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Flooring Environment leases more than 9,400 square feet of space in Yorkville
YORKVILLE, N.Y. — Flooring Environment, Inc., a provider of environmentally sustainable commercial flooring, recently leased 9,445 square feet of space at 55 Oriskany Blvd. in Yorkville. Jeff D’Amore, of Cushman & Wakefield/Pyramid Brokerage Company, helped arrange the transaction, per a release from the real-estate firm. No lease terms were disclosed. The 51-55 Oriskany Blvd. property […]
Oneida County hotels see 8 percent rise in occupancy in March
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County’s hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) increased 8.1 percent to 52.9 percent in March from the year-ago month. That’s according to a recent report from STR, a Tennessee–based hotel market data and analytics company. Through the first three months of the year, occupancy in the county
BOCES supervisor honored by state school administrators association
HERKIMER, N.Y. — The School Administrators Association of New York State (SAANYS) presented Sarah Trunfio, supervisor of instructional support services and mentoring for Herkimer-Fulton-Hamilton-Otsego BOCES, with the 2022 Leadership and Support Award. The award recognizes outstanding leadership efforts of members whose responsibilities require leadership through support services to educators and students across and between school
Fraser joins St. Joseph’s Health
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — St. Joseph’s Health recently welcomed Dr. Cynthia Fraser, obstetrician and gynecologist, to its St. Joseph’s Health Infant Services unit. Dr. Fraser is a board-certified obstetrician-gynecologist with more than 25 years of clinical experience. Prior to joining St. Joseph’s Health, she was a laborist at Upstate Community Hospital in the town of Onondaga.
MV Chamber Alliance meeting covers downtown revitalization
WHITESBORO, N.Y. — The Chamber Alliance of the Mohawk Valley met on May 3 to celebrate 25 years of the alliance and to hear from one of the region’s newest companies, Wolfspeed, about its plans for employment. Adam Milton, VP of Wolfspeed’s Mohawk Valley Fab silicon-carbide wafer fabrication facility that just opened in Marcy, said
Rome Health gets county funding for maternity department renovations
ROME, N.Y. — Rome Health will receive $3 million from Oneida County to help fund a dedicated Caesarean section (C-section) suite, adjacent to the maternity department on the fourth floor of the hospital. Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente, Jr. announced the funding in his April 6 State of the County address. The hospital will
Binghamton entrepreneur named SBA Upstate Small Business Person of the Year
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Anthony Folk, owner of Chenango Point Cycles in Binghamton, has won the 2022 Small Business Person of the Year Award from the
St. Elizabeth College of Nursing names Panko president
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) has appointed Kimberly A. Panko as the next president of the St. Elizabeth College of Nursing (SECON) in Utica, effective June 6. Panko succeeds Varinya Sheppard, who is retiring on June 1 after a 40-year nursing career that included serving as president of the college and multiple
UHS breaks ground for Wilson Project in Johnson City
JOHNSON CITY, N.Y. — Work is underway to develop the Wilson Project, a new, six-story, “state-of-the-art” clinical tower at UHS Wilson Medical Center, adding more than 183,000 square feet of space to the existing hospital. It represents the first expansion of the Johnson City campus in more than 30 years, UHS said. The UHS Foundation
MVHS, registered nurses agree on new contract
UTICA, N.Y. — Officials from Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) and the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) have reached an agreement on a new three-year contract. NYSNA represents the registered nurses at the St. Elizabeth Campus of MVHS. The nurses completed a ratification vote on April 29, with 96 percent voting in favor of
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