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Binghamton University dedicates Center of Excellence building
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Binghamton University on Wednesday dedicated its $30 million, 114,000-square-foot Center of Excellence building. The facility is located on Murray Hill Road in
Gillibrand: federal grant to boost nutrition education at Cornell
ITHACA, N.Y. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded Cornell University a federal grant for more than $850,000, which designates it as a
Middle Ages Brewery now open at Hancock Airport
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse Hancock International Airport and Creative Food Group have announced that Middle Ages Brewery is now open in the South Terminal. Creative
Solar project provides living lab at Clarkson University
POTSDAM — A planned 2 megawatt solar array near Potsdam will do more than just provide nearly 10 percent of the power used at Clarkson University. It will also give students access to real-world data to use throughout their studies to better prepare them for the jobs awaiting them after graduation, the school says. On
EPA gives Onondaga County technical assistance, funding for stormwater project
SYRACUSE — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is providing technical assistance and funding to Onondaga County in planning stormwater and wastewater projects. The EPA is offering a total of $335,000 in assistance to Onondaga County and four other communities in Vermont, New Hampshire, California, and Missouri, the agency said in a news release. It
Lockheed signs manufacturing pact with waste-to-energy firm
OWEGO — Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT) on Oct. 9 inked an agreement with Concord Blue Energy, Inc. making it the “exclusive manufacturing provider” of the firm’s reformer technology. The technology converts waste to energy using advanced conversion technology, Lockheed said in a news release distributed Oct. 10. Concord Blue says it specializes in transforming
Work begins on Southern Tier High Technology Incubator
BINGHAMTON — The design phase is under way on the Southern Tier High Technology Incubator, which the state describes as a “major” economic-development project in downtown Binghamton. Binghamton University broke ground on the project on Oct. 2. The incubator seeks to be an “entrepreneurial ecosystem for emerging high-technology companies” and should help create more than
National Pipe & Plastics ramps up production at new site
“The greatest risk is to do nothing” — a sign on Dave Culbertson’s desk. VESTAL — The year is 1967. Dustin Hoffman, who played the lead in the movie “The Graduate,” is pulled aside by a friend of his parents who wants to share one word — “plastics.” The idea is that the future will
New equipment, new contracts fuel growth at Bo-Mer Plastics
AUBURN — After a year filled with new equipment and new contracts, Bo-Mer Plastics, LLC is set to end 2014 on a strong note and keep that momentum going strong in 2015, its leader says. That momentum has actually been building since October 2001, says Thomas Herbert, company president. That’s when he purchased the Auburn–based
Seneca lists HQ building for sale at $2 million following acquisition by Colorado company
CICERO, N.Y. — Seneca Data Distributors, Inc., a Cicero–based custom computer manufacturer employing 150 people, is trying to sell its headquarters building for $2 million.
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