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Binghamton U academic to research application of thin polymer films with grant
BINGHAMTON — Binghamton University and the University at Buffalo recently received a $517,969 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support research into a manufacturing technique for producing thin polymer films essential to the microelectronics, health care, and energy industries. According to an online article in BingUNews on the college’s news website, researchers will […]
Syracuse exterior cleaning company certified as SDVOB
ALBANY — New York State Office of General Services (OGS) Commissioner Jeanette Moy recently announced that 35 businesses across the state were certified as service-disabled veteran-owned businesses (SDVOB), including one small firm in Syracuse. The New York OGS Division of Service-Disabled Veterans’ Business Development (DSDVBD) issued the certification to S. Vets Exterior Cleaning, which is
VIEWPOINT: N.Y. Becomes 2nd State to Enact Climate Change Superfund Act
On Dec. 26, 2024, Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Climate Change Superfund Act (Act) into law, making New York the second state (after Vermont) to impose the cost to repair and prevent climate-change impacts on a broad segment of the fossil-fuel industry. The Act states that climate change, which results primarily from combustion of fossil
CNY RPDB awarded nearly $4 million in federal funding for biking, walking trail development
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Central New York Regional Planning and Development Board (CNY RPDB) will use a nearly $4 million federal award to develop plans
Verona Collective to open two more cannabis dispensaries in January
VERONA, N.Y. — The Oneida Indian Nation will open two new cannabis dispensaries later this month in Sherrill and Chittenango, doubling its number of dispensary locations. Verona Collective’s grow facility exceeded production expectations in 2024. As a seed-to-sale cannabis enterprise, the Oneida Indian Nation oversees every aspect of production including cultivation, harvesting, processing, packaging, and
New York State of Agriculture address at Oncenter focuses on education, workforce development
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — New York’s top agriculture official reviewed the state’s efforts to provide increased support for agricultural education and agricultural-workforce development in 2024, and
Deer management in the city of Syracuse begins this week
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The City of Syracuse’s deer-management program begins this week (Jan. 6-10) and will continue through March. Qualified wildlife managers from the U.S.
Demolition begins at former IBM campus in Endicott
ENDICOTT, N.Y. — Broome County on Tuesday launched the largest demolition project in the county’s history as work began to tear down the former IBM
BAE Systems to provide actuator control units for JetZero’s sustainable jet demonstrator
ENDICOTT, N.Y. — BAE Systems says it will provide and integrate actuator control units (ACUs) for JetZero’s next-generation blended wing body aircraft demonstrator. The Long Beach, California–based company’s demonstrator is designed to “deliver enhanced energy efficiency and reduced emissions,” per the BAE Systems announcement. BAE’s locations in Endicott in Broome County and in Fort Wayne,
SU’s IVMF to use $3M from Micron to help vets pursue industry work
SYRACUSE — The D’Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) at Syracuse University (SU) will use a $3 million grant from Micron Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MU) to help veterans and military families pursue careers in the semiconductor industry. The funding will support the development of a specialized semiconductor hub within the institute’s Onward to
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