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Primary Urgent Care accepting, treating patients in Utica
UTICA — Utica’s newest walk-in health-care clinic has been accepting and treating patients since early July.Primary Urgent Care on July 5 formally launched operations at 1908 Genesee St. in Utica. The space was previously home to Mohawk Valley Health System’s Genesee Urgent Care and Independent Urgent Care, says Jeremy Enck, CEO of Primary Urgent Care. […]

Operation Oswego County presents award to Beacon Hotel owners for entrepreneurial activities
OSWEGO — Operation Oswego County (OOC), at its annual meeting in June, presented its 2016 Dee Heckethorn Entrepreneur Award to Atom and Falecia Avery in recognition and appreciation of “exceptional entrepreneurial spirit, creativity, and dedication to fostering economic, community and tourism growth in Oswego County through diverse real-estate development activities.” The couple was honored for

Dick’s Sporting Goods to invest $100M in Southern Tier distribution center, creating 466 jobs
CONKLIN — Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc. (NYSE: DKS) plans to invest $100 million to build a regional distribution facility at the Broome County Corporate Park in the town of Conklin. The investment will create 466 full-time jobs over the next five years in the Southern Tier, the office of Gov. Andrew Cuomo said in a
23 Ways To Improve Your Sales Performance
Too many salespeople either fail completely or never really succeed because they think that selling is about them. It isn’t. It’s about the customers — and customers only. Here are 23 ways to improve your sales performance by getting better focused on customers. 1. Look for demons and dreamsIn other words, be alert to customers’

Wildhack shares his goals, thoughts on new AD position
SYRACUSE — When new Syracuse University athletics director (AD) John Wildhack begins his new duties in mid-August, he wants to start by getting to know his staff. “I think that’s really, really important in establishing a personal connection with everybody in the athletic department,” said Wildhack. He was answering questions from reporters during his introductory

Binghamton University to use federal grant to train nurses for work in rural areas
VESTAL, N.Y. — Binghamton University’s Decker School of Nursing will use a federal grant of $350,000 to “fully fund” the training of nurses for work

Oneonta wins Mohawk Valley’s $10M prize in state’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative
ONEONTA, N.Y. — Oneonta is the Mohawk Valley’s winner in New York’s $100 million Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI), according to a news release that the

People news: Security Mutual elects new director
BINGHAMTON, N.Y — Security Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York announced it has elected Carol Baldwin Moody to its board of directors. Moody is

SBA lending in upstate New York rises 16 percent in FY 2016 compared to a year ago
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has approved 741 loans in 34 counties across upstate New York during the first nine months

TJM Properties names Gallagher general manager of Crowne Plaza Syracuse
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — TJM Properties has appointed Tiffany Gallagher as general manager of the Crowne Plaza Syracuse hotel. The Crowne Plaza is the cylindrical hotel
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