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SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The leader of one institution of higher learning in Syracuse will succeed another in helping to lead a state group focused on
Smith Market wins $25,000 prize in Community Foundation’s Impact Opportunity Challenge
UTICA, N.Y. — The Community Foundation of Herkimer & Oneida Counties, Inc. has selected Smith Market as the winner of its $25,000 Impact Opportunity Challenge.
PAR Technology unit wins federal contract award of nearly $14M
ROME — Rome Research Corp. will use a $13.8 million contract award to provide operations and maintenance support for the Washington, D.C.–based Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG). Rome Research is a subsidiary of PAR Technology Corp. (NYSE: PAR) and part of PAR’s government business. Based in New Hartford, PAR Technology is a provider of restaurant/retail-management
New York is investing $5 million to help create hub for upstate drone industry
New York will make an “initial” $5 million investment to help ongoing efforts to create a hub for unmanned-aerial system (UAS) “innovation” and manufacturing in upstate New York. The funding seeks to “support and grow the emerging” UAS industry in the upstate region, the office of Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Aug. 2. Unmanned-aerial systems are
NYSTEC prospects for technology gold
ROME — In the California Gold Rush of 1848, mining technology initially included pans, picks, and shovels. Some prospectors quickly learned that gold extraction was quicker and more reliable with devices designed to drop the heavy metal through a sifting screen. It wasn’t long before the image of the lonely gold-panner crouching in a stream
Startup firm Bojaga Studios’ farmstand location app is almost ready for iPhone
SYRACUSE — Bojaga Studios, a startup company that is a virtual tenant at the Syracuse Technology Garden, has a mobile-phone application (app) that will soon be available for iPhones. The app, called Farmstand Finder, is already available for Android devices, says Alexander (Alex) Jones, the fledgling firm’s chief information officer. It’ll be available for the
PAR Technology subsidiary wins U.S. Navy contract award of nearly $14 million
ROME, N.Y. — The U.S. Navy has awarded Rome Research Corp. (RRC) a $13.6 million contract for services at a facility in Italy. Rome Research
PAR Technology unit wins federal contract award of nearly $14 million
ROME, N.Y. — Rome Research Corp. will use a $13.8 million contract award to provide operations and maintenance support for the Washington, D.C.–based Broadcasting Board
Summer camp encourages high-school girls to pursue careers in STEM fields
SYRACUSE — Makenna Gadway, who will be a freshman at Bishop Grimes High School in the fall, has always liked her math and science classes in school. “Anything hands-on is interesting to me,” says Gadway. She’d like to pursue engineering for a career and is considering colleges such as Syracuse University, Clarkson University, and the
ANNA BRISTOL has joined CXtec as an asset-recovery specialist. Previously, she worked as a procurement, logistics, and order-resolution intern in the accounting department. Bristol holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from Le Moyne College. BRIAN GRIMSLEY joins CXtec as a business analyst. Prior to joining CXtec, he worked as a software engineer for Carrier Corporation.
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