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Turning Stone to host hiring expo on Aug. 22
VERONA, N.Y. — The Oneida Indian Nation will hold a hiring expo on Aug. 22 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Turning Stone

People news: Finger Lakes Health names director of diagnostics
GENEVA, N.Y. — Finger Lakes Health announced it has appointed Ronald Woodard as its new director of diagnostics, effective July 10. He is responsible for

Oneida Indian Nation announces major Turning Stone project and rebranding initiative
VERONA, N.Y. — Big changes are on the way for the Oneida Indian Nation’s business enterprises including a new hotel and event spaces at Turning

Guthrie Cortland Medical Center, TC3 expanding program to combat nursing shortage
CORTLAND, N.Y. — Guthrie Cortland Medical Center (GCMC) and Tompkins Cortland Community College (TC3) in Dryden are expanding a program to educate more nurses. In

ICS is changing its name to TechMD
ENDICOTT, N.Y. — ICS — a technology management, and cybersecurity company headquartered in Endicott — announced it will consolidate its regional managed-technology brands into one

Mohawk Valley EDGE accepting proposals for St. Luke’s campus reuse
NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley EDGE has opened a request for proposals (RFP) for the repurposing of the St. Luke’s campus once Mohawk Valley

MVHS residency program graduates 11 doctors, with five of them staying in the area to work
UTICA, N.Y. — Eleven doctors graduated on June 30 from the St. Elizabeth Family Medicine Residency Program, bringing the total number of family physicians completing the three-year, post-doctoral training program to 327. The program is an affiliate of Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS). Program participants trained and provided care at the St. Elizabeth campus of
New York corn planted area jumps 10 percent in 2023
New York farms planted corn for all purposes on an estimated 1.13 million acres this year, up 10 percent from the 2022 planted area of 1.03 million acres, according to the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) New York field office. The 2023 total is the highest in a decade. Empire State growers expect to

Daughter for Hire seeks to start franchising
CLINTON, N.Y. — Since it launched more than a decade ago, the companion-care business Daughter for Hire has moved into a local office in Clinton, opened an Albany–area location in Latham, and is now looking ahead to franchising its services. “I am loving what we do,” says Kathleen Rutishauser, who started the business in 2012.

Agri-Mark’s North Country expansion cements long-term presence
CHATEAUGAY, N.Y. — The North Country facility that produces Cabot and McCadam cheese products has helped set itself up for the future with a nearly $30 million expansion and modernization project in Chateaugay in Franklin County. David Lynn, CEO of Agri-Mark, called it a “special day” for the company, the plant and its employees, and
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