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NUAIR Alliance, European firm partner on drone-research work
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Northeast UAS Airspace Integration Research Alliance (NUAIR Alliance) and Griffiss International Airport on Tuesday announced a new partnership with Unifly as

New York, Canada extend agreement on management of hydropower project on St. Lawrence River
The New York Power Authority and Ontario Power Generation have agreed to a 15-year extension of the shared management of the Moses-Saunders Power Dam. The
Genius NY program announces new prize-money structure for third round
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Genius NY, a business-accelerator program at CenterState CEO’s Tech Garden, has a new prize-money structure for round three of the Genius NY

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate Cancer Center is now offering a same-day surgery and radiation-treatment option for women with early stage breast cancer. Intraoperative radiation therapy
UTICA, N.Y. — The federal government has awarded Utica–based Human Technologies Corp. a two-year, $45 million contract to provide third-party logistics and supply-chain management services.

University of Rochester Medical Center opens liver-transplant clinic at St. Joseph’s Health
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) has opened a clinic site at St. Joseph’s Health to offer care “closer to home”

People news: CenterState CEO hires Scuderi as Tech Garden senior program manager
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — CenterState CEO announced it has hired Royale Scuderi as its senior program manager for the Tech Garden in downtown Syracuse. Scuderi most
State awards Griffiss Institute $2M for IDEA NY business competition targeting Mohawk Valley
ROME, N.Y. — The Griffiss Institute will use a $2 million state grant to support IDEA NY, a business-accelerator competition. It’s a 12-month program that

St. Joseph’s Health formally opens cardiovascular center
He cited statistics from the Atlanta, Georgia–based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicating that heart disease is responsible for “roughly” one-in-four deaths in the
Lyft names new market manager for “Greater New York State” operations
Lyft Inc. has named Matt Rodrigues as the market manager of its “Greater New York State” operations, which includes the Syracuse market. Besides Syracuse, Rodrigues’
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