Syracuse Hancock International Airport temporarily closing road for canopy demolition

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse Hancock International Airport says the road in front of the passenger terminal will be temporarily closed for the demolition of the

Cayuga County organizations seek employer input on workforce assessment

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AUBURN, N.Y. — The Cayuga County Chamber of Commerce and Cayuga Economic Development Agency are seeking input from Cayuga County employers regarding their hiring and

Case 3 Saltmakers Warehouse opens on Near Westside

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The warehouse is part of what was formerly the Case Supply warehouse. The same building, which is next to and visible from West Street, is

About 90 employees accept voluntary buyout offer from St. Joseph’s Health

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The organization offered it to about 300 eligible employees in an effort to reduce its staff. Employees with 10 years of service who are at

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Here are some recent tweets that came across the @cnybj Twitter feed, offering various business, career, personal, and digital/social-media tips. NFIB‏ @NFIB It’s crucial to protect business and customer data by properly managing your #smallbiz passwords. Tools to help: http://on.nfib.com/2w3WnAf Mitch Mitchell‏ @Mitch_M 3 Bad #Management Processes #leadership: http://www.ttmitchellconsulting.com/Mitchblog/3-bad-management-processes/ Vanessa Dunford @vaniccilondon http://ow.ly/qoqg30eKfIQ 12 methods

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Seventeen students explore health-care careers at Rome Memorial Hospital

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ROME, N.Y. — Rome Memorial Hospital’s three-day Health Care Academy (HCA) program last month introduced 17 campers from nine different schools to a broad array of health-care careers. The Health Care Academy was held at the hospital Aug. 2-4. “The students had an opportunity to meet with health-care workers from numerous departments throughout the hospital,

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“The students had an opportunity to meet with health-care workers from numerous departments throughout the hospital, talk about their jobs, and see them in action in addition to participating in hands-on activities,” Julie Chrysler, Rome Memorial Hospital’s director of education, volunteer services, and employee health, said in a news release. “We are eager to help these students become familiar with the broad range of opportunities that health care offers because there is a tremendous need for more people to choose these challenging and rewarding career fields.”

“When exploring careers, today’s young people are often faced with choosing between a high-tech environment and working with people,” Chrysler contended. “Health care is unique because it offers the best of both worlds.”

Area students, entering eighth or ninth grade in September, with an interest in exploring a health-care career, attended the interactive summer camp. Participants included: Rachel Bellinger, Carissa Bourgeois, and Ella Hale, eighth graders at Adirondack Central Schools; Shayla Oatman, Holland Hawkes, and Autumn Kahler, ninth graders at Camden High School; Anthony Carrock and McKenna Smyth, ninth graders at Holland Patent High School; Emery Crossley, eighth grader at Holland Patent Middle School; Peter Stokes, eighth grader at Utica Notre Dame School; Adam Myers, eighth grader at Otto Shortell Middle School; Megan Mead, ninth grader at Rome Free Academy; Madelyn Jabs, eighth grader at Saugerties Middle School; James Pike and Ashton Thompson, eighth graders at Strough Middle School; and Perri Cronk and Anna Rossi, ninth graders at Vernon Verona Sherrill High School.

The students, dressed in scrubs, met with professionals in pharmacy, nursing, respiratory, speech and physical therapy, medical imaging, the laboratory, and maternity. They also learned how to use a stethoscope, how to perform CPR, and how to operate an automatic external defibrillator (AED).

Students spent their final day at the camp immersed in a disaster drill which featured a mock accident and a first-hand tour through the hospital’s decontamination tent. They were able to follow a patient from the accident scene to an Amcare Ambulance and through the emergency department, the release stated.

In addition to their hospital scrubs, each camper was given his/her own t-shirt, stethoscope, breakfast, and lunch, and a certificate of completion.

“Many of the 2017 graduates have expressed an interest in returning as a volunteer or to shadow an employee in a specific department,” Chrysler noted.

HCA Camp is only one of many educational outreach programs at Rome Memorial Hospital.

“Career exploration and education is an ongoing initiative at Rome Memorial Hospital,” explained Chrysler. “We partner with business, education, and the community to support workforce development in our area and increase awareness of health-care careers.”

Rome Memorial Hospital said funding from its foundation and M&T Bank made the camp possible.

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State completes $4M improvement project at SUNY Canton’s Mohawk Hall

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CANTON — Crews installed new electrical and heating systems as part of a $4 million project to improve Mohawk Hall at SUNY Canton in St. Lawrence County. The completed project is part of $47 million in capital projects on SUNY campuses statewide by DASNY, the office of Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced in an Aug. 31 news

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CANTON — Crews installed new electrical and heating systems as part of a $4 million project to improve Mohawk Hall at SUNY Canton in St. Lawrence County.

The completed project is part of $47 million in capital projects on SUNY campuses statewide by DASNY, the office of Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced in an Aug. 31 news release.

DASNY is short for the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York.

