State says New York Forward Loan Fund is still accepting applications

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ALBANY, N.Y. — New York State officials are still accepting applications for the New York Forward Loan Fund for COVID-19-related costs and expenses. Businesses from

Good Shepherd Communities purchases LytBots, installs air-purification systems in battle against COVID-19

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All three of Good Shepherd Communities’ campuses have purchased LytBots and installed new photohydroionization air purification systems, both of which are described as “new, highly

Byrne Dairy to expand DeWitt Ultra Dairy facility in $28M project, create 64 jobs

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DeWITT, N.Y. — Byrne Dairy on Thursday announced a $28 million expansion of its Ultra Dairy facility at 6750 W. Benedict Road in the town

Cuomo says schools can open statewide with COVID-19 infection rate low

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ALBANY, N.Y. — K-12 schools across the state will be allowed to reopen this fall for in-person instruction, following a number of safety protocols, including

SEFCU to offer members digital bank accounts through Google Pay

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ALBANY, N.Y. — SEFCU announced it is working with Google to introduce digital bank accounts, which will be available to its customers through Google Pay.

CNY SHRM wins award from national society for 2019 accomplishments

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SYRACUSE — SHRM (the Society for Human Resource Management) recently awarded CNY SHRM its EXCEL Platinum Award for the local chapter’s accomplishments in 2019. The EXCEL award is given to state councils and local chapters to recognize major accomplishments, strategic activities, and tactical initiatives that elevate the profession of human resources, according to a CNY

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New York egg production rises more than 4 percent in June

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New York farms produced 142.9 million eggs in June, up 4.2 percent from 137.2 million eggs in the year-prior period, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) reported. The number of layers in the Empire State averaged 5.65 million in June, up slightly from nearly 5.63 million layers a year ago. June egg production per

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New York milk production rises slightly in June

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New York dairy farms produced 1.283 billion pounds of milk in June, up 0.3 percent from 1.279 billion pounds in the year-prior month, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) recently reported. Production per cow in the state averaged 2,050 pounds in June, up slightly from 2,040 pounds a year ago. The number of milk

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Oswego Industries to produce medical gowns for Oswego Health

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OSWEGO — Oswego Health announced it has recently entered into a contract with Oswego Industries to have 1,000 medical gowns produced per month through 2020. The health-care provider didn’t release any financial terms of its contract with Oswego Industries. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, personal protective equipment and medical supplies have been in “such high demand,”

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OSWEGO — Oswego Health announced it has recently entered into a contract with Oswego Industries to have 1,000 medical gowns produced per month through 2020.

The health-care provider didn’t release any financial terms of its contract with Oswego Industries.

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, personal protective equipment and medical supplies have been in “such high demand,” that health-care systems were “forced to research new options and vendors,” Oswego Health said.

“When Oswego Industries reached out to us to provide this critically needed medical supply locally, we were very excited,” Ernest Monts, director of materials management at Oswego Health, said in a statement. “Their medical gowns are equal in quality if not better than other suppliers and we’re happy to have a local reliable source.”

“We are proud to continue supporting our community where we are needed most,” said Laurie Davis, executive director of Oswego Industries. “By working with local health-care partners like Oswego Health, Oswego Industries is able to further its mission to maintain vital services in Oswego County and beyond.”

About the organizations

The Oswego Health system includes the 164-bed Oswego Hospital; a 28-bed psychiatric acute-care facility with multiple outpatient behavioral health service locations; The Manor at Seneca Hill, a 120-bed skilled nursing facility; and Springside at Seneca Hill, a retirement community. Oswego Health also has health services centers located throughout Oswego County. More than 1,200 employees work for the Oswego Health system.

The nonprofit Oswego Industries, located at 7 Morrill Place in Fulton, says it has been “dedicated to the provision of services to individuals with disabilities since 1968.” It has a business-services division that provides production for area businesses at a “competitive cost.” Services currently available for contract work include custodial and landscaping, textiles, assembly and packaging, warehousing and fulfillment, document scanning, and quality assurance, its website says.

St. Joseph’s Health offering cord-blood donation program to expectant mothers

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SYRACUSE — St. Joseph’s Health Hospital says it is now giving expectant mothers the chance to voluntarily donate their baby’s umbilical cord blood to the Upstate Cord Blood Bank at Upstate Medical University. The new partnership will potentially increase cord-blood donations that will be available for public use, St. Joseph’s Health said in a release.

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The new partnership will potentially increase cord-blood donations that will be available for public use, St. Joseph’s Health said in a release.

“We are pleased to be able to now offer our cord blood collection services to the parents delivering at St. Joseph’s [Health] Hospital,” Dr. Matthew Elkins, medical director of the Upstate cord blood bank, said. “Through their generous donations of their child’s cord blood, they are helping others in need, either through transplantation or further medical research.”

Cord-blood donation is “completely safe” for mother and baby; labor and delivery “is not affected,” the hospital contended. No blood is taken from a newborn; it is only removed from the umbilical cord after birth. The designation of Upstate’s cord-blood bank as a public blood bank is “important in that there is no cost to donate and donated cord blood is available to anyone who needs it,” St. Joseph’s Health added.

Once donated, the cord blood will be stored in the bank and made available to transplant centers in the United States and throughout the world for patients in need. The cord-blood units will be listed on national and international registries in order to be matched to the patients who need them. Any units collected that are not suitable for transplantation will be made available to researchers, both at Upstate Medical University and around the country.

How it works

Deciding whether to donate cord blood is “best done” during the pregnancy, per the release.

Each obstetrics practice will provide expectant mothers with educational materials about cord-blood donation and the forms required to donate. The expectant parents complete the forms at home and submit them directly to the cord-blood bank. Once reviewed, the bank will notify St. Joseph’s labor and delivery unit, which alerts the provider of the mother’s intention to donate. Once the blood is removed from the umbilical cord, the donation is then packaged and transported to Upstate’s 20,000-square-foot facility that features a processing laboratory and cryogenic storage containers.

The Upstate Cord Blood Bank operates under “strict” guidelines and protocols, established by state and federal health organizations, including the New York State Department of Health, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Bethesda, Maryland–based AABB Center for Cellular Therapies, and the Omaha, Nebraska–based Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy.

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