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TCGplayer expects acquisition of Nevada firm to close in the coming weeks
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — TCGplayer contends that its deal to acquire ChannelFireball and BinderPOS of Nevada is one that brings together the “most iconic brands in the trading card game (TCG) industry.” TCGplayer of Syracuse, a technology platform for the collectibles industry and operator of the largest online marketplace for trading-card games, on July 11 announced […]
Marquardt expands into the drone industry, adding local jobs
CAZENOVIA, N.Y. — Marquardt, an electro-mechanical component designer and manufacturer with a plant in the Cazenovia area, recently announced it has entered into the drone technology industry, which will bring new manufacturing business and jobs to the area. Marquardt, which has been in Central New York for 41 years, said is a major supporter of
Tickets for the State Fair and parking to go on sale Wednesday
GEDDES, N.Y. — Tickets and parking tickets for this year’s New York State Fair go on sale Wednesday morning starting at 8 a.m. through the
Greater Binghamton Chamber honors HYPE Award winners
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The Greater Binghamton Chamber of Commerce celebrated this year’s young professional HYPE Award winners at a July 14 event. The awards recognized
Central New York projects win FuzeHub manufacturing grants
ALBANY, N.Y. — Clients of the CNY Biotech Accelerator in Syracuse and the Koffman Southern Tier Incubator in Binghamton, along with a project at Cornell University, have secured manufacturing grants. The nonprofit FuzeHub, which is based in Albany, issued nine grants totaling $450,000 with money through the Jeff Lawrence Innovation Fund. All projects were allocated
GrammaTech gets options picked up on $27.6M Navy contract
ITHACA, N.Y. — GrammaTech, Inc. has been awarded a modification to a previously awarded contract from the U.S. Navy, bringing the total value of the pact to nearly $27.6 million. The cost-plus-fixed-fee modification is for the effort entitled, “Matured and Enhanced Total Platform Cyber Protection (TPCP) Technologies for Improved Security (METIS),” according to a July
Hochul appoints New York’s first chief cyber officer
ALBANY, N.Y. — A man who is described as a “leading expert in cybersecurity, cyber resilience, and intelligence” is New York’s first chief cyber officer. Colin Ahern will lead cross-agency efforts to protect New York State from “increasingly prevalent and sophisticated” cyber threats — “working to ensure the security and cyber resilience” of the state’s
Exhibit on first images from NASA’s Webb telescope coming to the MOST
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — An exhibit of the first images from NASA’s James Webb space telescope will soon be on display at the Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science & Technology (MOST) in Syracuse’s Armory Square. The exhibit will be available Saturday, July 23 from 9:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. It will include 3D printed models, frames and
Zhang “excited” to begin work as new executive director of SyracuseCoE
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A longtime professor in Syracuse University’s College of Engineering and Computer Science (ECS) is the new executive director of the SyracuseCoE. Jianshun (Jensen) Zhang started in that role July 1. SyracuseCoE is short for Syracuse Center of Excellence in Environmental and Energy Systems, which is located at 727 E. Washington St. in
Workshops expose students to careers in semiconductor sector
ROME, N.Y. — NYDesign recently held two workshops, including one in Rome, designed to boost interest among college students in the semiconductor industry and hopefully inspire the next generation of chip designers. “This industry is relatively new as far as fundamentally important industries go,” says LaMar Hill, co-founder and executive director of NYDesign. In spite
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