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Fidelis Care brings managed long-term care program to CNY
Health insurer Fidelis Care moved quickly to expand its Fidelis Care at Home managed long-term care program into 11 counties in and around Central New York, according to one of its executives. “It wasn’t a hard decision for Fidelis,” says Elaine Morgan, a registered nurse who is Fidelis Care’s assistant vice president of managed long-term […]
Local Web firm expands westward
SYRACUSE — Lerentech Solutions, LLC opened a new office in Rochester on Aug. 1 and could expand to other new cities in the future, the company’s president says. “If we get more traction, there’s no reason not to consider other markets,” Lerentech President Robert Podfigurny says. The firm, which specializes in Web development and search-engine
CountryMax revamps former bowling alley into store
CICERO — The site of a former bowling alley in Cicero has been transformed into a new CountryMax retail store after a six-month renovation project. CountryMax’s previous Cicero location was tucked at the end of a shopping plaza. The store was there for about six years, says Ethan Payne of CountryMax. The new site, at
Work begins on new student apartment complex in Oswego
OSWEGO — Construction work on a new student apartment complex has kicked off in Oswego with a planned opening in the fall of 2013. Premier Living Suites will feature 18 three- and four-bedroom apartments. The three-story, 29,000-square-foot building will also feature a finished basement, a recreation room, fitness center, televisions in common areas, a lounge,
Crouse Breast Health Center project set to wrap in September
SYRACUSE — Crouse Hospital is close to finishing a renovation and expansion of its Crouse Breast Health Center in Syracuse. Work at the center, which offers imaging services such as mammograms and follow-up breast health care, is set to wrap up Sept. 17. That’s eight months after crews started renovations on Jan. 20. The center
Growing Health 2012 confab set for Binghamton Oct. 16-17
BINGHAMTON — The nonprofit Rural Health Network of South Central New York will host the Growing Health 2012 program at the Riverwalk Hotel & Conference Center in Binghamton Oct. 16-17. The event brings together people from throughout the region and state to discuss issues such as developing a more local/regional food system and boosting the
Developer begins building ‘urban infill’ houses in Ithaca
ITHACA — A Skaneateles developer has started work on a project that will build 29 homes on three acres of land near Cornell University in Ithaca. “These college towns throughout the Northeast are really the places to do these kinds of ‘urban infill’ projects,” says Toby Millman, president and owner of Agora Homes and Development,
Hunt Real Estate ERA tops $1 billion sales mark through July
Hunt Real Estate ERA, which has a major presence in the Central New York market, announced that it has generated $1 billion in residential sales year to date through July in 6,534 transactions. Sales are up 8 percent over the year-ago period and 2.42 percent ahead of the company’s own budget. Despite a challenging real-estate
State park attendance jumps by nearly 6 percent year to date
Visits to New York’s state parks and historic sites increased 5.6 percent in the first eight months of 2012. Almost 43.7 million people visited the
Finger Lakes Boating Museum relocates office
GENEVA — The Finger Lakes Boating Museum has relocated its office from the Geneva Area Chamber of Commerce building to the former Geneva Recreation Department
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