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Finger Lakes Technologies pushes into new territory
Finger Lakes Technologies Group (FLTG) has finished a more than 30-mile extension of its fiber network into the Elmira area and now has its sights set on more expansion east, west, and south. The extension into the Southern Tier is a joint venture with Empire Telephone of Prattsburgh. The new entity is known as FLTG South with […]
Dempsey Agency expands into Auburn, Weedsport
AUBURN — The Robert C. Dempsey Agency spent much of last year expanding to the north, launching a presence in Auburn in January, and then just two months ago, opening an office in Weedsport. The insurance agency’s home office is in Groton and it has a second location in Moravia. To grow, the firm needed
Elmira Savings to buy Empower branch
ELMIRA — Elmira Savings Bank will open a new branch in a Big Flats. Elmira entered into an agreement with Empower Federal Credit Union to
Oneida County studies Griffiss Airport’s potential for regular passenger air service
ROME — Oneida County is studying the future of commercial air service from Griffiss International Airport and has hired an expert consultant to assess the feasibility of regularly scheduled passenger air-carrier service at the airport. “The goal of our investments at Griffiss is to make Griffiss an economic development engine that can help attract, retain,
Chobani maker gears up for expansion projects
SOUTH EDMESTON — Agro Farma, Inc., maker of Chobani yogurt, ended 2011 with a bang. On Dec. 16, the company announced it had cemented plans to expand its production plant in South Edmeston, and just days later on Dec. 19, the company broke ground on a new 940,000-square-foot, high-capacity production facility in Twin Falls, Idaho.
CLINTON — Bassett Healthcare Network of Cooperstown opened its newest primary-care practice in the village of Clinton on Dec. 19. Aimee Pearce, M.D., who lives in Clinton, leads the new 5,100-square-foot facility at 34 Chenango Ave. Pearce is board-certified in family practice and will see patients of all ages. An advanced-practice clinician will join the
New joint center opens at Geneva General Hospital
GENEVA — A newly opened joint center at Geneva General Hospital aims to give patients a homelike atmosphere and weeks of pre-surgery education. The Joint Center of the Finger Lakes opened Jan. 3 in just over 4,000 square feet of space on the hospital’s second floor. It will be dedicated to joint-replacement surgery and services
St. Joseph’s using $2.5 million ESD grant for hospital expansion
SYRACUSE — St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center will use a $2.5 million state grant to help fund a second phase in its $140 million hospital expansion. Empire State Development awarded the grant as part of the state’s Regional Economic Development Council initiative. It will help pay for a new 104,000-square-foot patient tower with operating-room suites,
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