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UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) has issued a request for proposal (RFP) to architects, engineers and construction managers for the design and
Upstate’s Laraque-Arena says College of Nursing move into new building is part of school’s “vision”
SYRACUSE — Upstate Medical University’s newest structure, Academic Building, is “not just a building,” said Dr. Danielle Laraque-Arena, president of Upstate Medical University, who spoke
Le Moyne’s Madden School announces third center of excellence
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Madden School of Business at Le Moyne College will name its third and final “center of excellence” the Hetterich Center for
Young & Franklin’s $260M sale to Ohio firm to close in Q4
SALINA — An Ohio company will be the new owner of Young & Franklin Inc. (YF) and its subsidiaries, including Tactair Fluid Controls Inc., before the end of the year. Cleveland, Ohio–based TransDigm Group Inc. (NYSE: TDG) on Sept. 6 announced that it’s acquiring the companies for $260 million. The acquisition price includes about $73
State Department of Labor offers more training funding for Climax Manufacturing workers
LOWVILLE — The New York State Department of Labor has announced that up to $125,000 of discretionary employment and training funding has been awarded to the Jefferson-Lewis Local Workforce Development Board. This award will further assist workers affected by this spring’s plant shutdown at Climax Manufacturing Co. in Lowville, according to a Department of Labor
New York manufacturing activity remains in decline in September
Despite a small measure of improvement, declines in new orders, shipments, unfilled orders, and inventories dragged down New York’s manufacturing activity in September. The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index inched up 2 points but remained below zero at -2.0 in September. The results of the September survey indicate that business activity “edged lower”
14 Ways to Sabotage Your Sales Career
A Sales manager scratches his head and says, “Right from the start, I was so sure Carl would be a top performer. I would have put money on it. But before I knew it, he crashed and burned.” It’s an old story, one that often ends with the same words, “I wasn’t cut out for
Unionized nurses ratify new contracts with St. Elizabeth, Samaritan Medical Centers
Nurses at St. Elizabeth Medical Center (SEMC) in Utica and Samaritan Medical Center (SMC) in Watertown voted to ratify new contracts ahead of the Labor Day holiday weekend. Nurses at SMC on Aug. 31 ratified a new five-year deal, the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) said in a news release issued that day. Later
AARP urges New York State to create retirement plan for private-sector workers who lack them
AARP New York is urging New York State to “take advantage” of a new federal rule allowing states to create automatic enrollment, retirement-savings plans for employees who work at businesses that don’t currently offer a retirement plan. AARP on Aug. 25 praised the finalization of a U.S. Department of Labor rule that confirms states can
EBRI study: low-income workers in high-deductible health plans avoid some care
Low-income workers who switch to high-deductible health plans with health savings-accounts (HSAs) are more likely than their higher-paid colleagues to avoid certain types of health care. That’s according to new research that the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) recently released. Based in Washington, D.C., EBRI describes itself as a “private, nonpartisan, nonprofit research institute that
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