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WRVO Public Media adds new signals in Rome, western Madison County
OSWEGO, N.Y. — WRVO Public Media has expanded its broadcast network with the addition of two new signals serving the city of Rome and western
Binghamton University to use federal grant to help minority students pursue STEM degrees
VESTAL, N.Y. — Binghamton University announced it will use a federal grant of more than $455,000 to help increase undergraduate and graduate degrees in science,
People news: Dermody, Burke & Brown hires network administrator
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Dermody, Burke & Brown, CPAs, LLC announced it has recently hired Brennan Kirsche as a network administrator. Kirsche received a bachelor’s degree
Shineman Foundation announces grants, including for business plan contest
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Fourteen not-for-profit organizations received grant awards totaling $313,500 from the Richard S. Shineman Foundation in the last of three 2016 grant rounds
MVCC formally opens new Mandia Family Learning Commons
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) on Thursday formally opened the Mandia Family Learning Commons in the information-technology building on the Utica campus.
Microdrones speeds up investment in Rome site
ROME — Drones are creating a revolution. I’m not talking about male honey bees whose role is to mate with the Queen bee, nor am I referring to the musical harmonic or one of my former professors at college who doubled as a soporific. The drones in question are unmanned aircraft which, in just a
New York to spend $30M on drone-testing corridor in Central New York
SYRACUSE — New York State believes in the “potential” of the unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) industry. “We think this is going to be a $1 trillion industry,” said Gov. Andrew Cuomo. New York State plans to spend $30 million to develop a 50-mile, flight-traffic management system between Syracuse and Griffiss International Airport in Rome to
Cuomo announces plan to spend $30 million on drone-testing corridor in CNY
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — New York State plans to spend $30 million to develop a 50-mile, flight-traffic management system between Syracuse and Griffiss International Airport in
Syracuse, Rome to host UTM Convention Tuesday through Thursday
Syracuse and Rome are set to host the 2016 UTM convention, which has events scheduled Tuesday through Thursday. The Nicholas J. Pirro Convention Center at
Civic Data Hackathon: Syracuse Roads Challenge winners are named
SYRACUSE — Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner on Oct. 27 announced the winners of the City’s Civic Data Hackathon: Syracuse Roads Challenge. The City had partnered with the Syracuse University School of Information Studies (iSchool) and Dallas, Texas–based AT&T (NYSE: T) to organize the Hackathon and to judge entries. The competition, which launched Sept. 26, attracted
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