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Upstate Medical University to provide GEO pay raises for nurses
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate Medical University says it will offer pay increases to registered nurses (RNs) and, “for the first time,” to licensed practical nurses

People news: Finger Lakes Health names Healy employee health manager
GENEVA, N.Y. — Finger Lakes Health has appointed Tammy Healy as its new employee health manager. Healy has more than 35 years of nursing experience
New York milk producer prices continued to rise in latest month
Milk prices at the producer level continued to increase in New York state in the latest month for which data is available. New York dairy farms in February were paid an average of $25.40 per hundredweight of milk, up 70 cents, or nearly 3 percent, from $24.70 in January. Milk prices received were up $8,
New York egg production dips slightly in March
New York farms produced 149 million eggs in March, down 0.6 percent from 149.9 million eggs in the year-prior period, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) recently reported. The number of layers in the Empire State averaged 5.71 million in March, a drop of 1.8 percent from 5.82 million in the same month in

MD/MBA degree now offered through Upstate-Syracuse pact
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Himani Akula, an MD/MBA pilot student, is completing her undergraduate degree at the University at Albany, majoring in human biology with minors in psychology, anthropology, and biology. “The plan was always medical school,” Akula said. “In exploring my options, I talked to a lot of physicians and others in the health-care field,

Generations Bank appoints Parish VP, corporate secretary
SENECA FALLS, N.Y. — Generations Bank announced it has promoted Lori Parish to VP – corporate secretary. In her position, Parish holds several administrative roles

SBA upstate New York office seeks entrepreneurs for T.H.R.I.V.E. executive level business training
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The upstate New York district office of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced it is recruiting for T.H.R.I.V.E. business training. T.H.R.I.V.E.

Rome hospital receives grant for COVID costs
ROME, N.Y. — Rome Memorial Hospital received a $1.03 million grant through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to reimburse the hospital for expenses incurred

Tioga County Land Bank demolishes blighted properties
OWEGO, N.Y. — The Tioga County Property Development Corporation (Tioga County Land Bank) has begun the process of demolishing eight residential structures and two sheds

Wolfspeed formally opens silicon-carbide fabrication facility in Marcy
MARCY, N.Y. — Officials on Monday cut the ribbon on the grand opening of the Wolfspeed 200mm silicon-carbide fabrication facility at the Marcy Nanocenter, located
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