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SUNY board approves merger of SUNYIT and Albany’s CNSE
The State University of New York (SUNY) board of trustees on Wednesday unanimously approved Chancellor Nancy Zimpher’s recommendation to merge the system’s two technology schools.
UUP president urges ‘caution’ in SUNYIT, CNSE merger process
The head of the union representing faculty at the State University of New York (SUNY) on Wednesday “raised concerns” about the merger between the SUNY
DiNapoli: former Altmar official stole more than $100K
ALBION — New York State Police on Tuesday arrested a former Oswego County village official, charging her with felony counts of grand larceny and falsifying
Verizon Wireless adding jobs in the Syracuse and Utica–Rome markets
Verizon Wireless today announced it is adding 15 full-time retail-sales positions in the Syracuse and Utica–Rome markets in the coming months. The company’s nine stores
Former U.S. Surgeon General headlined the Healthy Syracuse conference
ONONDAGA — A crowd of about 300 people gathered today for the second Healthy Syracuse Worksite Wellness Conference held at the SRC Arena and Events
Kaiser report: ACA makes N.Y.’s individual health-insurance market more competitive
The market for individual health-insurance coverage in New York appears “noticeably more competitive” compared to the same market in 2012. That’s according to a new
Mohawk Valley Health System board announces officers
UTICA — Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) has announced the officers for its board of directors. They are: the Hon. Norman Siegel, chairman; Gregory McLean,
CNY unemployment rates rise compared to last month, but are down from a year ago
Unemployment rates in the Syracuse, Binghamton, Utica-Rome, and Ithaca metro areas rose in January compared to December but are down from a year ago, according to the latest New York State Department of Labor data released March 11. The jobless rate in the Syracuse area was 7.4 percent in January, up from 6.5 percent in
New York’s initial jobless claims jump in latest week
The number of people applying for new unemployment-insurance benefits in New York state in the week ending March 1 nearly doubled to 37,824 from 19,115
Union membership rose in New York state last year
Membership in unions in New York state increased in 2013 to account for 24.4 percent of all wage and salary workers in the state, up
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