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Michigan firm wins $1M top prize in Tech Garden’s Genius NY competition
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A firm that offers a drone-based logistics platform captured the $1 million top prize in the seventh round of the Genius NY
Ithaca Tompkins airport seeks to add direct flight to Dulles
ITHACA, N.Y. — Ithaca Tompkins International Airport (ITH) will use a $750,000 Small Community Air Service Development Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to
Tioga County Business Expo set for Nov. 30
NICHOLS, N.Y. — The Tioga County Business Expo will be held on Nov. 30 from 9 a.m. to noon at Tioga Downs Casino Resort at
SBA appoints new director of the Syracuse-Upstate New York district office
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has named Daniel Rickman the new district director of its Syracuse-Upstate New York district office. Rickman’s
Regional firms selected as finalists in FuzeHub’s commercialization competition
ALBANY, N.Y. — Companies from East Syracuse, Ithaca, Binghamton, and Geneva are among 12 finalists for the FuzeHub commercialization competition at the upcoming New York
SBA Syracuse-Upstate district office seeks nominations for 2024 National Small Business Week Awards
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse-Upstate New York district office of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) says it is seeking nominations for the 2024 National
New York manufacturing activity bounces back in September
The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index rebounded into positive territory by rising 21 points in September to 1.9. The index had plummeted 20 points in August to -19 after declining six points in July to 1.1. The general business-conditions index is the monthly gauge on New York’s manufacturing sector. The September reading —
Rekord Structures expands in Binghamton area after acquisition
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Rekord Structures, LLC purchased the Eureka! military and commercial tents product lines from Johnson Outdoors, Inc. earlier this year as it works to expand its operations in the greater Binghamton area and U.S. Formed in Poland more than 25 years ago, Rekord has focused on engineering and structural manufacturing of various structures
N.Y. home sales continue falling in August with 19% decline
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York realtors sold 11,310 previously owned homes in August, down 18.8 percent from the 13,922 existing homes sold in August 2022. Pending sales also fell more than 11 percent, pointing to further declines in closed home sales in the next couple months. That’s according to the August monthly housing report that
VC firm partner sees opportunity with new Tech Garden office
SYRACUSE — A partner in ff Venture Capital (ffVC) is giving a thumbs up to its role as the first in-residence investor at CenterState CEO’s Tech Garden. Its operations at the Tech Garden also represent an upstate New York office for the New York City–based firm. The Tech Garden, operated by CenterState CEO, is home
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