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New York Biotechnology Association changes name
The New York Biotechnology Association (NYBA) on Tuesday announced it has changed to its name to NewYorkBIO to recognize its growth over more than two
Cayuga Tourism Board elects directors
FLEMING — The Cayuga County Convention and Visitors Bureau elected directors for 2013-2015 terms at its annual meeting held in Fleming on Tuesday. The new
OCC and CCC forge agreement on medical-records degree
AUBURN — Cayuga Community College (CCC) and Onondaga Community College (OCC) today announced an agreement that allows CCC students to earn an associate degree in
HealtheConnections completes transition to new information-exchange platform
SYRACUSE — HealtheConnections, the regional health-information organization (RHIO) supporting 1.4 million people in Central New York, on Monday announced that the transition of all regional
New York dairy farmers get higher prices for milk in May
Dairy farmers in the Empire State received an average of $20.60 per hundredweight of milk sold during May, up 10 cents from April and $3.30
Sovena captures U.S. olive-oil lead
ROME — Our Neolithic ancestors enjoyed olives 10,000 years ago. After the deluge, a dove returned to Noah’s ark with an olive branch, a symbol of life. The Israelites, during their 40-year sojourn in the desert, used pure olive oil in the mishkan (portable-tabernacle) service and later both in the Temple service and in anointing
Le Moyne kicks off work on Madden School of Business building
DeWITT — Construction has started at Le Moyne College to renovate the school’s Mitchell Hall to house the Madden School of Business. The school held a short ceremony May 23 to mark the beginning of the construction period. The first phase, which began on May 20, includes the renovation of Mitchell Hall’s first floor and
Upstate provides EMS training for Cayuga County providers
SYRACUSE — Upstate University Hospital on May 22 offered free training to emergency-medical service (EMS) providers in Cayuga County in what the hospital called “one of the largest EMS training efforts undertaken by the hospital outside of Onondaga County. Upstate has a regional mission to serve the entire Central New York region, Dr. Derek Cooney,
Developer begins work on remediation of former Camillus Cutlery site
CAMILLUS — Sweet Spot Development of Skaneateles on May 20 announced the awarding of more than $5 million in construction contracts for the Camillus Mills project to Parsons-McKenna Construction Co. of Salina. Sweet Spot plans to develop the former Camillus Cutlery building at 52-54 Genesee St. in the village of Camillus into a mixed-use facility,
Giotto Enterprises continues to expand
ORISKANY — Frank Giotto is an irrepressible entrepreneur. “I expect to close on a new 7,000-[square-] foot building [soon],” says Frank Giotto, 64, the founder of Giotto Enterprises. Headquarters is located at 161 Clear Road in Oriskany. “I’m considering two new markets. The first is in metal-bending … I’m projecting manufacturing 5,000 communication cabinets
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