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SUNY announces $4 million increase for startup fund Upstate Biotech Ventures
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — SUNY Chancellor John King, Jr. on Wednesday announced a $4 million increase in Upstate Medical University’s startup biotech fund for a total

Nation’s first National Semiconductor Technology Center opens in Albany
ALBANY, N.Y. — The country’s first National Semiconductor Technology Center (NSTC) is now open at Albany NanoTech in the Capital Region. The facility has the

New York manufacturing index climbs back into positive territory in July
The general-business conditions index of the Empire State Manufacturing Survey is back in positive territory for the first time since February, rising 22 points in

Binghamton University, Cornell facilities redesignated as Centers for Advanced Technology
VESTAL, N.Y. — Academic facilities at both Binghamton University and Cornell University are among the latest round of designated Centers for Advanced Technology (CATs) across

Greater Binghamton Airport completes $54 million renovation project
MAINE, N.Y. — A $54 million project to modernize the Greater Binghamton Airport is complete with a reimagined main terminal that improves traffic flow and

Second flyover ramp along I-481 in Cicero is now open
CICERO, N.Y. — A second flyover ramp connecting Interstate 481 (I-481) northbound (future I-81) to State Route 481 northbound in Cicero opened in time for

NYS awards Tompkins County $1 million grant for project at SouthWorks Ithaca
ITHACA, N.Y. — Tompkins County will use a $1 million state grant to support infrastructure construction for The Woods, the first phase of the SouthWorks

Madison County solar project gets final siting permit
FENNER, N.Y. — A 140-megawatt solar array by Cypress Creek Renewables has received the go-ahead from the New York State Office of Renewable Energy Siting

Smith Brothers Insurance acquires Connecticut agency
Connecticut–based Smith Brothers Insurance, LLC, which operates offices in Owego, Vestal, Waverly, and Albany, has acquired Charter Oak Agency effective July 1, the company announced.

Contractor to demolish fire-damaged convent at former Maria Regina College in Syracuse
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Demolition of the fire-ravaged Motherhouse on the campus of the former Maria Regina College will begin this week. The Kimberly on Grant
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