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Synapse to sell local car-charging network
SYRACUSE — Synapse Sustainability Trust, Inc. of Syracuse is selling its network of electric-vehicle charging stations in the region to a nationwide provider of charging services. Car Charging Group, Inc. of Miami Beach, Fla. announced plans March 12 to acquire the network from Synapse. Synapse is a nonprofit focused on sustainable environmental initiatives. Financial terms […]
Cleanup at Massena GM site moves ahead with redevelopment efforts
MASSENA — Environmental cleanup at a former General Motors (GM) site in Massena should wrap up sometime in the next few years Work at the carmaker’s shuttered powertrain operation near the banks of the St. Lawrence River should finish by late 2015 or early 2016, says Brendan Mullen, New York cleanup manager for the RACER
Smart grid lab comes online at Syracuse University
SYRACUSE — A lab focused on smart-grid technologies that has been planned since 2010 is up and running at Syracuse University (SU). A $2.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy helped establish the facility, located at SU’s College of Engineering and Computer Science. The lab will help the school train the future engineers
Scotsman ends Pennysavers after “severe” downturn
SYRACUSE — A “severe” and “abrupt” downturn in Scotsman Media Group’s Pennysaver business prompted the company stop publishing the weekly newspapers March 10 and cut about one-third of its workforce as a result. The downturn began in December and continued through February, Scotsman President William Veit says. The company considered a major overhaul of the
Vets institute partner program graduates first class
GE’s Get Skills to Work initiative graduated its first class of veterans today. Syracuse University’s Institute for Veterans and Military Families is a partner in
Global fruit-prep firm to build $50M Lysander plant, create 120 jobs
LYSANDER — Agrana Fruit US, Inc., which produces fruit preparations for the dairy industry, plans to invest more than $50 million to build a fruit-processing plant in Lysander that will create about 120 jobs, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s office announced today.Agrana expects to break ground on the new 100,000-square-foot manufacturing and distribution plant in
SUNY starts program to boost undergrad STEM research opportunities
The State University of New York (SUNY) and its Research Foundation have introduced a new program to give undergraduate students more chances to get involved
Cornell names latest JumpStart companies
ITHACA — Two companies will participate in the spring semester JumpStart program from the Cornell Center for Materials Research. Empire State Development’s Division of Science,
Miami Beach firm to acquire Synapse car charging network
SYRACUSE — Car Charging Group, Inc., a nationwide provider of electric vehicle charging services, plans to acquire EV Pass, LLC and its local network of charging stations from Synapse Sustainability Trust, Inc. of Syracuse. Synapse is a nonprofit focused on sustainable environmental initiatives. EV Pass specializes in building destination and location networks for electric vehicle
Rome Memorial Hospital adds software to aid early breast-cancer detection
ROME — Diagnosing breast cancer at its earliest stage, when it’s easiest to treat, has long been a challenging task for doctors. But, new imaging
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