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Schuyler Hospital using new CT suite, adds new CT unit
MONTOUR FALLS, N.Y. — Schuyler Hospital says it is using a new computed tomography (CT) suite that includes the addition of a new CT unit.

Syracuse airport completes ground transportation traffic-flow update
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Regional Airport Authority (SRAA) on Monday said crews have completed a “significant” ground transportation traffic-flow update at Syracuse Hancock International

SUNY campuses receive funding to improve child care
New York has launched an initiative to expand and create child-care centers for students and faculty across State University of New York campuses, particularly in

ICS acquires Massachusetts firm
ENDICOTT, N.Y. — ICS announced it has acquired Unified Networking Solutions of Raynham, Massachusetts, a provider of information-technology (IT) services in the Southeastern Massachusetts market.

ConMed to pay 1st quarter dividend of 20 cents on April 5
ConMed Corp. (NYSE: CNMD), a surgical-device maker started in the Utica area, recently announced that its board of directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of 20 cents a share for the first quarter of the year. The dividend is payable on April 5 to all shareholders of record as of March 15. ConMed manufactures
Five Star Bank parent company increases quarterly dividend by more than 7 percent
WARSAW, N.Y. — Financial Institutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISI), parent of Five Star Bank, recently announced it is boosting its quarterly dividend by 7.4 percent. The banking company will pay a quarterly cash dividend of 29 cents per common share outstanding for the first quarter of this year, up from the 27 cents a share it

Outgoing Clarkson president, wife honored with campus name
POTSDAM, N.Y. — The president of Clarkson University will conclude his tenure at the end of this academic year and the school has added his name to a portion of the Potsdam campus. The school’s board of trustees has named Clarkson University’s hill campus in Potsdam “The Collins Hill Campus” in honor of Tony Collins
Oneida County’s hotel occupancy rises more than 10 percent in January
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County’s hotels continued to attract more guests in January compared to a year prior as the lodging industry keeps snapping back from the pandemic’s deleterious effects on business. The county’s hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) rose 10.5 percent to 39.7 percent in January from the year-ago

Nickels Energy Solutions gears up for busy year
CLAY, N.Y.— Nickels Energy Solutions, LLC started out the new year moving into new office space on Morgan Road and is getting ready for a busy year ahead. After the building the company previously rented office space in at 4575 Buckley Road was sold, Nickels Energy Solutions found new space just around the corner at

Oriskany Creek Basin Intermunicipal Commission launched to tackle flooding
Oneida County recently created the Oriskany Creek Basin Intermunicipal Commission to address long-term management and flood mitigation in the Oriskany Creek watershed. Currently, 13 municipalities within the creek basin have charted the commission. Other municipalities have attended preliminary commission meetings and have expressed interest in becoming members. Municipalities can join at any time by passing a resolution
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