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State awards ESF funding for artificial-intelligence department
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) is among eight SUNY campuses awarded state funding to develop and advance artificial-intelligence

CenterState CEO to announce new name of expanded Tech Garden during upcoming annual meeting
SYRACUSE — The business incubator that has been operating as the Tech Garden at 235 Harrison St. in Syracuse will have a new name once

Syracuse University chooses brand partner for upcoming campus hotel
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University (SU) on Wednesday said it has selected Graduate by Hilton as the brand partner for its upcoming development of a

MACNY to honor Indium global R&D director Liu as Innovator of the Year
DeWITT, N.Y. — The woman who serves as director of global research and development (R&D) at Indium Corporation is the recipient of MACNY’s 2025 Innovator

Project to replace Townline Road bridge over Thruway starts
DeWITT, N.Y. — Drivers who use Townline Road on their daily commute will need to get accustomed to taking a detour for the next few

Cornell names Kotlikoff its 15th president, removing interim tag
ITHACA, N.Y. — The Cornell University board of trustees on March 21 voted to appoint Michael Kotlikoff as Cornell’s 15th president, effective immediately. Kotlikoff has

Two Lewis County firms to use $60K in grants to boost operations
LOWVILLE, N.Y. — Two Lewis County businesses will use grants totaling $60,000 that were awarded through the Launch Lewis County program. Naturally Lewis awarded the

NNYCF’s Maxine M. Quigg Women in Business Fund supports five North Country professionals
WATERTOWN, N.Y. — A pair of entrepreneurs, two health care professionals, and a county government official are among the third group of women awarded grant

WISE to use $10K donation for financial-management program
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Women Igniting the Spirit of Entrepreneurship (WISE) Women’s Business Center at the Martin J. Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University

CenterState CEO, GSBDC form new partnership to help serve small businesses
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — CenterState CEO and the Greater Syracuse Business Development Corporation (GSBDC) on Thursday announced a new strategic partnership to scale GSBDC’s lending resources