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St. Joseph’s Health acquires New York Heart Center
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — St. Joseph’s Health on Thursday announced it has reached an agreement to acquire the New York Heart Center (NYHC), a Syracuse–based cardiology

Human Technologies appoints Smith VP of business development
UTICA, N.Y. — Human Technologies announced it has appointed Don Smith as VP of business development. His primary focus will be developing new equipment, uniform,

Tim Tebow to begin baseball season with Binghamton AA team
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Former Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow will begin the baseball season with the Binghamton Rumble Ponies, the Double-A affiliate of the New


Completed solar arrays expected to supply half of Hobart and William Smith Colleges’ electricity
GENEVA, N.Y. — Hobart and William Smith Colleges and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) have announced the completion of a

Norwich teacher charged with stealing more than $7,000 from booster club
NORWICH, N.Y. — Norwich police have charged a woman with stealing more than $7,000 from the Norwich Purple Tornado Community Team, a group that raises
Barclay Damon: Federal appeals court rules in favor of DeWitt firm in infringement case
DeWITT, N.Y. — A federal appeals court has ruled in favor of a DeWitt business in a $61 million patent-infringement case over coaxial-cable connector technology.

ACHIEVE names Howard interim CEO, following Thorn’s departure
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Amy Howard has been named interim CEO at ACHIEVE, the chapter of The ARC New York that serves Broome, Chenango, and Tioga

People news: LaGatta joins SUNY Poly as assistant VP for development
UTICA, N.Y. — Andrea LaGatta has joined SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) as assistant VP for development, the university announced. In this role, she will

CNY Labor Council elects DeRiso as president
UTICA, N.Y. — The Central New York (CNY) Labor Council announced it recently elected its first female president in more than 150 years, Samantha DeRiso.
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