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MAS to retain, add jobs after getting state contract extension for Hudson Valley service
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Medical Answering Services, LLC (MAS) will continue providing Medicaid-transportation services to the Hudson Valley region. The New York State Department of Health
Chemung Canal Trust CEO Bentley to retire at year’s-end, COO Tomson to succeed him
ELMIRA, N.Y. — Ronald Bentley, CEO of Chemung Canal Trust Company and Chemung Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: CHMG), plans to retire on Dec. 31. Upon his
New York jobless claims jump nearly 80 percent in latest week
The number of people filing applications for unemployment benefits in New York state soared 79 percent to 33,159 in the week ending May 7 from
New York honey production rises 9 percent in 2015, ranking state in top 10 nationally
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York state generated a 9 percent increase in honey production in 2015, and moved into the top 10 among U.S. states
State comptroller, Syracuse mayor say the city is not “fiscally stressed”
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The City of Syracuse isn’t considered “fiscally stressed.” That’s according to New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli’s fiscal-stress monitoring system, which gave
RIT president Destler to retire in 2017
HENRIETTA, N.Y. — William Destler, president of the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), announced Monday that he plans to retire at the end of the
Health Foundation leadership-fellows program graduates include 9 from CNY
Nine Central New Yorkers are among 36 graduates in the 2016 class of health-leadership fellows. The Health Foundation for Western & Central New York on
Schumer in Syracuse visit calls for emergency federal funding for anti-Zika vaccine
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — U.S. Senator Charles Schumer (D–N.Y.) wants Congress to approve $1.9 billion in emergency funding to help develop an anti-Zika vaccine. Schumer made
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York’s State’s recently enacted budget sets forth a $15 minimum wage to be rolled out in stages across the state. Much
SUNY Oswego to sponsor Chinese firm in START-UP NY space in Tech Garden II
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — SUNY Oswego will sponsor a Chinese company that will occupy part of its tax-free, START-UP NY space in the Syracuse Technology Garden
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