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Liberty Resources Inc. and Genoa Healthcare on Friday held a formal reopening event for the newly renovated and expanded Family Healthcare Center
Ithaca-Cortland football game at MetLife Stadium on Nov. 16 to set Division III attendance record
ITHACA, N.Y. — This season’s battle for the Cortaca Jug at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey will set a new all-time record for
Lockheed Martin Owego awarded nearly $19 million Air Force contract
OWEGO — Lockheed Martin Corp.’s (NYSE: LMT) Owego plant has been awarded a more than $18.9 million letter contract for circuit-card assemblies for the U.S. Air Force. This is a 70-month contract with no option periods, according to a Sept. 30 contract announcement from the U.S. Department of Defense. The work will be done in
Cree to build $1B semiconductor plant in Marcy, with state help
MARCY — A North Carolina company expects to create more than 600 full-time, “highly-skilled” technician and engineering positions at the Marcy Nanocenter on the SUNY Polytechnic Institute campus near Utica. Cree, Inc. (NASDAQ: CREE) on Sept. 23 announced plans to spend $1 billion to build the “world’s largest silicon carbide fabrication facility” in Marcy. Cree
Lockheed Martin’s Salina plant wins largest-ever contract
SALINA — Lockheed Martin Corp.’s (NYSE: LMT) manufacturing plant in the town of Salina has secured a U.S. Army radar contract that could be worth up to $3 billion, which would make it the facility’s largest-ever contract. Lockheed will initially receive $281 million to develop and produce the Sentinel A4 radar system at the plant located
New York manufacturing index slips in September
The Empire State Manufacturing survey general business-conditions index fell nearly three points to 2.0 in September, still indicating moderate expansion in the sector’s activity. This followed increases in the index in both August and July as it rebounded from a record decline in June. The September reading, based on firms responding to the survey, indicates
Most CNY unemployment rates rose in August
But most CNY regions gained jobs in last year Unemployment rates in the Syracuse, Utica–Rome, Watertown–Fort Drum, Binghamton, and Ithaca regions rose in August compared to a year ago. At the same time, the jobless rate in the Elmira area was unchanged in the last 12 months. The figures are
Cayuga Medical Center offers robotic surgery with da Vinci Xi system
ITHACA — Cayuga Medical Center (CMC) management says the da Vinci Xi robotic surgical system — which is “designed to enhance surgeon capabilities and advance minimally invasive procedures” — is now available at the hospital. The da Vinci Xi was developed by Sunnyvale, California–based Intuitive, a company that’s described as the “pioneer” of robotic-assisted surgery,
Carthage Area Hospital CEO Duvall will add CEO role at Claxton-Hepburn in Ogdensburg
CARTHAGE — The CEO of Carthage Area Hospital is set to add to his executive responsibilities by assuming a similar role at another hospital in the region. Richard (Rich) Duvall, CEO of Carthage Area Hospital, will also become the next CEO of Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center in Ogdensburg, effective mid-October. Duvall will replace Claxton-Hepburn’s interim CEO,
Viewpoint: The Doctor is Out. Are Immigration Laws to Blame?
The United States health-care system is struggling with an acute shortage of doctors. What does that have to do with immigration? The short answer is: Quite a lot. The longer answer leads us to an inescapable conclusion: Our policies at the U.S. border are failing us. They are putting obstacles in the way of bring highly
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