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USDOT awards Syracuse Regional Airport Authority $2.5M for improvements
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has awarded the Syracuse Regional Airport Authority more than $2.5 million in federal funding for improvements
SU formally opens College of Law’s Dineen Hall
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse University (SU) College of Law on Friday formally opened its new Dineen Hall with a series of grand-opening events involving
AIS expands with demand for cybersecurity
ROME — As a kid growing up, the only persons concerned with cybersecurity were science-fiction characters such as Captain Midnight and Dick Tracy. Today, reality has trumped science fiction as imaginary decoder rings and wristwatches have been replaced by real microchips and a world connected by the Internet. With the explosion of digital devices, we
Binghamton University begins work on new smart-energy facility
VESTAL — Construction has kicked off on Binghamton University’s smart energy research and development (R&D) facility. The school on Aug. 27 held a groundbreaking ceremony for the new $70 million, 114,000-square-foot building at the Innovative Technologies Complex in Vestal. Binghamton University sees the new facility as part of its “pursuit of path-breaking research” on energy-efficient
St. Joseph’s opens new surgical tower
SYRACUSE — St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center listened “intently” to the people who would work in the Christina M. Nappi Surgical Tower. That’s according to Dr. Richard Waldman, president of the St. Joseph’s medical staff, who spoke during the formal opening ceremony the hospital held Sept. 4. As the planning process continued, the hospital sought
Kepler brings extensive experience to NUAIR Alliance
SYRACUSE — Cady Kepler, Jr. has more than three decades of experience working with manned and unmanned aircraft, according to the NUAIR Alliance. The organization is tapping into that experience. The NUAIR Alliance announced the hiring of the Chittenango man as its new airworthiness manager in a news release distributed on Sept. 2. NUAIR Alliance
Green jobs increase in New York state, report says
Jobs in the green sector are growing across New York and across the nation, according to a recent survey report by Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2) released on Aug. 28. “We saw three major projects there in New York that created, combined, more than 600 jobs,” says Robert Keefe, executive director of E2, a Washington, D.C.–based nonpartisan
Green Planet Grocery to open Cicero store, plans further expansion
CICERO — Green Planet Grocery, which currently operates stores in Camillus and Oswego, plans to open a third location in Cicero in early October. The Cicero store is part of an expansion plan that could include up to 10 locations in the next three to five years, says Joe Scripa, a minority owner in the
NYSERDA starts NY Prize competition for microgrids
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) will administer a new competition this fall to support “innovative resiliency” and clean-energy projects across the state. The $40 million NY Prize competition challenges New York businesses, entrepreneurs, and electric utilities to design and implement community-based microgrids, which seek to offer energy independence, along with
SkyWolf Wind Turbine Corp. inks deal to distribute its wind turbines in Colombia and other markets
GENESEO — SkyWolf Wind Turbine Corp. — a Finger Lakes–based company that designs, manufactures, and sells small wind turbines — recently announced that it has signed an agreement with a company to sell its products in overseas markets including Colombia. SkyWolf Wind Turbine inked a 10-year international-representation agreement with SkyWolf Eco-Energies Colombia (SWEEC) SAS, which
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