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OCC, CCC, and Upstate Medical University sign nursing program dual-admission agreements
ONONDAGA, N.Y. — Nursing students at Onondaga Community College (OCC) and Cayuga Community College (CCC) have a new, “guaranteed” path to a four-year degree and

WATERTOWN, N.Y. — New York Air Brake (NYAB) in Watertown is now exempt from tariffs on steel and aluminum. That’s according to U.S. Senate Minority

Upstate Medical to use $3M Golisano donation for center for special needs
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate Foundation will use a $3 million donation from Tom Golisano to establish a center for special needs at Upstate Golisano Children’s

Carthage Area Hospital CEO Duvall to also lead Claxton-Hepburn in Ogdensburg
CARTHAGE, N.Y. — Richard (Rich) Duvall, CEO of Carthage Area Hospital, will also become the next CEO of Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center in Ogdensburg, effective mid-October.

Lockheed Martin Owego wins $8.4M contract for radar equipment for Australian Navy
OWEGO, N.Y. — Lockheed Martin Corp.’s (NYSE: LMT) plant in Owego has been awarded an $8.4 million firm-fixed contract for radar data processors and antenna

Syracuse University, Galaxy Media Partners extend broadcast deal through 2024-25
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University Athletics and Syracuse–based Galaxy Media Partners announced they have extended their broadcast agreement through 2024-25. The deal that features all

Ithaca house cleaner charged with grand larceny
ITHACA, N.Y. — The New York State Police announced they recently arrested an Ithaca woman for stealing jewelry worth more than $1,000 from a home

State approves Massena Memorial request to close critical-care unit
MASSENA — Massena Memorial Hospital (MMH) recently announced plans to close its four-bed critical-care unit (CCU) after the New York State Department of Health (DOH) approved its request to do so. The MMH board of directors on Aug. 19 voted to approve a closure plan for the CCU, pending DOH approval. It made the request

Four Broome County small businesses receive $10,000 grants from Town of Union
JOHNSON CITY, N.Y. — Four Broome County businesses have secured small business funding awards of $10,000 each from the Town of Union local development corporation’s
Jefferson County hotel occupancy rate dips over 3 percent in August
WATERTOWN — Hotels in Jefferson County welcomed fewer guests in August than in the year-ago month, according to a new report. The hotel occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county fell 3.5 percent to 71.6 percent in August from 74.2 percent a year earlier, according to STR, a Tennessee–based
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