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Rome Memorial Hospital hosts health-care academy for area students
ROME, N.Y. — More than 20 students from eight schools participated in Rome Memorial Hospital’s (RMH) recent three-day, health-care academy (HCA), learning about various careers

MVCC president signs entrepreneurship pledge during SUNY Chancellor visit
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) President Randall VanWagoner has signed a pledge to increase MVCC’s focus on entrepreneurship. He signed the National

ICS adds employees, customers in J.B. Kane acquisition
DeWITT — ICS has added seven employees and more than 100 customers in its recent acquisition of J.B. Kane, a Liverpool information-technology (IT) firm. The acquisition closed June 1, says Kevin Blake, ICS president and CEO, declining to provide any financial terms of the acquisition. ICS is an IT support firm with offices in DeWitt,
Cortland County CVB appoints Lawton
CORTLAND — The Cortland County Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) announced that it has recently hired Meghan Lawton as its new executive director. The organization is the “official” tourism-promotion agency for Cortland County and operates at 37 Church St. in Cortland. Lawton is a 2003 graduate of Homer High School and a 2007 graduate of
Chapin Court Apartments in Binghamton sold for $550,000
BINGHAMTON — The Chapin Court Apartments, a 20-unit apartment complex in Binghamton, was recently sold. Chapin Street, LLC purchased the complex, located at 162-164 Chapin St., from Chapin Street, LLC for $550,000, according to a release from Hemisphere Holdings Corp. Richard L. Will, president of the Syracuse–based real-estate firm, brokered the transaction. Hemisphere says the

New York City health system acquires Mohawk Valley Health Center in Ilion
ILION, N.Y. — A New York City–based health-care organization has acquired the Mohawk Valley Health Center, a 120-bed skilled nursing facility in Ilion in Herkimer
Upstate Medical University partners with Apple to help iPhone users access health information on app
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate Medical University says patients who are iPhone users can get access to their health information through Apple’s Health app. The app

People news: Cumulus promotes two at 93Q
Rick Roberts — the popular 3-7 p.m. afternoon drive-time, on-air personality at 93Q, who has also been the station’s music director for 12 years —
BIGNAME Commerce to launch operations in former Carrier building in DeWitt
DeWITT, N.Y. — Empire State Development (ESD) on Thursday announced that BIGNAME Commerce, LLC will move its printing and ecommerce business from Long Island to
Broome County to sell county-owned former Phillips Foundry building
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Broome County plans to sell the former Phillips Foundry building and adjacent lots to LCP Group Inc. of Vestal for $5,000. LCP
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