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Vendor proposals sought for Syracuse broadband program
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Interested vendors have until Oct. 11 to submit proposals for a pilot program for the design, implementation, and maintenance of a municipally shared telecommunications network for the City of Syracuse. The program will serve households that don’t have access to high-speed internet and establish an “enhanced” municipal network for the city’s digital […]
State offers $6.5M to develop insurance policies to promote clean technologies
A new state program is focused on the research and development of new insurance policies and products “that will promote the adoption of clean technologies” across New York state. Gov. Kathy Hochul on Sept. 1 announced $6.5 million to support the “Insurance Innovation for Climate-Technology Solutions” program. The initiative will provide funding for products that manage
California tech company acquires Rosie of Ithaca
ITHACA, N.Y. — A California tech company on Wednesday announced it has acquired Rosie, the Ithaca–based e-commerce platform for local and independent retailers and wholesalers.
VESTAL, N.Y. — Binghamton University and its coalition of partners have won $63.7 million in federal funding for the New Energy New York project, with
Improvements made to public-safety broadband service in Oneida County
First responders across Oneida County are benefiting from an expansion of the FirstNet AT&T network that provides dedicated mobile broadband for public-safety agencies and organizations. As part of the expansion project, AT&T installed new purpose-built cell sites in Rome and near Hinckley Reservoir on the Herkimer County border. The new sites provide always-on priority and
Two Ithaca startups advance in Grow-NY competition
ITHACA, N.Y. — Two Ithaca–area businesses are among the 20 finalists in the running for the $1 million top prize in this year’s Grow-NY competition.
City of Syracuse seeks proposals for community broadband program
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The City of Syracuse is requesting proposals for a pilot program for the design, implementation, and maintenance of a municipally shared telecommunications
Community Foundation of Herkimer & Oneida Counties awards neighborhood-impact grants
UTICA, N.Y. — The Community Foundation of Herkimer & Oneida Counties awarded a series of “Power of Our Community Neighborhood Impact Grants” as part of
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Bassett Medical Center announced that it will use an $82 million grant from the Scriven Foundation to make “rapid improvements resulting in
Syracuse University to take over management of Marshall Square Mall parking lot
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse University parking and transportation-services office has assumed management of the Marshall Square Mall parking lot, located on East Adams Street.
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