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Syracuse Developmental Center site to be leveled early next year
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Any qualified construction firm interested in demolishing the site of the former Syracuse Developmental Center has less than a month to submit a proposal to Syracuse City Hall. The City of Syracuse has opened the public-bidding process for demolition of the site at 800-02 South Wilbur Ave. on the City’s west side. […]
N.Y. workers’-compensation rate to decline in 2024
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York expects employers statewide to save more than $50 million in 2024 with a reduced annual workers’-compensation assessment rate. The rate was set Nov. 1 and goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2024, the office of Gov. Kathy Hochul said. For 2024, the workers’-compensation assessment rate will be 9.2 percent of
Farm bill one-year extension includes farmer-payment program
The Farm Bill is now operating on a one-year extension, having been included in the continuing resolution budget deal that President Joe Biden signed Nov. 17. That’s according to the office of U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D–N.Y.), which also noted that Schumer secured the one-year extension of the Farm Bill in that legislation.
Bassett Medical Center earns surgical safety designation
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Bassett Medical Center has been named a Center of Excellence in Surgical Safety by the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN), which represents more than 200,000 surgical nurses across the country. Bassett Medical Center is one of the first hospitals in the nation to earn the designation as a Center of Excellence
Stakeholders discuss broadband access at Binghamton conference
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Local and state leaders recently met in Binghamton for the Second Annual Upstate Rural Broadband Conference to highlight projects underway in the region and to identify funding opportunities to speed up the deployment of high-speed networks in the Southern Tier and Central New York regions. “Our goal is to make high-speed broadband
N.Y. manufacturing index turns positive again in November
The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index bounced back into positive territory by rising 14 points to 9.1 in November, its highest reading since April. The index had turned negative in October by declining 7 points to -4.6. The general business-conditions index is the monthly gauge of New York’s manufacturing sector. Based on firms
ESD awards funding to regional incubators
New York State has awarded $125,000 in annual funding and extended designations to business incubators operating in the greater Central New York, Mohawk Valley, and Southern Tier regions. The incubators include the Hub in Hamilton in Madison County, a collaboration between Colgate University and the Partnership for Community Development; CADE (Center for Agricultural Development and
Herkimer & Oneida County businesses win grants
ROME, N.Y. — The Women’s Fund of Herkimer and Oneida Counties recently awarded four $5,000 grants to women-owned businesses in Herkimer and Oneida counties to support the growth and development of their businesses. “We are very proud to provide this opportunity for women business owners again this year,” Janet Richmond, the Women’s Fund board of
Little Falls Hospital receives $18K donation for new EKG machine
LITTLE FALLS, N.Y. — Little Falls Hospital has received an $18,127 donation from the Samuel S. Dale Trust that it used to purchase a new EKG unit for the hospital’s emergency department, according to a news release from parent organization Bassett Healthcare Network. “On behalf of our patients and our caregivers, Bassett Healthcare Network and
Ainsworth appointed to second term on HCCC board
HERKIMER, N.Y. — Herkimer County Community College announced that Mark M. Ainsworth of Herkimer was reappointed to a second term on the college’s board of trustees. He was appointed by Gov. Kathy Hochul for a six-year term. Ainsworth was originally named to the board in 2015 by former Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Ainsworth is the owner
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