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Skydome indoor drone-testing facility to transform Rome UAS test site
ROME — As they took flight at the end of the ceremony, two drones stretched out a ribbon that officials would cut to formally open

Briggs & Stratton, Sherrill Manufacturing boost business activity in Sherrill
SHERRILL — The city of Sherrill has two employers that are known for driving economic activity in the community — Briggs & Stratton Corp. and

Velocity Clinical Research Syracuse formally opens DeWitt location
DeWITT, N.Y. — Velocity Clinical Research Syracuse on Wednesday formally opened a new location at 5000 Brittonfield Parkway in DeWitt. Velocity Clinical Research Syracuse —

Upstate Medical, Binghamton University sign five-year agreement for closer collaborations
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate Medical University and Binghamton University announced they have inked an agreement allowing the schools to jointly “pursue sponsored funding opportunities and

Kinney Drugs finishes installing medication-collection kiosks at all New York stores
GOUVERNEUR, N.Y. — Kinney Drugs has completed the installation of self-service medication-collection kiosks at all 75 of its New York stores. The effort was part

Construction begins on flood-resiliency project in Clayton in Jefferson County
CLAYTON, N.Y. — Construction has started on a series of flood-resiliency projects in the village of Clayton in Jefferson County. The four projects were awarded

Rheonix opens new laboratory, offering COVID-19 PCR testing
ITHACA, N.Y. — Rheonix Inc. of Ithaca announced it has opened Rheonix Laboratories LLC, a CLIA-certified clinical laboratory that will initially offer COVID-19 PCR testing.

JMA Wireless formally opens HQ, manufacturing facility just south of downtown Syracuse
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — JMA Wireless, a company specializing in 5G-wireless technology, on Thursday formally opened its new headquarters and manufacturing facility at 140 Cortland Ave.

Countryside and Northern Credit Unions plan to merge
WATERTOWN, N.Y. — The members of Countryside Federal Credit Union (FCU) are expected to vote on and approve a proposed merger with Watertown–based Northern Credit

Fulton Savings Bank’s former CEO honored by OOC
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Operation Oswego County Inc. (OOC) recently recognized Michael J. Pollock with the Martin Rose Economic Developer Merit Award during the OOC annual