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UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County hotels posted an occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) of 37 percent in November, down 29.7 percent from a year prior, according to STR, a Tennessee–based hotel market data and analytics company. It was the biggest year-over-year decline in occupancy in the county since July as […]
MMRI researchers to use AHA funding for autism study
UTICA, N.Y. — Researchers at the Masonic Medical Research Institute (MMRI) in Utica are beginning a study examining if there is a link between cardiac abnormalities and autism. The American Heart Association (AHA) chose MMRI for the nearly $300,000 Transformational Project Award, per a news release. Maria Kontaridis, MMRI executive director, and Gordon Moe, professor
SUNY names acting president of SUNY Poly
MARCY, N.Y. — SUNY board of trustees on Tuesday appointed SUNY Provost Tod Laursen as acting president for SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly). Laursen’s appointment
Upstate HomeCare, Nascentia Health participate in SPEED pilot program
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate HomeCare and Nascentia Health announced they’re participating in the SPEED pilot program. SPEED is short for Special Projects for Equitable and
American Heart Association awards MMRI nearly $300K for autism study
UTICA, N.Y. — Researchers at the Masonic Medical Research Institute (MMRI) in Utica will use a nearly $300,000 funding award for a study examining if
Schuyler Health Foundation elects board members
MONTOUR FALLS — The Schuyler Health Foundation board of directors announced it recently elected new members and officers to its board of directors for 2020-2021. Newly elected directors include Philly DeSarno, Tom Phillips, and Chris Stamp. These three join the following existing directors: Marsha McElligott, Ken Wilson, Nanette Hanley, Jeff Dill, Josh Navone, and Linda
SUNY Oswego, Binghamton researchers use SUNY grants for pandemic projects
Teams at SUNY Oswego and Binghamton University will use funding from a SUNY program to develop personal protective equipment (PPE) and “improve effective safety interventions” as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. SUNY awarded a total of 12 teams of SUNY students and faculty across seven campuses up to $10,000 each in seed funding to conduct further
Mobile texting app aids Oneida County in COVID contact tracing
UTICA — In an effort to “increase the efficiency of the process,” the Oneida County Health Department is using a mobile texting app that allows it to expand the reach of its work in contact tracing as COVID-19 cases increase in the region. “Community spread continues to be a major concern in Oneida County, and
Riger acquires Vestal firm focused on nonprofit-fundraising clients
BINGHAMTON — Riger Marketing Communications — a downtown Binghamton–based advertising, marketing, and PR firm — recently acquired the assets, including several clients, of Vestal–based Cull Martin & Associates. Riger’s ownership partners Steve Johnson and Jamie Jacobs executed an asset purchase agreement with Jeffrey Cull, CEO and owner of Cull Martin & Associates (CMA) in early
Oneida County’s new director of health begins new duties
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County’s new director of health is settling into his role after Oneida County Executive Anthony Picente, Jr. on Dec. 14 announced he appointed Daniel Gilmore to the position. Before his new appointment, Gilmore was the Oneida County director of environmental health for more than 13 years. He succeeds Phyllis Ellis, who
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