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Danny Liedka named next leader of Visit Syracuse
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Visit Syracuse, Onondaga County’s tourism-promotion agency, announced that current Onondaga County Legislator Danny Liedka has accepted its offer to serve as the

Upstate University Hospital Community campus offers nitrous oxide during labor
ONONDAGA, N.Y. — Upstate University Hospital is now offering nitrous oxide to mothers giving birth at the Family Birth Center at the Community campus in
Carrols’ third-quarter profit declines on higher costs
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: TAST) reported that its net income fell to $2.8 million, or 6 cents a share, in the

RMH’s women’s-imaging center adds second 3D mammography machine
Images that 3D mammography produce have been “proven better” at locating breast cancers while they’re still small and “more easily” treatable. 3D images allow radiologists
People news: NYBDC hires Alexander for Syracuse office
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The New York Business Development Corporation (NYBDC), a provider of alternative small-business capital, announced it has hired Benjamin Alexander for its Syracuse
Gurdo named nurse manager for surgical services at St. Elizabeth campus of MVHS
UTICA, N.Y. — Jessica Gurdo, RN, has been named nurse manager for the operating room, cardiothoracic operating room, recovery room, and Central Sterile Department at

Tioga Downs Hotel opens, formal opening set for Dec. 1
NICHOLS, N.Y. — The Tioga Downs Hotel on Monday opened for business with “select floors” of the hotel open to all guests. The hotel’s formal-opening

Mellon Foundation awards St. Lawrence University $150K for public-health program
CANTON, N.Y. — St. Lawrence University will use grant funding of $150,000 over the next two years to support a program focused on public health.
Citizens Bank rolls out new digital lending service
Citizens Bank, a top 10 bank in the Utica–Rome and Syracuse markets, has launched a new digital lending capability that it says will make it

Crouse Health receives $250K grant to help prevent preterm births
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Central New York Care Collaborative (CNYCC) has awarded Crouse Health a grant of $250,000 to help prevent preterm births. A baby
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