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St. Joseph’s hires most of its December nursing graduates
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center has hired nearly all of the December graduates from its college of nursing to available nursing positions
CNY unemployment rates dip in November, regional job growth mixed
Unemployment rates in the Syracuse, Binghamton, Utica–Rome, Ithaca, and Watertown–Fort Drum metro areas fell in November, compared to a year ago, according to the latest
Pathfinder Bancorp to pay quarterly dividend of 5 cents
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: PBHC), holding company for Pathfinder Bank, has declared a quarterly cash dividend of 5 cents per share on its
OVIA acquires Banach Insurance Agency
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Oswego Valley Insurance Agencies, LLC (OVIA) has announced the acquisition of Banach Insurance Agency of Pulaski, effective Jan. 1. OVIA didn’t release
Rockin’ Jump franchise to formally open in New Hartford on Tuesday
NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — A franchise business called Rockin’ Jump, which bills itself as the “ultimate trampoline park,” will hold a formal grand opening and ribbon cutting at its new New Hartford location on Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. “I’m excited to bring Rockin’ Jump to the Utica area, and to be able to offer the
Hamilton College’s next president is no stranger to Central New York
CLINTON — A man who once served as a professor and associate dean at Cornell Law School is returning to Central New York to assume the top leadership role at a different school. The Hamilton College board of trustees has named David Wippman as the school’s 20th president. The appointment is effective July
SUNY Cortland gets $800K to educate future STEM teachers
CORTLAND — SUNY Cortland on Oct. 30 announced it will receive nearly $800,000 to assist science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) majors and professionals in becoming K-12 educators in “high-need” school districts. It’s the second phase of funding the school has earned through the National Science Foundation’s Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program. The
Upstate Medical seeks participants in study with U.S. Army to develop dengue-virus vaccine
SYRACUSE — Upstate Medical University’s Center for Global Health & Translational Science is looking for healthy men and women between the ages of 18 and 45 who want to be part of a study to develop a vaccine to combat the dengue (pronounced DENG-ee) virus. The initiative targets a “global public health concern,” Upstate
Le Moyne to rename school after Rochester couple’s $6.5M donation
SYRACUSE — Le Moyne College will rename one of its schools following a $6.5 million donation from a Rochester couple who met while students there. Le Moyne has renamed its School of Graduate and Professional Studies as the John & Kathy Purcell School of Professional Studies. The Purcell donation represents the third-largest gift in
DraftKings, FanDuel fight to stay in business in New York
It’s now a waiting game for daily fantasy sports websites DraftKings and FanDuel to see if they can maintain their operations in New York. They’re in a battle with New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman over whether the games constitute illegal gambling. A New York appellate court judge on Dec. 11 issued an
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