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Baseball Hall of Fame awarded nearly $5M in federal funds
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Live venues and cultural institutions were among the hardest-hit industries during the pandemic, including the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown. To help recover, the Baseball Hall of Fame will use nearly $5 million in federal funding that’s meant to help it move beyond the pandemic, the office of […]
MVCC’s Ireland elected president of SUNY Librarians Association
UTICA, N.Y. — Jocelyn Ireland, instructional-design librarian at Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC), was recently elected president of the SUNY Librarians Association (SUNYLA) for the 2021-2022 year. After serving as second vice president/conference chair and first vice president over the past two years, Ireland assumed the position of president at the SUNYLA annual conference, hosted
ConMed to pay 3rd quarter dividend of 20 cents in early October
ConMed Corp. (NYSE: CNMD), a surgical-device maker founded in the Utica area, announced that its board of directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of 20 cents a share for the third quarter. The dividend is payable on Oct. 5 to all shareholders of record as of Sept. 15. ConMed manufactures surgical devices and equipment for
Cornell researchers receive $5.4M for two quantum-science projects
The Cornell project, called “Hybrid Quantum Magnonics for Transduction and Sensing,” received $1.8 million of the funding and is led by Greg Fuchs, associate professor of applied and engineering physics in Cornell’s School of Applied and Engineering Physics (Cornell Engineering). The research aims to make advances on one of the fundamental challenges of solid-state quantum
Digital design firm formally opens downtown Ithaca office
ITHACA — CTHDRL — which says it’s a digital design and experience agency focused on the intersection of community, culture, and commerce — has opened a new office in downtown Ithaca. CTHDRL held a ribbon-cutting event with the Downtown Ithaca Alliance (DIA) and Ithaca Mayor Svante Myrick on July 22 at its new office in
Red Jug Pub opens Binghamton location, its fourth
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The Red Jug Pub recently formally opened its new pub in Binghamton — its fourth location, all in upstate New York. The Red Jug Pub held a ribbon-cutting event with the Greater Binghamton Chamber of Commerce on Aug. 6 at its new bar at 17 Main St. in Binghamton. The Red Jug
ANCA program uses grant to help small firms recover from pandemic
SARANAC LAKE, N.Y. — North Country small businesses can sign up for free technical services through the Adirondack North Country Association’s (ANCA) Center for Pandemic Response (CPR). CPR is a new program designed to help businesses “build resilience in the wake of the COVID-19 economic crisis,” ANCA contends. ANCA is an independent, nonprofit corporation that
New Berlin firehouse and Chobani Community Center formally open in New Berlin
NEW BERLIN, N.Y. — The new firehouse in the village of New Berlin and adjacent Chobani Community Center recently formally opened with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. This project was first announced in 2019 and was supported by a mix of corporate donations from local employers as well as support from New York State, collectively providing nearly
American Airlines begins service from Syracuse airport to Dallas-Fort Worth
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — American Airlines on Wednesday started its service from Syracuse Hancock International Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW). Initial estimates place the
Centro plans to use $74M over five years in federal funding for operations
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Centro would receive a “record” $74 million in federal funding over the next five years in the infrastructure bill that the U.S.
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