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Upstate announces winners of 2019 medical device innovation challenge
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate Medical University has announced the six winners of its 2019 medical device innovation challenge (MDIC). Upstate MIND (medical innovation and novel

People news: NBT Bank promotes Wheeler to assistant VP
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — NBT Bank has announced the promotion of multi-site branch manager Maria Wheeler to assistant vice president. Wheeler has more than 33 years

Mohawk Valley woman arrested for credit-card fraud of more than $2,200
HERKIMER, N.Y. — New York State Police in Herkimer have arrested a Whitesboro woman for credit-card fraud. Rochelle M. Bulinski, age 45, was charged with

Syverud to chair Atlantic Coast Conference Council of Presidents
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University President and Chancellor Kent Syverud will chair the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Council of Presidents for the 2019-20 academic year.

Cuomo launches campaign to boost tourism in Lake Ontario region following flooding
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday launched a new campaign seeking to promote tourism in the Lake Ontario region in the wake of

State awards funding for regional health-care projects
Sitrin Health Care Center in New Hartford and Syracuse–based Liberty Resources Inc. are among the regional organizations awarded funding from a state program that seeks

MVHS names senior VP of marketing and strategy
UTICA, N.Y. — The Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) announced it has appointed Patricia Charvat as senior VP of marketing and strategy. Charvat had been
Jefferson County hotel occupancy rate jumps 10 percent in June
WATERTOWN — Hotels in Jefferson County were substantially fuller in June 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 increased 10 percent to 68 percent in June from 61.8 percent a year before, according to STR, a Tennessee–based

Oneida County hotel occupancy rate declines in June
UTICA — Hotels in Oneida County were slightly less full in June than in the year-prior month, according to a recent report. The hotel occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county slipped 1.3 percent to 66.1 percent in June from 67 percent a year ago, according to STR, a

MVP Health Care to administer behavioral-health services
SCHENECTADY — Health insurer MVP Health Care plans to “directly administer” case management, utilization review, claims payment, and network management for all of its New York members that use behavioral-health services. That service will start in early 2020, the Schenectady–based insurer announced July 10. Boston, Massachusetts–based Beacon Health Options has administered behavioral-health services for MVP
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