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UTICA, N.Y. — Utica College (UC) will use a multi-year donation of $2.8 million to establish the Institute for the Study of Integrative Healthcare (ISIH).

WellNow Urgent Care to hire 75 people for Syracuse-area locations
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — WellNow Urgent Care on Tuesday announced it plans to hire 75 people for openings in its Syracuse–area offices. It’s part of an

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The plant superintendent of the Greater Binghamton Health Center (GBHC) “wasted” $121,000 in taxpayer funds by “grossly overpaying” for materials for a

Bar, voting site are on Oneida County list of possible virus exposures
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County officials reported Monday that the public may have been recently exposed to the coronavirus at the Black River Ale House

SUNY Cortland won’t resume in-person classes this semester, campus will remain open
CORTLAND, N.Y. — SUNY Cortland announced it will not resume in-person classes this semester and will continue conducting courses online amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Cree Mohawk Valley Fab site near Utica on track to begin production in 2022
MARCY, N.Y. — Construction remains on schedule for Cree Inc.’s Mohawk Valley Fab at the Marcy Nanocenter on the SUNY Polytechnic Institute campus near Utica.

Oneida County appoints Thompson as new mental-health commissioner
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente, Jr. announced Thursday that he has appointed Ashlee Thompson as the county’s new commissioner of mental

Broome Tioga talent task force says pandemic will affect workforce development going forward
DICKINSON, N.Y. — Participants in the Broome Tioga talent task force say that the COVID-19 pandemic is having a lasting impact on workforce development in

Pawsitivitea CNY opens at CNY Regional Market in Syracuse
SYRACUSE — Central New Yorkers have a new spot to grab a coffee, a snack, and relax with a few furry, feline friends. Pawsitivitea CNY has opened in a 1,200-square-foot space at the CNY Regional Market at 2100 Park St., according to JF Real Estate, which helped arrange the transaction. Matt Funiciello and Alec Sessa
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SYRACUSE — Central New Yorkers have a new spot to grab a coffee, a snack, and relax with a few furry, feline friends.
Pawsitivitea CNY has opened in a 1,200-square-foot space at the CNY Regional Market at 2100 Park St., according to JF Real Estate, which helped arrange the transaction. Matt Funiciello and Alec Sessa were the agents.
The concept for the business is simple: coffee and tea, baked goods, and cats. Owner Alisha Reynolds said this is the first of two cat cafés planned for the Syracuse area.
The dining room and cat-lounge area will be separate. The café will serve as a satellite location for the CNY SPCA and Reynolds said she is also working with the CNY Cat Coalition and other organizations to provide the cats for the café. All the cats, about a dozen or so at a time, will be available for adoption.
Along with the regular café hours, Pawsitivitea CNY will host paint nights, movie nights, cat yoga, and other special events.
New York state’s organic-farm sales grew nearly 40 percent in last three years
Certified-organic farms in New York state sold a total of $298 million in organic products in 2019, up 38 percent from $216 million in 2016, according to a new report from the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). The Empire State had 1,321 certified organic farms last year. Nationally, 16,585 certified-organic farms sold a total
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Certified-organic farms in New York state sold a total of $298 million in organic products in 2019, up 38 percent from $216 million in 2016, according to a new report from the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). The Empire State had 1,321 certified organic farms last year.
Nationally, 16,585 certified-organic farms sold a total of $9.9 billion in organic products in 2019, up 31 percent from $7.6 billion in 2016, per the NASS report issued on Oct. 22. New York ranked in the top 10 in organic-product sales.
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