Stay up-to-date on the companies, people and issues that impact businesses in Syracuse, Central New York and beyond.
Chemung Financial moves May 13 annual meeting from hotel to HQ
ELMIRA, N.Y. — Chemung Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: CHMG), parent company of Chemung Canal Trust Company, recently announced that it has moved its annual meeting of
WellNow Urgent Care begins COVID-19 testing at CNY offices
WellNow Urgent Care on Wednesday announced it is offering two types of COVID-19 testing at its Central New York facilities. They include molecular polymerase chain
Madison County warns residents of possible COVID-19 exposure at nine area businesses
WAMPSVILLE, N.Y. — The Madison County Health Department says people who tested positive for COVID-19 have visited various stores throughout the county Members of the
Centro bus driver tests positive for coronavirus; here are the routes the operator drove
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Centro has reported that another one of its Syracuse bus drivers has tested positive for COVID-19. The employee last worked on April
Oneida Health Hospital to resume elective surgical procedures
ONEIDA, N.Y. — Oneida Health announced Monday that it is resuming performing outpatient, elective procedures at its hospital. The hospital will have to validate that
New York reports lowest increase in daily infections since pandemic began
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — New York State on Monday reported 2,538 new coronavirus infections in the last day, a 0.8 percent increase in the state’s total,
FuzeHub awards Utica firm $50K grant to use in N95 mask production
UTICA — A Utica firm that specializes in advanced textile products is using a $50,000 grant award to ramp up its N95 mask production for health-care workers. Albany–based nonprofit FuzeHub awarded the funding to Environmental Composites Inc. It was among four grants totaling $300,000 that FuzeHub presented in its COVID-19 manufacturing grant program. FuzeHub also
Broome County hotel occupancy rate falls 39 percent in March
BINGHAMTON — As the coronavirus pandemic erupted here and elsewhere, hotels in Broome County saw a steep drop in guests in March, according to a new report. The hotel occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county plummeted 39.1 percent to 34.2 percent in March, according to STR, a Tennessee–based
MVHS reaches furlough agreement with most employee unions
UTICA — The Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) has signed an agreement with most of its employee unions that enables members to participate in an “organization-wide, four-month furlough” of about 20 percent of the system’s employees. The unions New York State United Teachers (NYSUT), Communications Workers of America (CWA), and United Food and Commercial Workers
Utica announces first round of economic-stimulus loans
UTICA, N.Y. — Utica Mayor Robert Palmieri on Thursday announced the first round of loans for local businesses that applied for the city’s economic-stimulus loan
Stay up-to-date on the companies, people and issues that impact businesses in Syracuse, Central New York and beyond.