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Oneida County hotel business indicators improve in September
UTICA — Oneida County hotels registered an increase in three key indicators of business performance in September. The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) rose 4.7 percent to 70.3 percent in the ninth month of this year compared to the year-prior month, according to a report from STR, a Tennessee–based hotel-market […]
Hamilton Eatery owner begins search for successor
HAMILTON, N.Y. — Clay Skinner hopes to retire from his restaurant in the not-too-distant future, and with no one in his employ wanting to take over, he is offering up a unique opportunity to someone interested in owning a restaurant. Skinner and his wife, Nicki, opened Hamilton Eatery 14 years ago where Roger’s Market once
Utica University physical therapy program reaccredited
UTICA, N.Y. — Utica University’s doctor of physical therapy (DPT) program has received reaccreditation for another 10 years, marking the program’s third straight reaccreditation, the
ConMed CEO to retire, successor named
NEW HARFTORD, N.Y. — ConMed Corp. (NYSE: CNMD) President/CEO Curt R. Hartman will retire effective Jan. 1, 2025, and Patrick Beyer, current COO of the medical-device company, will succeed him in the role, ConMed announced. Beyer will also be appointed to the board of directors at that time. “It has been a privilege to lead
Arc Herkimer to break ground on event center
LITTLE FALLS, N.Y. — After several delays, Arc Herkimer is ready to break ground on its Kucerak Event Center with a ceremony on Nov. 12
MVCC names new head of public safety
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) has recently appointed Bryan Coromato as executive director of public safety and emergency management. In his new role, he is responsible for the proper administrative and efficient operation of the security and safety functions at the college, MVCC announced. Coromato supervises the daily activities of the security
Bassett, SUNY Cobleskill, and Maria College ink partnership for nurse training
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Bassett Healthcare Network, SUNY Cobleskill, and Maria College have partnered for nursing education to strengthen the nursing workforce in rural upstate New
MVHS opens helipad serving Wynn Hospital
UTICA, N.Y. — The helipad serving Mohawk Valley Health System’s Wynn Hospital from atop the Oneida County parking garage officially opened after two weeks of
So Sweet Candy Shoppe moves to Clinton
CLINTON — After more than three decades as a floral designer, Margaret Rienzo never planned to open her own business. However, a lifelong love of baking led to her second career as an entrepreneur and owner of So Sweet Candy Shoppe in Oneida County. Rienzo started the business in her home in Utica in 2005,
Three area SUNY schools participate in state program to help students enroll in college
ALBANY, N.Y. — Three regional SUNY campuses are among the nine initial schools participating in the state’s launch of a program to help the “highest-achieving”
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