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SUNY Poly professor awarded $175K in NSF research funding
MARCY — SUNY Polytechnic Institute’s Tarannum Shaila Zaman, an assistant professor of computer science, has recently received a $175,000 National Science Foundation Computer and Information Science and Engineering Research Initiation Initiative (NSF CRII) grant to support her project, called, “An Automated and User-centered Framework for Reproducing System-level Concurrency Bugs by Analyzing Bug Reports.” The research […]
Raymour & Flanigan now owns Northern Lights in Salina
Plans a new store in the shopping center SALINA — With its purchase of the Northern Lights shopping center in the town of Salina, Raymour & Flanigan Furniture and Mattresses has plans to open a retail store there. But the retailer tells CNYBJ that it hasn’t set a timeline
NYS Secretary of State Rodriguez to begin new role with DASNY in May
ALBANY — The man who currently serves as New York’s 68th Secretary of State will begin a new role in early May. The board of directors of the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York (DASNY) has appointed Robert Rodriguez as acting president and CEO. Rodriguez will begin his new duties at DASNY on
Madison County receives $2 million grant for healthy housing program
WAMPSVILLE — Madison County Public Health (MCPH) has received a $2 million grant from the Healthy Homes Production Grant Program of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to help mitigate housing-related hazards that can contribute to childhood diseases and injuries in low-income households across the county. “This grant will make it possible
Commerce Dept. starts work on finalizing funding for Micron projects
CLAY — The U.S. Department of Commerce is working on a due-diligence process on Micron Technology’s (NASDAQ: MU) planned projects in both the town of Clay and in Idaho. Micron has reached a $6.1 billion preliminary memorandum of terms (PMT) funding agreement with the Commerce Department under the federal CHIPS & Science Law. The PMT
Chemung Financial posts strong sequential quarter profit growth
ELMIRA — Chemung Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: CHMG), the parent company of Chemung Canal Trust Company, reported that its net income nearly doubled in the first quarter of this year compared to last quarter. Elmira–based Chemung Financial produced net income of $7.1 million, or $1.48 per share, in the first three months of 2024, up 87
Auction house opens for business in Utica
UTICA — Utica Auction House LLC opened for business with its first auction on April 13, bringing the first public auction house to the city. Nick Cavalier III first began thinking about opening an auction house during the pandemic when everything switched to online. He owns an auto detailing business, Clean Car Auto LLC, and
UTICA — Integrated Community Alternatives Network (ICAN) is expanding eastward with a new office in Amsterdam, the organization recently announced. The move is part of ICAN’s mission to “Keep Families Together” by providing individualized and non-traditional services to at-risk individuals and families. ICAN held a ribbon cutting with the Fulton Montgomery Regional Chamber of Commerce
Oswego County FCU launches “Buy Now, Pay Later” product
OSWEGO — Oswego County Federal Credit Union (FCU) announced it has added “Buy Now, Pay Later” (BNPL) to its suite of online-banking products. Oswego County FCU says it has partnered with Scottsdale, Arizona–based equipifi, a BNPL platform tailored for debit-card issuers, to “enhance its offerings,” per a March 28 announcement. Oswego County FCU is a
Visions board reelects directors, reorganizes at March meeting
ENDWELL — Visions Federal Credit Union (FCU) reelected three directors to its board of directors during its 58th annual meeting held March 16 at its headquarters in Endwell. Michael Mullen, Mary Robinson, and Denise Stoughton were reelected to three-year terms on the board. The Visions FCU board also includes Jill Bennedum, Kenneth Kidder III, James
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