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Harris Beach Murtha AI industry team starts
PITTSFORD — The law firm Harris Beach Murtha has launched an artificial-intelligence (AI) industry team to help clients with navigating the legal, ethical, regulatory, and

New York manufacturing index begins 2026 in positive territory
Respondents to the monthly Empire State Manufacturing Survey reported increases in new orders and shipments, helping to boost the survey’s general-business conditions index by 11

SRC to develop embedded computer capabilities in $24M Air Force pact
CICERO — SRC, Inc. will use a $24 million contract to develop next-generation, embedded artificial intelligence and machine-learning capabilities across ground, air, and space domains.

Finger Lakes Land Trust has conserved 35,000 acres in 12-county region
ITHACA — The Finger Lakes Land Trust (FLLT) of Ithaca called it a “major milestone,” saying it has conserved 35,000 acres across the 12-county Finger

AmeriCU Credit Union adds branches in Northern New York
ROME — AmeriCU Credit Union ended 2025 by adding new branches through a merger it first announced in September. Rome–based AmeriCU and Mountain Valley Federal

SU to start semiconductor thermal- noise testbed with $1M grant
SYRACUSE — Syracuse University (SU) says it will establish a semiconductor thermal-noise testbed after securing just over $1 million in federal funding for the project.

Public EV charging network at Ithaca College expands
ITHACA — It’s a project that Ithaca College (IC) says “dramatically” expands electric-vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure across its South Hill campus. The initiative increases public-charging

Koffman Incubator member firms created nearly 200 jobs last year
BINGHAMTON — The 2025 Year in Review report from the Koffman Southern Tier Incubator in Binghamton indicates member companies created 199 new jobs last year.

After groundbreaking, work begins on Micron campus in Clay
CLAY — The contractor Gilbane has started its work on clearing trees after Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: MU) held a Jan. 16 groundbreaking for its

FustCharles adds Albany-area firm in expansion to Capital Region
SYRACUSE — An accounting firm based in the Capital Region has joined FustCharles, a Syracuse–based accounting, tax, and advisory firm. Stephen J Flood, CPA, PLLC