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Hill-Rom Holdings to acquire Welch Allyn for $2.05 billion
SKANEATELES FALLS, N.Y. — Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: HRC) has announced plans to acquire Welch Allyn Inc. for about $2.05 billion in cash and stock.
Cayuga Community College names new president
AUBURN, N.Y. — The board of trustees of Cayuga Community College has announced Brian Durant as the ninth president in school history. Durant will
MOST President Larry Leatherman honored as Educator of the Year
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Partners for Education & Business (PEB) has named Larry Leatherman, president of the MOST, as its Educator of the Year. PEB
People news: Jeffrey Blitz joins Pinnacle Holding Company
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Pinnacle Holding Company, LLC announced that Jeffrey Blitz has joined the firm in a dual role. With more than 25 years experience
BUFFALO, N.Y. — M&T Bank Corp. (NYSE: MTB) has elected Robert Brady as vice chairman of its board of directors and also appointed him lead
New York manufacturing index fell back into negative territory in June
The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index fell 5 points to -2.0 in June from 3.1 in May, the Federal Reserve Bank of New
St. Joseph’s Physicians appoints Julianne Duffy Himes COO
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — St. Joseph’s Physicians has appointed Julianne Duffy Himes chief operating officer. As COO, she is responsible for day-to-day operations for the practice’s
Study: Proposed Obamacare rates average 12 percent higher for 2016
Rate filings for nearly 4,000 plans nationwide indicate Affordable Care Act premiums will be an average of 12 percent higher for 2016. That’s according
Health Foundation board re-elects Upstate Medical’s Wolff as chairman
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Health Foundation for Western and Central New York has re-elected Dr. L. Thomas Wolff as chairman of its board of trustees.
SU, Upstate Medical alum named president-elect of AMA
Dr. Andrew Gurman, a graduate of Syracuse University (SU) and Upstate Medical University, is the new president-elect of the American Medical Association (AMA), the nation’s
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