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Syracuse to face South Florida in the Boca Raton Bowl on Dec. 21
The Orange, which finished 6-6 during the 2023 season, will make its second straight bowl appearance and play in back-to-back bowl games for the first
Endicott-Johnson Victory factory in Johnson City formally opens after $40M renovation
This rehabilitation project represents a “new beginning for the iconic industrial asset, improving the connection” between Binghamton University’s Health Sciences campus, UHS Wilson Medical Center,
Survey: Most Americans concerned about their workplace well being
Nearly three-quarters (74 percent) of American workers are moderately or highly concerned about their workplace well-being. In addition, almost three-fourths of the workers reported a similar level of concern about their emotional well-being or mental health and a quarter rate their mental health as fair or poor. Those are some of the findings from the
Most CNY subregions generate slight job growth in last year
The Syracuse, Utica–Rome, Watertown–Fort Drum, Binghamton, and Ithaca sub-regions of our 16-county Central New York coverage area produced job growth ranging from 0.2 percent to 1.6 percent between October 2022 and this past October. At the same time, the Elmira area posted no change in jobs in the 12-month period. That’s according to the latest
Hochul signs law to boost public-sector workers’ benefits
Gov. Kathy Hochul on Nov. 21 signed a legislative package that seeks to strengthen the rights and benefits of public-sector workers in New York state. This package builds upon changes announced earlier this year to “rebuild and modernize” the state and local public-sector workforce as part of the state budget, her office announced. About the
North Country nurses can pursue doctorate program remotely
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — North Country nurses can pursue an advanced degree remotely through a collaboration between Upstate Medical University in Syracuse and SUNY Canton. Representatives from both colleges recently signed an agreement allowing Upstate Medical’s College of Nursing to offer its Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree remotely through SUNY Canton’s Margaret D. Sovie School
Onondaga Historical Association names five new board members
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Onondaga Historical Association (OHA) recently announced the following five new members of its board of directors. Marissa Cameron is a senior project coordinator at Hueber Breuer Construction, where she has worked in project coordination for more than seven years. She is involved in a number of nonprofit efforts, including Honor Flight
Skaneateles Community Center awarded $100,000 county grant
SKANEATELES, N.Y. — The Skaneateles Community Center (SCC) recently announced it has received a $100,000 grant from the Onondaga County Office of Economic Development to finance in part its capital-improvement project known as the “New Growth Project.” The New Growth Project consists of several upgrades to the building and site designed to facilitate the health
Crouse Health adds Syracuse University’s Haynie to board
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Crouse Health Board of Directors Chair Patrick A. Mannion recently announced the appointment of Mike Haynie to the health system’s board of directors. Haynie is currently vice chancellor for strategic initiatives and innovation at Syracuse University and executive dean of the university’s Martin J. Whitman School of Management. He is responsible for
Brunet takes corporate and nonprofit experience to new role at Community Bank
DeWITT, N.Y. — After decades of experience in the corporate and nonprofit worlds, Pam Brunet is excited about putting that experience to work in a newly created position at Community Bank, N.A., a unit of Community Bank System, Inc. (NYSE: CBU). Brunet spent 17 years at Bristol Myers Squibb in DeWitt, where she was responsible
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