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MedTech selects Thurlow as new executive director
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — MedTech Association has appointed Winthrop (Win) Thurlow as the organization’s new executive director. MedTech is nonprofit trade association representing New York’s bioscience

St. Joseph’s Health adds operating room, opens second electrophysiology lab
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — St. Joseph’s Health has added a new operating room and opened a new electrophysiology (EP) lab. Operating room The new operating room

MVHS deploys da Vinci Si surgical system
UTICA, N.Y. — The Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) has started using the da Vinci Si surgical system. MVHS surgeons are currently using the system

Area high-school girls participate in summer camp focused on STEM fields
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Le Moyne College this week hosted about 30 high-school girls from 11 districts for a week-long summer camp focusing on science and

Syracuse Arts & Crafts Festival gets underway in downtown Syracuse
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The AmeriCU Syracuse Arts & Crafts Festival kicked off Friday morning at Columbus Circle in downtown Syracuse. Within the first hour, dozens

HMI Metal Powders scrambles to meet demand
CLAYVILLE — Before the Revolutionary War, the village connecting Fort Schuyler (present-day Utica) and the Cherry Valley was known as Paris Furnace — named after

Hamilton College appoints Dennison as VP for advancement
CLINTON — Lori Rava Dennison, a 1987 Hamilton College graduate with three decades of experience in fundraising, volunteer management, and donor relations at her alma mater, has been named Hamilton’s VP for advancement following a national search. She served most recently as Hamilton’s interim VP for communications and development, the college said in a news
Arc of Seneca Cayuga receives $4,300 grant for computer-assisted art labs
AUBURN — Arc of Seneca Cayuga announced it has recently received a grant of $4,300 from the Cayuga Community Fund. Money from the Community Fund helps programs in education, health, social services, the arts, civic, and environmental concerns, as well as the preservation of historic resources in Cayuga County. The grant will be used for

Christine’s Cookie Shoppe settles into new home, eyes growth
UTICA — Christine Meeker says she’s a dreamer, but even she wasn’t dreaming this big. The sole owner of Christine’s Cookie Shoppe, LLC moved the growing specialty cookie business this spring into a 2,000-square-foot space on the first floor of 171 Genesee St. in downtown Utica. The building is home to @171 Events, which holds

Syracuse Chiefs say Salt Potatoes merchandise sales have “broken” records
SYRACUSE — The Syracuse Chiefs say sales of their Salt Potatoes merchandise have “broken” the team’s merchandise sale records. The Chiefs made that pronouncement June 29, five days after announcing that the club would become the Syracuse Salt Potatoes for one game against the Rochester Red Wings on Aug. 5 for the team’s “What If”
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