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Panera opens new location in Oakdale Commons
JOHNSON CITY, N.Y. — Panera Bread — a chain of about 2,000 bakery-café, fast-casual restaurants — has formally opened a new eatery in Oakdale Commons at 615 Harry L Drive, bringing another restaurant option to the revitalizing area. Frank Gatto, area operating partner, says he is excited to bring another Panera location to the greater […]
New York manufacturing activity bounces back in September
The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index rebounded into positive territory by rising 21 points in September to 1.9. The index had plummeted 20 points in August to -19 after declining six points in July to 1.1. The general business-conditions index is the monthly gauge on New York’s manufacturing sector. The September reading —
Rekord Structures expands in Binghamton area after acquisition
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Rekord Structures, LLC purchased the Eureka! military and commercial tents product lines from Johnson Outdoors, Inc. earlier this year as it works to expand its operations in the greater Binghamton area and U.S. Formed in Poland more than 25 years ago, Rekord has focused on engineering and structural manufacturing of various structures
N.Y. home sales continue falling in August with 19% decline
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York realtors sold 11,310 previously owned homes in August, down 18.8 percent from the 13,922 existing homes sold in August 2022. Pending sales also fell more than 11 percent, pointing to further declines in closed home sales in the next couple months. That’s according to the August monthly housing report that
Samaritan Medical Center expands ED secure behavioral health unit
WATERTOWN, N.Y. — The emergency department (ED) at Samaritan Medical Center in Watertown is undergoing a construction project to expand and enhance the care of psychiatric patients within the secure behavioral health unit (BHU). The hospital says it needs the expansion as the average daily census of patients has been “consistently exceeding” physical space. The
SUNY launches task force on health-care worker shortage
It includes Upstate Medical, Binghamton–area university leaders ALBANY, N.Y. — SUNY’s new task force on New York’s health-care worker shortage includes the leaders of Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, Binghamton University, and SUNY Broome Community College. Dr. Mantosh Dewan, president of Upstate Medical University; Harvey Stenger, president of Binghamton University;
Cayuga Medical Center opens urology unit
ITHACA, N.Y. — Cayuga Urology is now open at Cayuga Medical Center on Dates Drive in Ithaca. “We are excited to welcome urology as one of our Cayuga Health services,” Cayuga Health VP of Ambulatory Services Jeff Penoyer said in a press release. Urologist Dr. Jason Cohen offers advanced urologic care, including medical and surgical
Bassett, Hartwick, & SUNY Oneonta partner on workforce program
ONEONTA, N.Y. — Bassett Healthcare Network, Hartwick College, and SUNY Oneonta have teamed up to create Bassett CARES, a workforce-development program aimed at keeping new college graduates in the area and addressing critical workforce shortages across Bassett’s network of facilities. The CARES acronym stands for “career advancement and retention experience for students,” and Bassett hopes
MVHS reopens adult day program
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) recently celebrated the reopening of its Adult Day Health Care (ADHC) Program after it was on hiatus during the pandemic. “We’re so excited to have our ADHC program back up and running,” Candy Salvati, program director, said in a news release. The ADHC program offers comprehensive health
Bassett family nurse practitioner residency program graduates six
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Bassett Healthcare Network’s post-graduate family nurse practitioner (FNP) residency program recently graduated six people at a ceremony at the Otesaga Resort and Hotel in Cooperstown. The program is a rural-based, 12-month, full-time employment opportunity that provides an integrative training platform for new post-graduate nurse practitioners. The program developed by Dr. Gregory Rys,
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