The state financed the project through DASNY’s SUNY dormitory-facilities program, which issues low-cost, tax-exempt bonds supported by student residence hall fees.

“This investment helps put SUNY Canton on the map as a competitive, 21st century school offering top-notch living and community space for students,” Cuomo contended.

The $4 million improvement project included the “total rehabilitation” of one of the three wings in Mohawk Hall.

Besides the installation of new electrical and heating systems, the project included renovation of 36 rooms and 12 bathrooms and new furniture purchased for the wing.

By working with DASNY, SUNY Canton has been able to upgrade one of its most popular residence halls, Zvi Szafran, president of SUNY Canton, said.

“Mohawk Hall is home to our famous Pet Wing, which allows students to bring their small animals with them to college. The renovations allow us to keep our historic buildings current and helps us provide a home away from home for our students, and their pets,” said Szafran.

Since 1997, the “pet wing” has enabled students to bring a variety of pets with them to live on campus, including cats, ferrets, rabbits, hamsters, gerbils, and fish.

Founded in 1944, DASNY is New York’s capital-project development authority. It finances and constructs “sustainable and resilient” science, health, and education institutions.

It is one of the “largest issuers” of tax-exempt bonds in the nation with a bond portfolio of about $47.9 billion as of June 30, 2017.

DASNY is also a “major” public builder with a construction pipeline of 940 projects valued at more than $6.1 billion as of May 31, 2017, according to Cuomo’s release.

Tenney: Remington Arms laying off 55 workers at Ilion plant

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ILION, N.Y. — Remington Arms Company, LLC plans to lay off 55 people at its plant in Ilion. That’s according to a statement posted Thursday on

New York home sales fall in July on low inventory

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CNY numbers mixed New York realtors sold more than 1,500 previously owned homes on uly, down 7.4 percent from the nearly 12,500 homes sold in July 2016. That’s according to the latest housing-market report from the New York State Association of Realtors (NYSAR). “July home sales were typically strong and likely would have been higher except for

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New York realtors sold more than 1,500 previously owned homes on uly, down 7.4 percent from the nearly 12,500 homes sold in July 2016.

That’s according to the latest housing-market report from the New York State Association of Realtors (NYSAR).

“July home sales were typically strong and likely would have been higher except for the ongoing decline in the number of homes for sale,” Duncan MacKenzie, CEO of NYSAR, contended in a news release. “Newly listed homes are moving quickly and multiple purchase offers are becoming more common. These conditions have driven growth in the statewide median sales price to near record levels.”

The NYSAR data indicates that housing inventory stood at 72,316, a decrease of 12.9 percent compared to July 2016.

MacKenzie contends the housing market “should remain active” through the balance of the year, citing “steady” employment levels and consumer confidence and mortgage rates that are “still low.”

“We project that sales will be near the 2016 record, but will continue to be constrained by the low number of homes listed for sale,” said MacKenzie.

Sales data

The year-to-date (Jan. 1 through July 31) home sales total of 70,928 was 2.3 percent above the same period last year.

The statewide median sales price of $270,000 is up 8.4 percent from a year ago.

Pending sales in July rose 3 percent from a year ago to reach 12,568.

The months’ supply of homes for sale dropped 15.8 percent at the end of July to 6.4 months’ supply. It stood at 7.6 months at the end of July 2016. NYSAR considers a 6 month to 6.5 month supply a balanced market.

Central New York data

In the 16-county region of Central New York, realtors sold 1,598 existing homes in July, up 0.4 percent from 1,592 a year earlier.

Realtors in Broome County sold 161 homes in July, down nearly 2 percent from 164 a year ago, according to the NYSAR report. The median sales price increased about 19 percent to nearly $125,000 from more than $105,000 a year ago.

In Jefferson County, realtors closed on 105 homes in July, up 4 percent from 101 a year ago, and the median sales price increased more than 1 percent to nearly $140,000 from $138,000 in July 2016, according to the NYSAR data.

NYSAR also reports that realtors sold 168 homes in Oneida County last month, down more than 9 percent compared to the 185 sold during July 2016. The median sales price rose about 11 percent to nearly $140,000 from more than $126,000 a year ago.

Realtors in Onondaga County sold 511 previously owned homes in July, a sales decrease of nearly 6 percent compared to the July 2016 total of 542. The median sales price edged up 0.3 percent to $145,500 from $145,000 a year ago, according to the NYSAR report.

All home-sales data is compiled from multiple-listing services in New York state and it includes townhomes and condominiums in addition to existing single-family homes, according to NYSAR.

ConMed to pay quarterly dividend of 20 cents a share in October

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UTICA — ConMed Corp. (NASDAQ: CNMD), a Utica–based surgical-device maker, recently announced that its board of directors has declared a cash dividend of 20 cents a share for the latest quarter. The dividend is payable on Oct. 5 to shareholders of record as of Sept. 15, according to a company news release. At its current

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