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UHS earns stroke center certification
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — United Health Services, Inc. (UHS) recently announced it has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for Comprehensive Stroke Center Certification,

Hospice & Palliative Care receives Cabrini Foundation grant
NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — Hospice & Palliative Care, Inc. (HPC) has received a Mother Cabrini Health Foundation grant to fund a new registered nurse education

BAE Systems wins Air Force contract modification
ENDICOTT — BAE Systems Controls Inc., of Endicott, has recently been awarded a firm-fixed-price contract modification to a previously awarded U.S. Air Force contract. The pact is for the repair of the KC-135 fuel-management panel and integrated fuel-management computer, according to a March 14 contract announcement from the U.S. Department of Defense. The modification brings

CSP Management relocates to new Ithaca office
ITHACA — Property-management, construction, and repair firm CSP Management relocated to an upgraded office at 421 N. Aurora St., Ithaca, in February to help the business evolve with the needs of its clients and the community. Located in the Fall Creek neighborhood, the new office houses CSP Management’s shop, materials storage, and office operations, which

Bond elects employee benefits, compensation attorney as member
SYRACUSE — Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC, a Syracuse–based law firm, recently announced that 11 of its attorneys have been elected members (partners) of the firm, effective at the start of this year. One of those new members is Daniel J. Nugent, in the firm’s Syracuse office, who counsels his public and private-sector clients on

Pinnacle Employee Services adds employer solutions specialist
DeWITT — Pinnacle Employee Services recently announced the addition of Jeffrey Lyman to its team as employer solutions specialist. In this position, he will be supporting employers’ human-resources strategy by assisting them in the areas of payroll, benefits, and compliance. Lyman comes from a long history of local Central New York small business. Starting his
Oneida County hotels post strong month of business in February
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County hotels registered significant increases in three key benchmarks of business performance in February. The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) climbed 7.3 percent to 51.2 percent in the second month of 2025 compared to the year-prior month, according to a report from STR, a Tennessee–based hotel-market

Coughlin & Gerhart names new partner
BINGHAMTON — Coughlin & Gerhart, LLP recently announced Nathan Kopp as a partner at the law firm with a practice focused on trusts, wills and estate planning, business representation and commercial transactions, and real estate. Kopp joined the firm after practicing for many years in Chicago and Salt Lake City. He became partner at Coughlin

Syracuse Athletics embarks on a $50M fundraising campaign
SYRACUSE — Syracuse University (SU) Athletics says it wants to raise $50 million over the next three years, funding that is aimed at “leveling up its success — on and off the playing fields — and across all its 20 NCAA Division 1 programs.” SU on Feb. 20 launched the effort called Champion ‘CUSE: The

Oneida County Tourism leader discusses future plans
UTICA, N.Y. — With almost two years under her belt at the helm of Oneida County Tourism (OTC), Sarah Foster Calero is using the lessons she has learned to outline future plans for the organization. Foster Calero took the leadership role at OCT in June 2023, succeeding the former president of 14 years Kelly Blazosky,
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