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SUNY Oswego, Binghamton researchers use SUNY grants for pandemic projects
Teams at SUNY Oswego and Binghamton University will use funding from a SUNY program to develop personal protective equipment (PPE) and “improve effective safety interventions” as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. SUNY awarded a total of 12 teams of SUNY students and faculty across seven campuses up to $10,000 each in seed funding to conduct further […]
Mobile texting app aids Oneida County in COVID contact tracing
UTICA — In an effort to “increase the efficiency of the process,” the Oneida County Health Department is using a mobile texting app that allows it to expand the reach of its work in contact tracing as COVID-19 cases increase in the region. “Community spread continues to be a major concern in Oneida County, and
Riger acquires Vestal firm focused on nonprofit-fundraising clients
BINGHAMTON — Riger Marketing Communications — a downtown Binghamton–based advertising, marketing, and PR firm — recently acquired the assets, including several clients, of Vestal–based Cull Martin & Associates. Riger’s ownership partners Steve Johnson and Jamie Jacobs executed an asset purchase agreement with Jeffrey Cull, CEO and owner of Cull Martin & Associates (CMA) in early
Oneida County’s new director of health begins new duties
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County’s new director of health is settling into his role after Oneida County Executive Anthony Picente, Jr. on Dec. 14 announced he appointed Daniel Gilmore to the position. Before his new appointment, Gilmore was the Oneida County director of environmental health for more than 13 years. He succeeds Phyllis Ellis, who
Seven in 10 Broome County hotel rooms were empty in November
BINGHAMTON — Broome County hotels posted an average occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) of 29.2 percent in November, down 46.1 percent from a year prior, according to STR, a Tennessee–based hotel market data and analytics company. A continued resurgence in COVID-19 in the county and region has hampered the hospitality business.
New statewide cybersecurity program launched to assist defense manufacturers
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Community College’s (MVCC) Advanced Institute for Manufacturing (AIM) and FuzeHub are working together to help New York’s defense manufacturers strengthen
MVCC partners with Briggs & Stratton for welding internships
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) says it partnered with the Sherrill location of Briggs & Stratton Corp. for welding internships. Briggs &
People news: MVHS names director of materials management
UTICA, N.Y. — the Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) announced it has appointed Michael C. Fegley as director of materials management. Fegley previously held positions
Oswego Health begins vaccinating health-care staff
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Oswego Health on Thursday morning started vaccinating its health-care staff against COVID-19. Ashley Sidman, a registered medical-surgical nurse, was the first to
Schuyler Hospital in Montour Falls to offer COVID-19 saliva testing at drive-thru location
MONTOUR FALLS, N.Y. — Schuyler Hospital in Montour Falls and Cayuga Health (CH) officials have announced that they will now offer COVID-19 saliva testing at
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