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Construction industry cites labor shortage as top concern
Finding enough qualified workers remains a top concern in the construction industry, according to the 2024 State of the Construction Industry Study released by The Bonadio Group. “The number one construction issue we’ve seen for several years … is labor shortages,” Nancy L. Cox, Bonadio’s construction and real estate industry leader, says. The 2024 study […]

People news: AmeriCU Credit Union names new mortgage executive
ROME, N.Y. — AmeriCU Credit Union recently announced it has added David Abernethy to its mortgage team. He brings more than 20 years of mortgage-lending

SUNY allocates an additional $114 million for its campuses; SUNY union head disappointed
ALBANY, N.Y. — The SUNY board of trustees on Thursday allocated an additional $114 million from the state budget for its campuses across New York.

Lockheed Martin Owego awarded more than $88 million Air Force contract
OWEGO — Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems in Owego is the recent recipient of a nearly $88.4 million Captains of Industry contract from the U.S. Air Force for the overhaul of the B-2 digital receiver and legacy defense-message system. This pact provides for overhaul, management, and material lay-in, according to an April 19 contract

Upstate Urology at Oswego Health moving to Fulton
FULTON — Upstate Urology at Oswego Health is moving to a new location at 806 West Broadway in Fulton where Associated Medical Professionals previously operated. The urology practice will begin operations at the new location on May 6, Jamie Leszczynski, senior VP of communications and chief brand officer at Oswego Health, tells CNYBJ in an

Thompson outlines goals as new Bassett CEO
COOPERSTOWN — For Bassett Healthcare Network’s new president and CEO Staci Thompson, joining the rural health-care organization just felt right. She first came aboard Bassett in 2023 as its chief operating officer (COO) after working for more than 27 years at the Guthrie Clinic in Sayre, Pennsylvania. Guthrie is another rural-based provider where Thompson held

ECA Onondaga names director of family wellbeing
SYRACUSE — The Early Childhood Alliance (ECA) Onondaga, a coalition of community stakeholders with a shared vision for a more coordinated and strategic early childhood system, announced it has recently appointed Brandi Mee as director of family wellbeing. In her new role, Mee will develop, implement, and evaluate community-informed strategies to drive transformative change and

People news: Bassett names new chief of pediatrics
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Bassett Healthcare Network announced it has appointed Dr. Brandon Greene as its new chief of pediatrics. Greene joined Bassett in 2022 as

Opening night club lineup set for National Grid Syracuse International Jazz Fest
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — More than 25 Syracuse–area jazz groups will appear at 21 downtown clubs on June 26 for opening night of this year’s National

People news: AmeriCU CEO named to CenterState CEO board
ROME, N.Y. — AmeriCU Credit Union President/CEO Ron Belle has been elected to the CenterState CEO board of directors, the Rome–based credit union says. CenterState
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