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EPA gives Onondaga County technical assistance, funding for stormwater project
SYRACUSE — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is providing technical assistance and funding to Onondaga County in planning stormwater and wastewater projects. The EPA is offering a total of $335,000 in assistance to Onondaga County and four other communities in Vermont, New Hampshire, California, and Missouri, the agency said in a news release. It […]
Quanterion is ending a banner year on a high note
MARCY — It’s turning out to be a great 2014 for Quanterion Solutions, Inc. The nearly 15-year-old technology company started the year by landing several new contracts and projects that boosted employment, says Preston MacDiarmid, president of Quanterion Solutions. Now the company will end the year on a high note, thanks in part to a
Launch NY hires Hammett to lead its fundraising efforts
BUFFALO — Launch NY, a nonprofit venture-development organization focused on upstate New York, has appointed Maureen Hammett as director of development and administration. Hammett has extensive experience in both the public and private sectors, according to a Sept. 12 Launch NY news release that announced her hiring. She started in her new position on
Lockheed signs manufacturing pact with waste-to-energy firm
OWEGO — Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT) on Oct. 9 inked an agreement with Concord Blue Energy, Inc. making it the “exclusive manufacturing provider” of the firm’s reformer technology. The technology converts waste to energy using advanced conversion technology, Lockheed said in a news release distributed Oct. 10. Concord Blue says it specializes in transforming
ABA Survey: Internet is still consumers’ top banking method, but mobile and branches gain popularity
While the Internet is still America’s most popular banking method, mobile banking has steadily gained momentum and is now preferred by 10 percent of consumers — up from 8 percent in 2013. That’s according to a recent survey by the American Bankers Association (ABA). The annual survey of 1,000 U.S. adults was conducted for
Work begins on Southern Tier High Technology Incubator
BINGHAMTON — The design phase is under way on the Southern Tier High Technology Incubator, which the state describes as a “major” economic-development project in downtown Binghamton. Binghamton University broke ground on the project on Oct. 2. The incubator seeks to be an “entrepreneurial ecosystem for emerging high-technology companies” and should help create more than
New equipment, new contracts fuel growth at Bo-Mer Plastics
AUBURN — After a year filled with new equipment and new contracts, Bo-Mer Plastics, LLC is set to end 2014 on a strong note and keep that momentum going strong in 2015, its leader says. That momentum has actually been building since October 2001, says Thomas Herbert, company president. That’s when he purchased the Auburn–based
Seneca lists HQ building for sale at $2 million following acquisition by Colorado company
CICERO, N.Y. — Seneca Data Distributors, Inc., a Cicero–based custom computer manufacturer employing 150 people, is trying to sell its headquarters building for $2 million.
Harmony Financial offers workshop on avoiding identity theft
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Harmony Financial Services, an Oswego–based financial-planning firm, will offer a workshop next Tuesday (Oct. 21) on identity theft and what people can
Lockheed Martin inks agreement with waste-to-energy firm
OWEGO, N.Y. — Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT) has signed a manufacturing agreement with Concord Blue Energy, Inc. to provide all manufacturing support for the
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