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People news: Critical Link adds Jerome as marketing manager
DeWITT, N.Y. — Critical Link, LLC announced that Katherine Hatch Jerome has recently joined the company as marketing manager. She will focus on “expanding Critical

People news: Robinson joins Pinckney Hugo as digital project manager
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Pinckney Hugo Group, a Syracuse–based marketing-communications firm, announced it has hired Logan Robinson as a digital project manager. She previously worked as

Destiny USA, Syracuse Athletics team up for tourism promotion
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Destiny USA and Syracuse Athletics on Monday announced a “multi-year strategic tourism partnership designed to drive travel and tourism to Central New

Hebert named chair of OCC Foundation
ONONDAGA, N.Y. — Onondaga Community College (OCC) announced that Dennis J. Hebert will serve the OCC Foundation’s board of directors as chair during the 2018-2019

Crouse Health appoints Barno to board of directors
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Crouse Health announced it has appointed Syracuse business executive Edward Barno to the health system’s board of directors. Barno currently serves as

Syracuse University iSchool dean, Liddy, to retire after current academic year
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Liz Liddy, dean of the Syracuse University School of Information Studies (iSchool), plans to retire and will step down as dean at
Excellus seeks applicants for community-health awards
Excellus BlueCross BlueShield announced that $100,000 is available to help fund health and wellness programs in upstate New York. Nonprofit organizations in Upstate can apply

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Crouse Health plans to continue providing education and support services for parents of infants in the facility’s neonatal intensive-care unit (NICU). The

MVHS Pulmonary Rehabilitation program receives three-year accreditation
UTICA — The Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) Pulmonary Rehabilitation program announced it has been awarded certification through the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR). For patients with chronic respiratory problems, pulmonary rehabilitation can help increase endurance and decrease shortness of breath. The Pulmonary Rehabilitation program at MVHS is one of only 18
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UTICA — The Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) Pulmonary Rehabilitation program announced it has been awarded certification through the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR).
For patients with chronic respiratory problems, pulmonary rehabilitation can help increase endurance and decrease shortness of breath. The Pulmonary Rehabilitation program at MVHS is one of only 18 programs in New York state certified by the AACVPR, according to a recent news release from MVHS.
The three-year accreditation ensures that the MVHS Pulmonary Rehabilitation program meets the “essential standards of care,” the release stated.
AACVPR, founded in 1985, is dedicated to reducing morbidity, mortality, and disability from cardiovascular and pulmonary disease through education, prevention, research, rehabilitation, and disease management.
New York egg production dips 4 percent
New York farms produced 138.5 million eggs in July, down 4 percent from 144.6 million eggs in the year-ago period, the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) recently reported. The total number of layers in the Empire State decreased by 2 percent in July to 5.46 million from 5.6 million a year prior. New York
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New York farms produced 138.5 million eggs in July, down 4 percent from 144.6 million eggs in the year-ago period, the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) recently reported.
The total number of layers in the Empire State decreased by 2 percent in July to 5.46 million from 5.6 million a year prior.
New York egg production per 100 layers totaled 2,537 eggs in July, down nearly 2 percent from 2,586 eggs in July 2017.
In neighboring Pennsylvania, egg production fell less than 1 percent to 690.2 million eggs in July from 694.6 million eggs a year earlier, the USDA reported.
Nationally, U.S. farms produced more than 9.1 billion eggs in July, up more than 2 percent from 8.9 billion a year prior, the USDA reported.
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