Stay up-to-date on the companies, people and issues that impact businesses in Syracuse, Central New York and beyond.

MVHS consolidates inpatient pediatrics at Faxton St. Luke’s campus, no staffing impact
UTICA, N.Y. — The Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) is consolidating inpatient pediatric care to its St. Luke’s campus, effective Friday. The St. Luke’s campus

Lockheed Martin says radar built in Salina, Owego passes tracking test
The Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) AN/TPQ-53 counterfire radar recently demonstrated its ability to identify and track unmanned aerial systems and transmit the data to a

MVCC launches small unmanned-aerial systems degree program
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) has added a new degree program focused on small unmanned-aerial systems (sUAS), or drones. The school is

New York CPA group elects two new board members from Mohawk Valley region
The group has elected John Lauchert, a CPA who works in Clinton in Oneida County, to serve as the board’s secretary/treasurer. Lauchert is an outsource

Utica Mayor Robert Palmieri: state report says Utica financial condition greatly improved
UTICA, N.Y. — The City of Utica’s financial-recovery plan has “greatly improved and stabilized the City’s financial condition,” Utica Mayor Robert Palmieri contends, citing a

People news: Powers to join Slocum-Dickson Medical Group
NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — Slocum-Dickson Medical Group PLLC announced that Christopher P. Powers, D.P.M., will be joining its Podiatry Department on Aug. 1. As a

Tompkins Financial begins construction on downtown Ithaca headquarters
ITHACA, N.Y. — Construction has begun on Tompkins Financial Corp.’s (NYSE: TMP) new headquarters building in downtown Ithaca. After it’s finished in early 2018, the

CNY region unemployment rates decline in May compared to a year ago
Unemployment rates in the Syracuse, Binghamton, Utica–Rome, Ithaca, and Watertown–Fort Drum metro areas fell in May, compared to 12 months ago, according to the latest

MVP Health Care appoints new chief medical officer
SCHENECTADY, N.Y. — MVP Health Care has named Dr. Elizabeth Malko as its new chief medical officer. She will succeed Dr. Allen Hinkle on July

Upstate University Hospital to provide Ogdensburg hospital with stroke-treatment services
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate University Hospital has agreed to team up with Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center (CHMC) in Ogdensburg in St. Lawrence County for the treatment
Stay up-to-date on the companies, people and issues that impact businesses in Syracuse, Central New York and beyond.