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Stewart-Cousins selected as first woman New York State Senate majority leader
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York State Senate Democrats announced they have voted Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D–Yonkers) as the new Senate majority leader, making her the first
New York home sales dip 3 percent in October, CNY numbers mixed
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York realtors sold 12,359 previously owned homes in October, a decline of 3 percent from 12,751 homes sold in October 2017.

Dewan starts as Upstate Medical interim president in late December
SYRACUSE — Dr. Mantosh Dewan started at Upstate Medical University in Syracuse as an assistant professor of psychiatry in 1979 and will end 2018 as

NEXT 2018 conference spotlighted tech innovations
SALINA — Cornell University professor Rob Shepherd says energy efficiency is a “critical goal” for improvement in robotics. “One of the ways we’re going about
Lockheed Martin launches $30M STEM scholarship program
Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT) on Nov. 15 launched a $30 million STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) scholarship program for high school and college-undergraduate
NY manufacturing index increases in November, showing expansion
The November reading of the Empire State Manufacturing Survey indicates “business activity continued to grow at a solid clip in New York.” That’s according to

Canadian pet-licensing firm opens U.S. headquarters in Axa Tower II
SYRACUSE — DocuPet, a Kingston, Ontario–based pet licensing firm, has opened its U.S. headquarters in Axa Tower II as a tenant of CenterState CEO’s Tech

L3 Link Training & Simulation to move to new location in Kirkwood
KIRKWOOD, N.Y. — L3 Link Training & Simulation plans to move its Binghamton–area operations to a new site on Industrial Park Drive near its existing
State grant supports cybersecurity assistance for local manufacturers
ALBANY, N.Y. — The New York Manufacturing Extension Partnership (NY MEP) will use a state grant of more than $300,000 to help several New York

Syracuse College of Law Dean Boise named to State Attorney General-elect James’ transition team
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Craig Boise, dean of the Syracuse University College of Law, has been selected as one of five co-chairs on the transition team