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Bassett’s Valley Health Services recognizes five newly certified nursing assistants
HERKIMER — Valley Health Services (VHS) in Herkimer recently celebrated the most recent graduates of its nurse-aid training program that helps its resident assistants become certified nursing assistants (CNAs). The program graduated five new CNAs on April 11, VHS announced in a news release. “At Valley Health, we are all extremely proud of these five […]
Work underway on Rome Health’s surgical center, ICU addition
ROME — Rome Health says work on the Kaplan Center for Surgical Services and ICU (intensive-care unit) construction project “is really starting to take shape,” per an April 15 announcement on its website. The milder weather in February gave the crew from the Hayner Hoyt Corporation of Syracuse a window of time to excavate the
Naturally Lewis student-pitch competition accepting applications through May 15
LOWVILLE, N.Y. — Naturally Lewis will continue accepting applications for its first-ever, student-pitch competition through May 15. The effort targets young entrepreneurs in Lewis County and seeks to help them reach small-business ownership. Through the competition, students will have access to business tools, resources, and connections, enabling them to turn their ideas into functioning businesses
State announces Mohawk Valley workforce initiative and SUNY Poly semiconductor center funding
New York State has launched Mohawk Valley Empowers, a new three-year, $10 million initiative designed to strengthen the region’s workforce ecosystem and improve workforce participation by expanding wraparound services and redefining career readiness. The state also announced new funding for SUNY Polytechnic Institute’s semiconductor processing lab, according to a Tuesday news release from Gov. Kathy
FuzeHub awards manufacturing grants to TDO, Binghamton University, Cornell University
ALBANY, N.Y. — TDO of Salina, the Research Foundation for SUNY at Binghamton University, and Cornell University are among the regional organizations announced as recipients in this year’s first round of FuzeHub grant funding. The nonprofit FuzeHub is an Albany–based organization that works to connect New York’s small to medium-sized manufacturing companies to the resources,
St. Elizabeth campus reuse meeting set for May 7
UTICA, N.Y. — The second public forum regarding the reuse of the former St. Elizabeth Medical Center campus on Genesee Street is scheduled for Tuesday, May 7 at 6 p.m. in the Sinnott Family-Bank of Utica Auditorium at Munson, 301 Genesee St. in Utica, the city announced. City representatives, members of the planning effort’s steering
People news: AmeriCU CEO named to CenterState CEO board
ROME, N.Y. — AmeriCU Credit Union President/CEO Ron Belle has been elected to the CenterState CEO board of directors, the Rome–based credit union says. CenterState
Binghamton Rumble Ponies sold to NYC firm that operates minor-league baseball teams
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Owners of the Binghamton Rumble Ponies on Friday announced they have entered into an agreement to sell the team to Diamond Baseball Holdings (DBH). New York City–based DBH is a company that owns and operates select minor-leaguebaseball clubs affiliated with Major League Baseball (MLB), per the team’s Friday announcement, which didn’t include
ConMed promotes Beyer to newly created COO role
ConMed Corp. (NYSE: CNMD) has promoted Patrick Beyer to the newly created role of chief operating officer, effective immediately, the medical-device maker announced Wednesday afternoon.
Bassett Healthcare plans May 4 career fair with job openings across the health system
COOPERSTOWN — Bassett Healthcare Network will hold a career fair on Saturday, May 4 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Bassett Medical Center’s outpatient clinic, located at 1 Atwell Road in Cooperstown. Both clinical and non-clinical health-care jobs are open across the organization’s eight-county service area of Chenango, Delaware, Herkimer, Madison, Montgomery, Oneida, Otsego,
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