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Empire Merchants North formally opens new training facility in Cicero
In its response, Empire Merchants North also declined to disclose the project cost. The new facility will provide “ongoing industry education” for Empire Merchants North’s

Cortland County farmer pleads guilty to child-labor violations following 2015 death of teen
The attorney general’s office indicted Park in November 2016, stemming from the July 2015 incident at the Park Family Farm, located at 3036 East River
Truman Foundation awards Tompkins Cortland CC $15K grant to assist students from Tioga County
DRYDEN, N.Y. — Tompkins Cortland Community College in Dryden will use a $15,000 grant to provide financial assistance to Tioga County residents attending the school
Defense-spending bill includes more than $324M for Lockheed Martin radar-system project
SALINA, N.Y. — A federal defense-spending bill includes more than $324 million for a “key” U.S. Army radar system that is developed and manufactured at
Federal spending bills include nearly $260M for Rome Lab, facility perimeter fence
ROME, N.Y. — A recently approved defense-spending bill includes more than $245 million for Rome Lab. At the same time, a recently approved military-construction spending

Syracuse University names Johnson associate provost for academic affairs
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University on Monday announced it has appointed Chris Johnson as associate provost for academic affairs, effective immediately. Johnson fills the vacancy

VESTAL, N.Y. — NextFlex has designated Binghamton University to be the New York “node” for its flexible hybrid electronics (FHE) initiative. A “node” is a
SBA awards NY SBDCs $125K to support small business “innovation,” R&D commercialization
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has awarded $125,000 to the New York State Small Business Development Center (NYS SBDC) network. The funding is allocated

Marvin Lender, wife donate $5M to Syracuse University for Center for Social Justice
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University alumni Marvin Lender and his wife, Helaine, have donated $5 million to help establish the Lender Center for Social Justice

New York manufacturing index slides in September
The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index fell 7 points to 19.0 in September, “pointing to a slower pace of growth than last month.”