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Dannible & McKee announces a series of promotions
SYRACUSE — Dannible & McKee, LLP, a certified public accounting and consulting firm, recently announced the promotion of a group of professional staff members, including those who work from its Syracuse office. The local promotions included the following individuals. Sean R. Conners, CPA, has been promoted to tax senior manager in the firm’s Syracuse office. […]
iSchool professor wins NSF grant to study wireless communications
SYRACUSE — A professor in Syracuse University’s School of Information Studies (iSchool) will use a federal award to study radio frequency (RF) spectrum management for the next era of wireless-communication services. The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded nearly $250,000 out of a total of $800,000 under a three-year research grant for the effort,
First robotic hip-replacement surgery performed at Wynn Hospital
UTICA — Orthopedic surgeon Prashant Deshmane, MD, recently performed the first Mako SmartRobotics Total Hip procedure at Mohawk Valley Health System’s (MVHS) Wynn Hospital in
Surviving a cybersecurity breach
Lessons from an area company UTICA — The day started out like any other workday, except the anonymous local company’s phone system and servers were down. When rebooting the server didn’t solve things, officials at the business (which we’ll call Company A) knew something was wrong. “Then I called our IT guys,” an official at
Utica cybersecurity firm Anjolen moves to new location
UTICA — After years of steady growth, the cybersecurity business Anjolen, Inc. will formally celebrate its new larger office on Court Street with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Oct. 10. The company got its start at Utica University in the Northeast Cyber Forensics Center, where Anjolen founder and president Anthony Martino serves as director. Anjolen operated
USDOL updates cybersecurity guidance for retirement plans
The U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) on Sept. 6 updated current cybersecurity guidance, confirming that it applies to all types of plans governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), including health and welfare plans, and all employee retirement-benefit plans. The new compliance assistance release issued by the department’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA)
SU’s iSchool readies new AI graduate program for 2025
SYRACUSE — Syracuse University’s (SU) School of Information Studies (iSchool) says it plans to launch a new graduate-degree program in artificial intelligence (AI) in the fall semester of 2025. Beginning this fall, students can apply to earn a master’s degree in applied human-centered artificial intelligence, which SU says will prepare them to “leverage advanced generative
TTM to use $30 million federal award for DeWitt expansion project
DeWITT — TTM Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: TTMI) will use a $30 million federal award to boost the expansion project at its site in DeWitt where the firm will manufacture advanced printed circuit boards (PCBs) “that are critical to America’s national security.” The U.S. Department of Defense awarded the funding that comes from the Defense Production
Pathfinder Bancorp to pay Q3 dividend of 10 cents in early November
OSWEGO — Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: PBHC), the bank holding company of Pathfinder Bank, has declared a cash dividend of 10 cents per share of its common stock. The third-quarter 2024 dividend is payable on Nov. 8 to all shareholders of record on Oct. 18, according to an announcement from James A. Dowd, president and
NORDTECH consortium to use $27M in federal funds for projects
The Northeast Regional Defense Technology Hub (NORDTECH) will use $27 million in U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) funding for various projects, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D–N.Y.) announced Sept. 18. NORDTECH describes itself as a regional consortium of government labs, defense companies, academic institutions, and technology-manufacturing organizations in New York state and one of
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