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VIEWPOINT: OSHA Issues Final Rule on HazCom Standard

On May 20, 2024, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) announced a final rule updating the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS). The amended rule (29 CFR 1910) better aligns with the United Nations’ Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS). The HCS requires employers to provide information to their employees about the

Ryan McMahon

Onondaga County seeks proposals for new downtown hotel; to create hotel initiative

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County plans to issue a request-for-proposals (RFP) to the private sector to build a convention-center hotel on a county-owned parking lot just east of the Everson Museum of Art in downtown Syracuse. In addition, Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon plans to send a proposal to the Onondaga County Legislature to create

Charles Schumer

Schumer pitches Buffalo-Rochester-Syracuse to Commerce Secretary ahead of funding awards

The first major funding awards for the federal tech hub program are expected as early as this month. His office says U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D–N.Y.) on May 30 personally met with U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo to make his final push to deliver funding for upstate New York through the Tech Hubs

SUNY Poly opens transportation AI lab on campus

MARCY, N.Y. — SUNY Polytechnic Institute has established a Transportation Research AI Lab — dubbed TRAIL — in Donovan Hall to serve as a hub for innovation in smart transportation, sustainability, and equity, as well as traffic operation and safety, the university announced. Founded by Abolfazl Karimpour, assistant professor of transportation engineering, TRAIL is financed

UR Medicine Finger Lakes Health names chief nursing officer

GENEVA, N.Y. — UR Medicine Finger Lakes Health announced it has recently appointed Gregory Hoffman-Fragale as its new chief nursing officer. He joined Finger Lakes Health in June 2023 as associate chief nursing officer. In February of this year, Hoffman-Fragale began serving as interim chief nursing officer. With more than 30 years of nursing-leadership experience,

Moyer Carriage Lofts

After renovations, state formally opens Moyer Carriage Lofts on Syracuse’s North side

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The building complex on Syracuse’s North side — known for the shell of a red house on the roof — is now full of apartments. New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR), along with elected officials and community leaders, formally opened the $55 million Moyer Carriage Lofts project early Thursday afternoon.

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