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Le Moyne president-elect LeMura discusses high tuition costs
SYRACUSE — The president-elect of Le Moyne College is “deeply concerned” about the “escalating” cost of higher education. Linda LeMura recognizes that if colleges and universities continue raising tuition, they’re “closing out” the students they desire to serve. “So we’ll see great efforts on my part and on the part of other leaders of higher-education […]

Five Star Urgent Care continues expansion with Camillus office
CAMILLUS — Five Star Urgent Care’s expansion push continues with its latest office addition in the town of Camillus. On March 28, the provider of
Lewis County General Hospital works toward affiliation with St. Joseph’s
LOWVILLE — Lewis County General Hospital (LCGH) in Lowville on March 20 announced plans to affiliate with St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center in Syracuse. The LCGH board of managers on March 20 voted to authorize the hospital to enter “exclusive” negotiations to develop a “beneficial collaborative arrangement between both facilities,” LCGH said in a news
Report identifies CNY’s healthiest and unhealthiest counties
Tompkins County and Chemung County are the healthiest and unhealthiest counties, respectively, in Central New York, according to a recent national report. Tompkins County is also one of the healthiest counties statewide, ranking second out of the 62 New York counties, according to the fifth edition of “County Health Rankings.” It’s a report compiled by
Welcome to the second edition of The Business Journal News Network’s Manufacturing Directory. The directory provides readers with key information and data on Central New York manufacturing companies. Inside this publication, you will find information on manufacturers from across the 16-county region, including number of employees, products manufactured locally, markets served, certifications, key management, and
Federal government budget deficit falls to $37 billion in March
The federal government ran a $37 billion budget deficit in March, down from $107 billion in the year-ago month, the U.S. Treasury Department reported Thursday.

CNY Central GM Geiger to leave for job in Hartford
SYRACUSE — Chris Geiger, the president and general manager of the Syracuse television stations branded as CNY Central, is leaving the company to take a

“Botched” state-tax processing cost N.Y. more than $6 million in overtime, DiNapoli says
The New York State Department of Taxation and Finance amassed more than $6 million in overtime costs last year following “systematic” problems with a contractor’s
U.S. jobless claims tumble to lowest level in almost 7 years
The U.S. Labor Department reported today that the number of people filing new unemployment-benefit claims nationwide plummeted to 300,000 for the week ending April 5,

Greek Peak announces PeakFest music festival
VIRGIL — Greek Peak Mountain Resort on Wednesday announced it will host its inaugural “PeakFest” music festival on July 18 and 19. The festival will
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