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SBA Syracuse-Upstate district office seeks nominations for 2025 Small Business Week Awards
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse-Upstate New York district office of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is seeking nominations for the 2025 national and district

SUNY Morrisville enrollment rises 11 percent for fall semester
MORRISVILLE, N.Y. — SUNY Morrisville announced it saw an 11 percent increase in total enrollment for the fall 2024 semester. The rise is a combination

CABVI celebrates expanded Syracuse–area clinic
DeWITT, N.Y. — The Central Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired (CABVI) recently celebrated the expansion of its Low Vision Clinic in the Syracuse area as the organization continues to grow in Central New York. “Including Onondaga County, CABVI provided vision services to nearly 22,000 people last year, and we suspect the number will

NORDTECH awarded more than $27 million in federal funding for projects
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D–N.Y.) last week announced more than $27 million in U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) funding for the Northeast Regional

SBA awards FuzeHub $375K to support underserved entrepreneurs in New York
ALBANY — The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has awarded FuzeHub $375,000 in funding to support entrepreneurs in underserved communities. FuzeHub, an Albany–based nonprofit, says it works to help New York State manufacturing and technology companies increase competitiveness and growth. FuzeHub’s funding includes two grants — $322,000 for its Equity in Manufacturing Innovation (EIM) program

New co-working space provides modern facility to tenants
NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — The Network at 600 French is a new professional working space designed to serve as a permanent home for businesses looking for a modern space without the burden of owning and maintaining their own building. The space is the idea of Matt Wilson of MPW Marketing and Bill Matteson of Upstate

Work starts on ED renovation at Guthrie Cortland Medical Center
CORTLAND — Guthrie Cortland Medical Center (GCMC) says work is beginning on what it describes as a “long-awaited,” $7.2 million renovation project at its emergency department (ED). Some internal work has been underway in recent weeks, but the public-facing portion of the 18-month project starts on Sept. 23. The project includes multiple phases. The facility’s

Barclay Damon adds partner to health-care controversies team
SYRACUSE — Barclay Damon recently announced that Christina Verone Juliano, partner, has joined the law firm’s health-care controversies team, based in its Syracuse office. She is also part of the firm’s commercial litigation & complex trials and torts & products-liability defense practice areas. With more than 15 years of experience trying cases in both state
VIEWPOINT: Strategies to help N.Y employers improve employees’ mental health
A recent survey [from the American psychological Association] revealed that 90 percent of Americans believe the U.S. is in the midst of a mental-health crisis, and one-third of Americans reported they found it difficult to access help. In New York state, 15.4 percent adults experience frequent mental distress, according to the 2023 America’s Health Rankings

Rome Health adds practitioner to primary care practice
ROME — Rome Health has recently added family practitioner Michael Parslow, D.O., to its primary care practice, located in the medical center on the main campus of Rome Health. Dr. Parslow is the first of four new primary care providers who will be joining the practice over the next four months, the health system said
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