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SUNY Poly professors to use VTRC grant funding to develop pavement-monitoring system
UTICA, N.Y. — Three professors from SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) will use grant funding to develop an efficient Internet of Things (IoT)-centered system to

Hamilton College deploys 20 free electric charging stations on campus
CLINTON, N.Y. — Hamilton College announced it has installed 20 electric charging stations at various locations throughout the campus. They have been available for use

Utica College receives largest bequest in school history
UTICA, N.Y. — The Lotis B. Howland trust has donated $2.35 million to Utica College (UC), representing the largest bequest in the college’s history. The

The MOST to use $500,000 state grant for armory improvements
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science & Technology (MOST) will use a $500,000 state grant for improvements to the 112-year-old armory

Development Chenango donates $100K to UHS Chenango Memorial capital campaign
NORWICH, N.Y. — Development Chenango — Chenango County’s top economic-development organization — has donated $100,000 to support investment at UHS Chenango Memorial Hospital. Martin Dietrich,

Saratoga Springs firm breaks ground on mixed-use housing project at Griffiss Park in Rome
ROME, N.Y. — Saratoga Springs–based Bonacio Construction Inc. announced it has broken ground on the construction of Air City Lofts at Griffiss Business and Technology

Ithaca, Hamilton firms among finalists in FuzeHub’s commercialization competition
ALBANY, N.Y. — Two companies from Ithaca and one from Hamilton are among the 19 finalists in FuzeHub’s 2019 Commercialization Competition. The finalists includes Halomine,

SRC promotes Bessey and Lawrence to business-development roles
In his new role, Bessey is responsible for directing the company’s corporate business-development team — setting policy for all corporate business-development activities and growing SRC’s

Cryomech starts construction of new $17 million plant in DeWitt
DeWITT — Construction is underway on an expanded, $17 million plant for Cryomech at 6682 Moore Road in the town of DeWitt. The firm is a manufacturer of cryogenic equipment. “The products we make allow researchers to conduct experiments at ultra-low temperatures … temperatures down very close to absolute zero and we make the cryocooler

People news: MMRI names Bell manager of radiology department
DeWITT, N.Y. — Medical Management Resources, Inc. (MMRI), a medical billing and practice management firm in DeWitt, announced it has promoted Jennifer Bell to manager
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