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State siting board approves Lewis County wind farm
LOWVILLE — The New York State Board on Electric Generation Siting and the Environment (Siting Board) on Nov. 12 granted approval to Number Three Wind, LLC to construct and operate a wind farm in Lewis County. The Siting Board’s decision followed “an extensive review and public participation process to ensure that the wind farm meets […]
PAR expects acquisition of Florida software firm to close in Q4
NEW HARTFORD — ParTech Inc. expects its deal to acquire a Tampa, Florida–based restaurant software company will close “during the fourth quarter of 2019.” The company on Nov. 7 announced it had agreed to acquire AccSys, LLC, also known as Restaurant Magic, for $42 million. ParTech is a wholly owned subsidiary of New Hartford–based PAR
Syracuse, three Ithaca firms win prize money in Grow-NY contest; Geneva firm wins grand prize
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Dropcopter, a tenant of Syracuse’s Tech Garden, on Wednesday captured one of two $500,000 prizes at the pitch event of the inaugural
Syracuse firm is runner-up in IDEA NY business-accelerator competition in Mohawk Valley
ROME, N.Y. — PreVision Corp. from Syracuse won $100,000 as the runner-up in the IDEA NY business-accelerator competition. United Aircraft Technologies (UAT) of Albany won
Utica named Mohawk Valley winner in fourth round of Downtown Revitalization Initiative
UTICA, N.Y. — The state is awarding the City of Utica $10 million in funding as the Mohawk Valley winner of the fourth round of
Genius NY announces 2020 semifinalists
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Genius NY has announced 19 semifinalists for the 2020 competition. Genius NY, a business accelerator program at CenterState CEO’s Tech Garden, stands
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Tech Garden in downtown Syracuse will add two floors, and the state-supported 50-mile drone corridor between Syracuse and Rome is complete.
People news: MACNY hires Donovan as workforce development coordinator
DeWITT, N.Y. — MACNY, The Manufacturers Association announced it has recently hired Eileen Donovan as its workforce development coordinator. In this role, she will support
People news: MVHS names Evans HR operations program manager
UTICA, N.Y. — The Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) announced it has appointed Tara Evans as its human resources (HR) operations program manager. In this
Rescue Mission completes project expanding food service and culinary education center
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Rescue Mission Alliance announced it has completed a $5.8 million project that expanded and renovated the Clarence L. Jordan Food Service
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