The Interview with BJNN

SEASON 2 IS HERE!

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City of Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh sits down with BJNN’s Norm Poltenson to discuss his role as mayor and his upcoming plans and priorities in the first of a two-part interview in Season 2 of The Interview with BJNN.

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Health Care & Education

Shortage of shingles vaccine sparks concern SYRACUSE — A doctor with St. Joseph’s Health is among those concerned about a shortage of the vaccine used to combat shingles. Read More
Little Falls Hospital getting ready to build primary care clinic in Dolgeville DOLGEVILLE — Little Falls Hospital is preparing for a new primary care center that will replace the existing facility on Gibson Street in Dolgeville. Read More
Utica College to use $125K grant for Thurston Hall technology upgrades UTICA, N.Y. — Utica College announced it will use a $125,000 grant from the George I. Alden Trust for a technology upgrade in Thurston Hall, the college’s newest academic building. Read More

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Construction, Design & Real Estate

Little Falls Hospital getting ready to build primary care clinic in Dolgeville DOLGEVILLE — Little Falls Hospital is preparing for a new primary care center that will replace the existing facility on Gibson Street in Dolgeville. Read More
Crews finish $15M in upgrades at scientific-research facility, CHESS, in Ithaca ITHACA, N.Y. — Construction crews have completed “significant upgrades” at the Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source, or CHESS, a scientific-research facility in Ithaca. Read More
State to provide half the funding for $44 million sports complex in downtown Utica UTICA, N.Y. — The Upper Mohawk Valley Memorial Auditorium Authority will use a $22 million state award for the construction of Nexus Center, a $44 million, “tournament-based,” sports complex in downtown Utica. Read More

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Manufacturing & Engineering

N.Y. manufacturing index falls in January to lowest level since mid-2017 The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index fell 8 points in January to 3.9, its lowest level since mid-2017. The headline index has fallen a cumulative 18 points since No Read More
Crews finish $15M in upgrades at scientific-research facility, CHESS, in Ithaca ITHACA, N.Y. — Construction crews have completed “significant upgrades” at the Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source, or CHESS, a scientific-research facility in Ithaca. Read More
Canadian cannabis firm to spend up to $150M to anchor upcoming hemp industrial park in Southern Tier A Canadian cannabis firm plans to invest between $100 million and $150 million to anchor a hemp industrial park to be sited in the Southern Tier after New York granted the company a license to process and produce hemp. Read More

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