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Community Memorial Hospital awarded accreditation by the Joint Commission
HAMILTON, N.Y. — Community Memorial Hospital (CMH) announced that it recently earned the Joint Commission’s gold seal of approval after its triennial survey. The survey reviews the hospital’s compliance with its performance standards and awards accreditation as a symbol of quality that reflects a health-care organization’s commitment to providing safe and quality patient care, per […]
New infrastructure law to aid Centro, other transit systems
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The “largest ever” federal investment in public-transit systems will provide millions of dollars for organizations serving communities in upstate New York. Centro in the Syracuse area, TCAT in the Ithaca region, and BC Transit in the Binghamton area are among the public-transportation systems that will benefit. The infrastructure measure (Infrastructure Investment and
Rome Lab awards SUNY Poly professor $5.5M for computer chips that can learn and adapt
ROME, N.Y. — Rome Lab has awarded a professor at SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) $5.5 million to fabricate small, low-power neuromorphic computer chips. The
Rome Health says new physician center will be ready this summer
ROME, N.Y. — The Hayner Hoyt Corporation of Syracuse has started work on an $11.4 million project to build a new physician center on the Rome Health hospital campus. The organization on Nov. 10 hosted a ceremonial demolition crew to break down walls. Rome Health expects the new physician center to open in late summer
Cornell receives grant to support female student research in computing
ITHACA, N.Y. — The Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science (Cornell Bowers CIS) has recently been awarded a three-year, $300,000 grant from the Clare Boothe Luce Program for Women in STEM to boost the number of undergraduate women pursuing research in computer science. The Clare Boothe Luce Program for Women in
ATD honors CNY BEST Talent Development Award winners
The winners of the 14th Annual CNY BEST Talent Development Awards were announced at CNY ATD’s CNY BEST Talent Development Awards Ceremony held virtually on Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021. CNY ATD annually presents the CNY BEST Talent Development Awards to recognize excellence in talent development in the Central New York area. Organizations that link learning to
The newly opened Coffee Tree is a family affair
SHERRILL, N.Y. — The Coffee Tree — a new café owned by the mother-daughter duo of Kathleen Roberts and Kaylee Sierson — opened in Sherrill in mid-October to “astronomically” good business. Sierson tells CNYBJ that “support from the community has been three times what we had projected” since the small business’s formal opening. The Coffee
Inns of Aurora opens Taylor House Conference Center
AURORA, N.Y. — The Inns of Aurora has opened the Taylor House Conference Center, which it describes as the “resort’s capstone restoration to a collection of premier hospitality offerings.” The project is part of a 20-year effort focused on “restoration, preservation, and adaptive reuse of historic buildings” in the village of Aurora. The organization declined
Oneida Nation boosts pay for housekeepers, cooks, cashiers
VERONA, N.Y. — The Oneida Indian Nation says it plans to raise starting pay for all housekeepers and for some culinary positions, including entry-level cooks and cashiers. The starting pay for all housekeepers will increase to $18 per hour and starting pay for the culinary positions increases to between $17 and $20 an hour, the
Hochul names Ernst new chair of Adirondack Park Agency
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul recently designated John Lyman Ernst as chair of the Adirondack Park Agency (APA). He will be nominated for reappointment to the APA board. Ernst was originally appointed to the APA board in June 2016. As a member of the board, he served on the regulatory programs, state land, enforcement, and the park
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