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UK firm captures $1 million top prize in this year’s Genius NY competition
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Archangel Imaging from the United Kingdom (UK) captured the $1 million grand prize in round six of the Genius NY accelerator competition.
Syracuse startup wins grand prize in FuzeHub contest
A Syracuse startup captured the grand prize and two others also secured funding in FuzeHub’s commercialization competition held Oct. 25-26 at the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center. Farm to Flame Energy Inc. won the grand prize of $150,000, while Caraspace Analytics and Envisions Biopolymers LLC each won a $50,000 investment in the competition. They were among a dozen
Canadian company plans job expansion at Binghamton plant
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — With an infusion of investor cash, CMP Advanced Mechanical Solutions of Canada is reequipping its Binghamton plant to better match the industries it serves and will create new jobs in the process. The company opened the Binghamton location in 2006 and primarily performed work for the semiconductor industry, says Jarrod Connolly, director
MVCC opens new aviation-maintenance classroom
ROME, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) on Nov. 2 unveiled its new aviation-maintenance classroom at the MVCC Aviation Training Center at 645 Bomber
Downtown Committee’s fall Progress Breakfast highlights local projects
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The speakers involved discussed the renovation projects at City Center and the former Post-Standard building, along with the upcoming Micron Technology campus
Wolfspeed announces partnership with Jaguar Land Rover for chips produced at Mohawk Valley Fab site
MARCY, N.Y. — Wolfspeed, Inc. has announced a strategic partnership with Jaguar Land Rover to supply silicon-carbide semiconductors produced at the new Mohawk Valley Fab
eBay completes its acquisition of Syracuse’s TCGplayer
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — eBay Inc. (Nasdaq: EBAY) on Monday announced it has completed its acquisition of TCGplayer of Syracuse for a total deal value of
SUNY Poly obtains funding for STEM scholarships
UTICA, N.Y. — SUNY Polytechnic Institute has received funding to help support the growth of New York’s workforce in fields of innovation. Carolyn Rodak, associate professor of engineering; Edmond Rusjan, associate professor of mathematics; Jiayue Shen, assistant professor of engineering; and Andrew Cotronea, SUNY Poly coordinator of the Collegiate Science and Technology Entry Program (CSTEP),
Quanterion Solutions lands $150,000 Air Force contract
UTICA, N.Y. — Quanterion Solutions has been awarded a $150,000 U.S. Air Force Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) effort to support the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Information Directorate’s research of the “Secure Internet of Things (IoT) Operational Planning Environment (SIoTOPE).” The project revolves around building IoT capabilities for the Air Force and pioneering integration
BAE to produce electric-drive systems for transit buses
ENDICOTT, N.Y. — El Dorado National (California)(ENC) plans to use the Gen3 product line from BAE Systems for its next-generation, battery-electric and hydrogen fuel cell transit. ENC is a subsidiary of Brookfield, Wisconsin–based REV Group (NYSE: REVG). BAE Systems manufactures heavy-duty electric propulsion systems. “BAE Systems and ENC have worked together for years to help
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