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Lockheed Martin to donate facilities, aircraft in COVID-19 response plan
BETHESDA, Maryland — Lockheed Martin Corp. on Friday announced it will donate the use of its facilities for crisis-related activities, including critical medical-supply storage, distribution,

SBA Syracuse District director offers tips to small businesses on agency’s disaster loans
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Bernard J. Paprocki, director of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Syracuse District Office, says the volume of calls and web traffic

MVHS submits its COVID-19 surge plan, suspends some services
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) has submitted its required surge plan for expanded hospital capacity to the state, while suspending some services

Oneida Nation gives employees 2 weeks of coronavirus-related paid time off
VERONA — Oneida Indian Nation is giving its full-time employees an additional two weeks of coronavirus-related paid time off (PTO). The Oneida Nation says it’s providing the “multi-million dollar” investment to help employees and their families “defray the economic impact caused by the coronavirus pandemic,” per a March 15 news release. Each full-time employee “immediately”

Children’s Home of Jefferson County announces it is hiring
WATERTOWN — The Children’s Home of Jefferson County (CHJC) has a message for those who may be newly out of work or underemployed due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis: It is hiring. “During this tumultuous time, as we come together to deal with … COVID-19, CHJC remains keenly aware of our inherent responsibility to serve

Community fund launched for Mohawk Valley nonprofit coronavirus relief
UTICA, N.Y. — Two Mohawk Valley organizations have created a single, “community-wide” fund to support organizations responding to human-services needs in Herkimer and Oneida counties

Area companies help secure needed supplies in coronavirus emergency
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — CenterState CEO, the region’s primary economic-development organization, says area business have been stepping up with vital donations of needed personal protection equipment

Rome Memorial Hospital submits plan to increase capacity 50 percent
ROME, N.Y. — Rome Memorial Hospital (RMH) on Tuesday submitted to the New York State Department of Health its required “surge” plan to increase its

Community Memorial Hospital in Hamilton opens COVID-19 test site
HAMILTON, N.Y. — Community Memorial Hospital in Hamilton on Tuesday opened a testing site for coronavirus (COVID-19). The hospital did so in coordination with the

State Police arrest woman accused of stealing from Home Depot in Johnson City
JOHNSON CITY, N.Y. — New York State Police in Endwell announced that on Saturday they arrested a woman accused of stealing several items from Home
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