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Upstate Medical University startup wins funding in Biotech Innovation Pitch competition
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — DUB Therapeutics, an Upstate Medical University–based startup company, won the $10,000 Alan W. Rothschild Innovation Award at the Biotech Innovation Pitch competition
International Wire uses National Grid $821K incentive for new equipment at Canastota plant
CANASTOTA, N.Y. — National Grid (NYSE: NGG) says International Wire used energy-efficiency incentives that the energy company provided to help pay for new equipment at its Canastota plant while saving money in the long run on its energy costs. International Wire replaced a 25-year-old multiwire drawing machine at the plant with a new generation of
MVHS hosts robotic arm demonstration
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) showed off its new Mako SmartRobotics for knee and hip replacement with a Meet the Mako event
NUAIR formally opens new headquarters at Syracuse airport
SYRACUSE, N.Y.— NUAIR this week formally opened its new headquarters at Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR). The nonprofit NUAIR is short for the Northeast UAS
Restored fountain returns to Franklin Square at corner of Plum, Solar streets
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Franklin Square fountain, located at the corner of Plum and Solar Streets in Syracuse, has been reinstalled following a 12-month absence
Le Moyne College names new athletic director
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Le Moyne College has appointed Phil Brown as its new athletic director. Brown, whose formal title is assistant VP of intercollegiate athletics and campus recreation, comes to Le Moyne from Vanderbilt University, where he serves as executive associate athletic director and chief business officer. He will start in his new role at
Madison County Highway Department wins work-zone equipment package from national association
WAMPSVILLE — The Madison County Highway Department announced it has recently been awarded a full work-zone package of safety equipment from the Public Employer Risk Management Association, Inc. (PERMA). It is facilitated through a grant from PERMA’s risk-management interventions. This award highlights the commitment of both Madison County Highway and PERMA to “uphold the highest
Bassett’s Valley Health Services receives nearly $11,000 grant to fund new equipment
HERKIMER — Bassett Healthcare Network’s Valley Health Services unit has received a $10,998 grant from the Slocum Dickson Foundation to support equipment and therapies to promote optimal levels of function for the long-term care and rehabilitation of the facility’s residents and patients, the organization announced. The grant funded the purchase of a new bladder scanner,
Saab wins more than $13 million U.S. Navy contract modification
DeWITT, N.Y. — Saab Inc. in DeWitt was recently awarded a $13.5 million modification to a previously awarded U.S. Navy contract. It will exercise options for engineering, technical, logistical, and material support services for lifecycle sustainment of the AN/SPS-77 (variants) Radar Systems, Marine Corps AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar Systems, Celsius Tech Radar and Optronic
Oneida County hotel business indicators improve in September
UTICA — Oneida County hotels registered an increase in three key indicators of business performance in September. The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) rose 4.7 percent to 70.3 percent in the ninth month of this year compared to the year-prior month, according to a report from STR, a Tennessee–based hotel-market
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