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Hayner Hoyt begins redevelopment of the former Sibley’s department store in Syracuse
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Hayner Hoyt Corporation of Syracuse plans to redevelop the former Sibley’s department store building at 400 S. Salina St. in Syracuse,

Oneida County launches two new COVID test sites
UTICA, N.Y. — The Oneida County government is providing weekly drive-thru COVID-19 testing through Precision Clinical Laboratories at Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona and

SUNY Oswego extends appointment of chief enrollment officer
OSWEGO, N.Y. — SUNY Oswego announced it has extended the appointment of Joel Wincowski as interim executive director of enrollment management through June 2023. The

McMahon hails “significant drop” in Onondaga County’s COVID cases in last week
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County has had a “significant drop” in COVID-19 cases over the last week. From Jan. 5-11, the county reported 12,059 confirmed

New York manufacturing index has first negative reading in 18 months
The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index plummeted in January to -0.7, ending 18 months of positive readings. The January reading — based on

Clarkson awarded state funding for Shipley Center, campus project
POTSDAM, N.Y. — Clarkson University in Potsdam has been awarded a total of $1.4 million from the 11th round of the state’s Regional Economic Development

People news: Birch Wealth Management hires operations specialist
ROME, N.Y. — Noah Hartung, of Oriskany, has joined Birch Wealth Management as operations specialist. A 2019 graduate of Oriskany High School, Hartung is a

New NDMS team arrives at Upstate University Hospital to help emergency department
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A new group with the National Disaster Medical System (NDMS) arrived at Upstate University Hospital on Friday, Jan. 14, just as the

Syracuse airport to host Wednesday open house to discuss update to facility master plan
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Regional Airport Authority (SRAA) will hold a public open house on Wednesday between 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m., to discuss

VHS nurse-aide training program eases workforce crunch
HERKIMER, N.Y. — Valley Health Services (VHS) is overcoming a workforce shortage with its nurse-aide training program that helps resident assistants become certified nursing assistants
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