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Centscere wins Startup Labs Syracuse competition, $200K in cash and prizes
SYRACUSE — CenterState CEO today awarded Centscere of Syracuse $200,000 in cash and prizes as the winner of the latest Startup Labs Syracuse competition. CenterState

Maffei, Schneiderman discuss smartphone theft prevention
SYRACUSE — U.S. Representative Daniel Maffei (D–DeWitt) today announced he’s co-sponsoring a bill that would require a kill switch to deter thieves and help end

Schumer: California firm pledges weekly shipments of sterilization product to Syracuse hospitals
U.S. Senator Charles Schumer (D–N.Y.) on Thursday announced that a California sterilization-product maker has “pledged regular weekly shipments” to Syracuse hospitals and expanded its manufacturing

Cornell honors Rheonix CEO, Galvin, as Entrepreneur of the Year
ITHACA — Cornell University has recognized Gregory Galvin, chairman and CEO of Rheonix, Inc., as its Entrepreneur of the Year. Rheonix, a Lansing–based developer of
PAR Technology unit gets $7.9 million Navy contract award at N.D. site
NEW HARTFORD — PAR Technology Corp. last week announced that the U.S. Navy has awarded its subsidiary, Rome Research Corp. (RRC), a five-year $7.9 million

Upstate Medical forms “focused innovation center,” called Upstate MIND
SYRACUSE — Upstate Medical University announced it has developed a “focused innovation center,” dubbed Upstate MIND, that it contends will “transform innovative ideas into useful,
Binghamton University to host regional round of state Business Plan Competition
VESTAL — Binghamton University will host the regional round of the 2014 New York State Business Plan Competition. The event is set for Saturday, April
Emerging Talk 2014 event set for Friday, Saturday
SYRACUSE — Emerging Talk, an event focused on highlighting the startup business scene in Central New York and connecting local entrepreneurs and the student community,

Polaris Library Systems acquired by a California firm
SALINA — Polaris Library Systems, a Salina–based provider of automation software for public libraries, is under new ownership. Emeryville, Calif.–based Innovative Interfaces, Inc., a firm that also specializes in library technology, on April 1 announced it acquired Polaris on March 31. Neither side released terms of the acquisition in the Innovative Interfaces news release. The

OCC starts Spadafora Memorial Scholarship Endowment, with help from Ed Levine
ONONDAGA — Onondaga Community College (OCC) has established the Vincent Spadafora Memorial Scholarship Endowment, to honor the memory of the professor emeritus. Spadafora served as
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