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Launch NY to use $5M in ESD funds to support Upstate entrepreneurs
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Launch NY says it will use $5 million in state funding to expand its support for entrepreneurs across upstate New York. Empire

SU iSchool prof. to use $600K grant to research human experiences of AI
SYRACUSE — A Syracuse University (SU) professor will conduct research on the human experiences of artificial intelligence (AI) with the help of a $600,000 federal

Cornell, tomPhyzx LLC among Microelectronics Innovation Challenge winners
ITHACA, N.Y. — Those winning grant money in the New York State Microelectronics Innovation Challenge included Cornell University working in partnership with a company located

Arizona semiconductor firm buys former NexGen building in DeWitt, plans 80 new jobs
DeWITT, N.Y. — Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC (NASDAQ: ON), which does business as onsemi, has purchased the former NexGen fab facility in DeWitt and plans

McHugh Furnishings acquires Buffalo-area company with a Syracuse-area office
A Long Island–based specialty furnishings company says it has acquired a Buffalo–area firm that has a Syracuse–area office. McHugh Furnishings, which is headquartered in Uniondale,

FLLT land acquisition in Cayuga County to help protect Skaneateles Lake
SEMPRONIUS — It’s a land acquisition that the Finger Lakes Land Trust (FLLT) says will help protect Skaneateles Lake. The FLLT says it has purchased

NYS Green Building Conference coming to Syracuse in late March
SYRACUSE — The 23rd annual New York State Green Building Conference will include a series of presentations by top green-building researchers, educators, and practitioners. The

ESF professors lead initiative that wins $5 million NSF grant
SYRACUSE — Two professors at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) are leading an international initiative to develop sustainable bioproducts from waste

Carpenters’ union recruiting women for pre-apprenticeships
ALBANY, N.Y. — The North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters (NASRCC) has started its annual recruitment of women to establish a career in carpentry,

Upstate Medical University Arena to get nearly $3 million in interior improvements this summer
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate Medical University Arena at the Oncenter War Memorial is set for an interior renovation project that will begin this summer. Onondaga