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Port of Oswego to build warehouse for chip, advanced- manufacturing industries
OSWEGO — A new climate-controlled warehouse to help serve the region’s semiconductor, renewable energy, and advanced-manufacturing industries is coming to the Port of Oswego. It will use more than $11 million in federal funding to build the facility. The money will help replace a decades-old, damaged warehouse with the Great Lakes’ first climate-controlled warehouse at […]
Broome Tech Park development plans continue
The Broome County Industrial Development Agency (The Agency) is hoping to create opportunity in the Southern Tier with the development of up to 600 acres
New York manufacturing index hits highest level since December 2021
New orders and shipments rose significantly in November, sending the general business conditions index of the Empire State Manufacturing Survey to its highest level in almost three years — December 2021. The index jumped 43 points to 31.2 in November after falling 23 points to -11.9 in October. The general business conditions index is the
Excellus BCBS, FamilyCare Medical Group reach contract agreement
DeWITT, N.Y. — Excellus BlueCross BlueShield (Excellus BCBS) and Syracuse–based FamilyCare Medical Group (FCMG) on Thursday announced a new contract agreement effective Jan. 1, 2025.
Investor group plans to buy Cazenovia College campus
CAZENOVIA, N.Y. — A group of local investors known as 9 Fresh has plans to purchase the campus of Cazenovia College, which closed due to
MVHS, Oneida Indian Nation unveil artwork at Wynn Hospital
UTICA, N.Y. — The Oneida Indian Nation, Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS), and local officials have unveiled two new public works of art at Wynn
VIEWPOINT: Manufacturing Growth Needs Realistic Energy Approaches
Manufacturing is under-appreciated in New York state. Why is this? One of the main reasons is that there is a negative perception of manufacturing as an industry that is dirty, polluting, and low-skilled. This perception is blatantly false. Manufacturers are real innovators in protecting our environment and building sustainable facilities and they make meaningful progress
Rome Health names medical director of robotics program
ROME — Rome Health recently announced it has appointed Po Lam, M.D., as medical director of the health system’s robotics program. In this role, Lam, a nationally recognized urologist, will provide oversight of the overall care and clinical services for robotic services, according to an Oct. 16 Rome Health announcement. The emphasis will be on
Ask Rusty: About Disability Benefits While Still Working
Dear Rusty: I retired at my full retirement age, am now 79, and will be 80 in December. I have been working consistently since. I get a meager Social Security (SS) benefit, only about $800 [per month] due to my federal retirement offset. Most jobs I have held since filing and collecting SS have involved
Small Business Development Center at OCC is changing its name
ONONDAGA, N.Y. — The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Onondaga Community College (OCC) plans to change its name to one that “encompasses the region
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