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STEAM Leadership Conference and speaker series set for early August
ROME, N.Y. — The Project Fibonacci Foundation’s 6th annual STEAM Leadership Conference and its associated ESTEAMed Speakers Series are set for Aug. 4-10 at multiple locations around Griffiss Business & Technology Park at the Steve J. DiMeo Campus in Rome. This year’s conference theme is “Artificial Intelligence, the Smart Machine, and the Human Factor.” The […]
Area food organizations receive state funding to increase access to local foods
New York State has awarded $7.6 million to 12 food-service organizations across the state, including two Central New York organizations, through the second round of the New York Food for New York Families Program, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced. The program, funded through a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) grant, provides a boost to New York
FuzeHub to use $1 million NSF award for program focused on advanced materials
ALBANY, N.Y. — FuzeHub says it will use a $1 million award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to lead Upstate Makes. Upstate Makes is a collaborative initiative to build New York’s advanced materials ecosystem and “foster innovation-fueled economic growth,” FuzeHub said in its announcement. FuzeHub is an Albany–based nonprofit that works to help New
Seneca Foods’ net sales slip 7 percent in latest quarter
FAIRPORT — Seneca Foods Corp. (NASDAQ: SENEA, SENEB) recently reported that its net sales for the quarter ending March 31 declined 7 percent to $308 million from $331.1 million in the same quarter a year prior. The company — a Finger Lakes–based provider of packaged fruits and vegetables, with facilities across the U.S., including Geneva
Warren Real Estate expands to the Albany market
ITHACA — Ithaca–based Warren Real Estate is venturing east with a newly opened office in the Capital region town of Guilderland. The new office continues the firm’s expansion, which until now has headed west and south of Warren’s Ithaca base. As with its other expansions, the idea originally came from one of Warren’s agents, who
Ashley McGraw expands into Boston area with acquisition
SYRACUSE — Syracuse–based Ashley McGraw Architects, D.P.C. has expanded its footprint into the New England region, acquiring studioMLA Architects of Brookline, Massachusetts, near Boston. Founded in 2006, studioMLA Architects — a 15-person architecture and landscape design firm — focuses on the design of early-education facilities along with nature-inspired playscapes for young children. The acquisition closed
Labrador Lumber upgrades infrastructure with NYSEG grant
BERKSHIRE — Labrador Lumber Company, Inc. — based in the town of Berkshire in Tioga County — has received a $57,667 Agriculture Capital Investment Incentive Program Grant from New York State Electric & Gas (NYSEG) to help upgrade its electrical infrastructure and add new jobs, NYSEG announced. The upgrades will support economic growth in Tioga
Storm damage in Canastota consistent with a tornado, National Weather Service confirms
WAMPSVILLE, N.Y. — The National Weather Service in Binghamton confirmed Thursday that the damage in Canastota from Tuesday’s big storm is consistent with a tornado
Severe storm spreads damage across Rome
ROME, N.Y. — The city of Rome continues to clean up from a devastating, confirmed tornado that struck on Tuesday afternoon, July 16. The storm
SUNY launches venture-capital fund for startups on a SUNY campus
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — SUNY officials on Monday announced the launch of Upstate Biotech Ventures, a “first-of-its-kind” venture-capital fund for startups and small businesses on a SUNY campus. Dr. Mantosh Dewan, president of Upstate Medical University, announced the fund during an afternoon ceremony at Upstate Medical’s CNY Biotech Accelerator at 841 E. Fayette St. in Syracuse.
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