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Aspen Athletic continues growth with new Fairmount club
CAMILLUS — Aspen Athletic Clubs’ pursuit of a location in Fairmount has been a marathon, not a sprint. “We’ve actually been looking at the Fairmount–Camillus area since back before our Liverpool location opened,” says Nichole Polos, who owns and manages Aspen with her husband, Brent Polos. “2006 is when we opened the Liverpool location.” Aspen […]
Federal grant to support manufacturing training at area community colleges
OCC will receive $1.2 million; CCC will receive $629,000 SYRACUSE — A federal grant will pump more than $14.6 million into New York’s community colleges for new training in advanced manufacturing. The colleges’ Training and Education in Advanced Manufacturing Educational Pathways Project was one of the initiatives chosen to share $500 million in grants to expand
UC accelerated nursing program approved
UTICA — Utica College’s newly established accelerated second-degree nursing program received approval from the New York State Department of Education. Designed for individuals who have
Community Memorial Hospital recognized for quality measures
HAMILTON — The Joint Commission has named Community Memorial Hospital in Hamilton to its list of the country’s Top Performers on Key Quality Measures. The
CCMR names latest JumpStart companies
ITHACA — Three companies will participate in the latest round of the JumpStart program from the Cornell Center for Materials Research. Empire State Development’s Division
EBRI: Consumer-driven health plan members growing more content
Satisfaction with consumer-driven health plans is trending up, even as contentment with traditional plans wanes. Those findings are part of a report from the Washington, D.C.–based Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI). They come from an analysis of the 2011 EBRI/MGA Consumer Engagement in Health Care Survey, as well as annual versions of that survey dating
$250K gift to support scholarships at OCC
SYRACUSE — A gift from Syracuse Orthopedic Specialists (SOS) will help create new student scholarships at Onondaga Community College (OCC). SOS is giving the college
Construction kicks off on $15M Upstate Cord Blood Bank
ONONDAGA — The State University of New York Upstate Medical University is preparing to deal in blood — umbilical-cord blood. Upstate broke ground Sept. 17 on a $15 million construction project that will build a public umbilical-cord blood bank at its Community Campus in the town of Onondaga. The facility will be known as the
New labs, classroom open at SUNY Oswego
OSWEGO — The State University of New York (SUNY) Oswego opened two new manufacturing laboratories in time for the fall semester. The 13,000-square-foot labs are
Energy management conference set for Ithaca College
ITHACA — Ithaca College will host its annual Educational Energy Day (EdEnergy) conference Oct. 1 at its Campus Center. The confab, held from 8 a.m.
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