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Genius NY semifinalists are working to make the final cut in program’s second round
SYRACUSE — The 16 semifinalists in the second round of the Genius NY program are working on video presentations explaining why their company would be

State helping Cornell with $80 million CHESS facility upgrade
ITHACA — Empire State Development has offered Cornell University a “performance-based,” $15 million “Southern Tier Soaring” Upstate Revitalization Initiative (URI) grant to support upgrades and
Gillibrand pushes bill to provide funding for manufacturing training
BINGHAMTON — U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D–N.Y.) is co-sponsoring a bipartisan bill that would direct federal funding to high-tech training and education programs in high

Indium implements leadership changes
CLINTON — The man who has served as president and COO of Indium Corporation since 1997 has been promoted to CEO. At the same time,

New York manufacturing index declines 11 points in November
The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index fell 11 points to 19.4 points in November from the three-year high of 30.2 it hit in
ConMed’s Q3 international sales rise 7 percent
CFO announces retirement UTICA — ConMed Corp. (NASDAQ: CNMD), a Utica–based surgical-device manufacturer, said its international sales increased 7.3 percent in the third quarter compared

State suspends construction-related lane closures during the Thanksgiving weekend
Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday announced that temporary lane closures associated with road and bridge construction projects on New York state highways will not be
SUNY Poly to offer online master’s degree program in network and computer security
UTICA, N.Y. — SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) plans to offer an online master’s degree program in network and computer security (NCS) in the fall

Upstate Medical to use $8 million donation for health and wellness complex
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate Medical University and the Upstate Foundation will use an $8 million dollar donation for an eight-floor, 360,000-square-foot health and wellness complex.

Schneiderman sues Syracuse real-estate firm for alleged “deed theft and mortgage-rescue scam”
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A Syracuse real-estate firm is facing a lawsuit for an alleged “deceptive scheme to trick New Yorkers into turning over ownership of