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CNY company, Upstate schools partner to develop machine-tool technology
ONONDAGA — A $25,000 state grant, plus collaborations with several upstate universities, should help kick-start a project at MacKintok, Inc., a software and business solutions company, that could lead to a marketable product by year’s end. MacKintok, headquartered at 5036 City View Drive in the town of Onondaga, specializes in providing information-retrieval tools to the […]
A Revenue-Neutral Carbon Tax to Address Climate Change and Improve the Economy?
In June, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency unveiled a draft proposal to cut carbon pollution from the nation’s power plants 30 percent from 2005 levels by 2030. Although the proposed rule has been called “one of the strongest actions ever taken by the United States government to fight climate change,” it will also assuredly not
Greater Utica Chamber to host small-business roundtable on nanotechnology and QUAD-C project
UTICA, N.Y. — The Greater Utica Chamber of Commerce will host a small-business roundtable on nanotechnology and the region’s QUAD-C project on Oct. 1 at
USDA expects New York corn crop to increase 4 percent this year
New York farmers are expected to produce 99 million bushels of grain corn this year, up 4 percent from 2013 levels, according to the U.S.
OCC, SUNY-ESF win $20 million grant for water-research center at Inner Harbor
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF) and Onondaga Community College (OCC) have won a $20
Cuomo signs bill giving Onondaga County design-build authority on amphitheater project
GEDDES, N.Y. — Onondaga County can now have the same company design and build the Onondaga Lake Amphitheater to meet “an aggressive construction schedule.” Gov.
New York manufacturing index jumps to highest level in five years
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York reported today that its Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index rose nearly 13 points to 27.5 in
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
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