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Oswego Health promotes chief nursing officer to COO
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Oswego Health has promoted Kathryn (Katie) Pagliaroli to the role of chief operating officer (COO). Pagliaroli currently serves as senior vice president (SVP) and chief nursing officer (CNO). She will retain those titles in her new role, Oswego Health announced. Michael Backus, president and CEO of Oswego Health, served as the organization’s […]

Oneida County announces grant fund to help daycare businesses and startups
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County has launched a Family Daycare Startup Grant Program providing $250,000 to create new home daycare businesses and help existing home

Raymond Corporation, Toyota Material Handling expanding operations into Broome County
KIRKWOOD, N.Y. — The Raymond Corporation, a lift-truck manufacturer in Chenango County, and Toyota Material Handling are growing their operations in the Southern Tier. Raymond

Community Memorial Orthopedics opens office in New Hartford
HAMILTON, N.Y. — Community Memorial Center for Orthopedics has expanded into New Hartford with a new office at 83 Genesee St. in the CNY Brain

NBT to expand into western New York with acquisition of Evans Bancorp
NORWICH, N.Y. — NBT Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ: NBTB), the parent company of NBT Bank, announced it is expanding into western New York with the acquisition of Evans Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE: EVBN). Under the deal, NBT will buy 100 percent of the outstanding shares of Evans in exchange for common shares of NBT in a transaction

Community Foundation fund established in DiMeo’s memory
UTICA, N.Y. — The Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties has announced a new fund, in honor of a longtime economic-development leader, supporting workforce

AmeriCU formally unveils newly renovated Cicero branch office
CICERO, N.Y. — AmeriCU Credit Union unveiled its remodeled Cicero branch with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday, Sept. 9. New interactive teller machines offer new

Guthrie Cortland Medical Center to begin emergency-department renovation project
CORTLAND, N.Y. — Guthrie Cortland Medical Center (GCMC) says it’s beginning a long-awaited, $7.2 million emergency-department (ED) renovation project. Some internal work has been underway for the past two weeks, but the public-facing portion of the 18-month project begins on Sept. 23. The project includes multiple phases. The facility’s ambulance bay will be redesigned with

Port of Oswego signs agreement with International Longshoremen’s Association
OSWEGO, N.Y. — The Port of Oswego has signed a contract with the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) that’s in effect through December 2028. “Signing this

HORSEHEADS, N.Y. — Siemens Mobility says it plans to build a “first-of-its-kind,” high-speed, rail-manufacturing facility in Horseheads, generating about 300 new jobs in the Southern
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