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Broome County invests $100K in three startups at Koffman Southern Tier Incubator
BINGHAMTON — Three startups that are member companies in the Koffman Southern Tier Incubator will use a total of $100,000 in funding from Broome County

New York home sales slide more than 9 percent in August
ALBANY — New York realtors sold 10,581 previously owned homes in August, down 9.1 percent from 11,638 existing homes sold in August 2023. Pending sales

iSchool professor wins NSF grant to study wireless communications
SYRACUSE — A professor in Syracuse University’s School of Information Studies (iSchool) will use a federal award to study radio frequency (RF) spectrum management for

USDOL updates cybersecurity guidance for retirement plans
The U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) on Sept. 6 updated current cybersecurity guidance, confirming that it applies to all types of plans governed by the

SU’s iSchool readies new AI graduate program for 2025
SYRACUSE — Syracuse University’s (SU) School of Information Studies (iSchool) says it plans to launch a new graduate-degree program in artificial intelligence (AI) in the

TTM to use $30 million federal award for DeWitt expansion project
DeWITT — TTM Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: TTMI) will use a $30 million federal award to boost the expansion project at its site in DeWitt where

NORDTECH consortium to use $27M in federal funds for projects
The Northeast Regional Defense Technology Hub (NORDTECH) will use $27 million in U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) funding for various projects, U.S. Senate Majority Leader

Carpenters union formally opens expanded training center in town of Salina
SALINA, N.Y. — The North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters (NASRCC) on Wednesday formally opened its $3.6 million training center expansion. It’s located at

Redev CNY begins construction on St. Matthew’s Condos in East Syracuse
EAST SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Redev CNY, a real-estate development firm based in Syracuse, says it’s starting construction on the St. Matthew’s Condos, a project that

TTM Technologies awarded federal funding to boost its expansion project
DeWITT, N.Y. — The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded TTM Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: TTMI) $30 million to boost the expansion project at its site