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Schumer pitches Upstate to Japanese semiconductor suppliers
Several Japanese companies that supply the semiconductor industry recently gathered in Washington, D.C. to hear a pitch from U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D–N.Y.) about the benefits of locating in upstate New York. Schumer held the event April 9 at the U.S. Capitol as Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visited the U.S., representing the […]
State budget funds Empire AI, ON-RAMP initiatives
It includes a flagship facility in Syracuse ALBANY — New York State has established Empire AI as part of the newly enacted state budget, which also includes a $200 million investment to support four ON-RAMP advanced-manufacturing training centers, including a flagship facility in Syracuse.
Northeast College unveils new imaging-sciences wing
SENECA FALLS — The Anatomy Center at the Northeast College of Health Sciences in Seneca Falls has a new imaging-sciences wing that includes sonography and radiological suites. The college formally opened the wing and suites during a ceremony held on Feb. 13, per its announcement. The new imaging-sciences facilities provide advanced learning spaces for students
Oswego Health reopens pulmonary function testing lab
OSWEGO — Oswego Health has reopened its pulmonary function testing lab (PFT) following its closure in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The health system held a formal reopening ceremony for the PFT lab on April 3. PFTs are noninvasive tests that show how well the lungs are working. The tests measure lung volume, capacity,
Cayuga Health sets up shop at The Shops at Ithaca Mall
Offers cardiology, other medical services in new location LANSING — Cayuga Health has a new location at The Shops at Ithaca Mall with many of the health-care services already in operation. The organization’s cardiology service started operations in the new location on March 25. Formerly located in two separate facilities on Triphammer Road and
Work underway on Rome Health’s surgical center, ICU addition
ROME — Rome Health says work on the Kaplan Center for Surgical Services and ICU (intensive-care unit) construction project “is really starting to take shape,” per an April 15 announcement on its website. The milder weather in February gave the crew from the Hayner Hoyt Corporation of Syracuse a window of time to excavate the
St. Elizabeth campus reuse meeting set for May 7
UTICA, N.Y. — The second public forum regarding the reuse of the former St. Elizabeth Medical Center campus on Genesee Street is scheduled for Tuesday, May 7 at 6 p.m. in the Sinnott Family-Bank of Utica Auditorium at Munson, 301 Genesee St. in Utica, the city announced. City representatives, members of the planning effort’s steering
Raymour & Flanigan now owns Northern Lights in Salina
Plans a new store in the shopping center SALINA — With its purchase of the Northern Lights shopping center in the town of Salina, Raymour & Flanigan Furniture and Mattresses has plans to open a retail store there. But the retailer tells CNYBJ that it hasn’t set a timeline
NYS Secretary of State Rodriguez to begin new role with DASNY in May
ALBANY — The man who currently serves as New York’s 68th Secretary of State will begin a new role in early May. The board of directors of the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York (DASNY) has appointed Robert Rodriguez as acting president and CEO. Rodriguez will begin his new duties at DASNY on
Madison County receives $2 million grant for healthy housing program
WAMPSVILLE — Madison County Public Health (MCPH) has received a $2 million grant from the Healthy Homes Production Grant Program of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to help mitigate housing-related hazards that can contribute to childhood diseases and injuries in low-income households across the county. “This grant will make it possible
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