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Steuben County manufacturer to expand operations, add jobs
LINDLEY, N.Y. — Manufacturing Automation Systems (MAS) plans to expand its operations and add jobs in the town of Lindley in Steuben County. MAS will
NBT Bank promotes three to senior VP
Carnrike-Granata is director of information security and fraud risk for NBT Bank and has more than 10 years of experience in economic fraud and information
The left hook landed in 1993. The Federal Base Realignment and Closure Commission (BRAC) announced that Griffiss Air Force Base, which opened near Rome, New York in 1942, would close as part of a Cold War drawdown of United States strategic forces. The knockout punch came in September 1995 when the American flag was lowered
AIS secures $48M Air Force contract, opens Denver office
ROME — Rome–based Assured Information Security (AIS) is working on a new U.S. Air Force contract and has also opened a new office in Denver, Colorado. AIS is a growing cybersecurity firm that is headquartered at 153 Brooks Road in the Griffiss Business & Technology Park in Rome. The firm also has offices in Massachusetts,
Firms continue work on MVHS facility repurposing study
UTICA — The firms that are evaluating the “potential repurposing” of the current MVHS facilities will continue that effort for a few more months. The Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) and the Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties selected CHA Consulting, Inc. to lead the effort, per a Feb. 22 news release. CHA is
Rome Lab awards SUNY Poly professor nearly $1.8M grant
ROME — Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) in Rome, known as Rome Lab, has awarded a SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) professor nearly $1.8 million in funding for work in developing next-generation computer systems. Nate Cady, a nanobioscience professor at SUNY Poly’s Albany campus, will use the funding to enable future generations of computing systems
Tech startup, Go Figure to expand following contest win
UTICA — Go Figure, a local tech startup that bills itself as the contractor’s mobile office, is using its recently won top prize in a key local business competition to boost its product development and marketing to take the fledgling business to the next level. Go Figure — which developed an iPad application that helps
SUNY Poly opens new robotics lab at Marcy campus
MARCY — A new robotics lab at SUNY Polytechnic Institute’s (SUNY Poly) campus in Marcy is focused on research, development, and educational opportunities based on robotics and automation capabilities. The university formally opened the new lab in December. The Hage Family Robotics Lab is named in honor of the Hage family “in recognition of decades
3 local high-school teams win prizes at 11th AFRL Challenge
ROME — The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Information Directorate, in partnership with the Griffiss Institute, recently hosted the 11th Annual AFRL Challenge Competition as one of their joint STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) initiatives. The 2019 AFRL Challenge Competition began Monday, April 15, and ended on Friday, April 19, at the Griffiss Institute
Genius NY grand-prize winner Sentient Blue to make “massive pivot” to CNY
SYRACUSE — With its win in the Genius NY business competition, Sentient Blue Technologies wants to make a “massive pivot” to Syracuse, Rome, and Central New York. Italy–based Sentient Blue Technologies plans more hiring in Syracuse and is working to establish additional operations at Griffiss International Airport in Rome, according to Saïf-Deen Akanni, the firm’s
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