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The company that’s building its $1 billion Mohawk Valley Fab near Utica is now operating under a new name. Durham, North Carolina–based Cree Inc. has changed its name to Wolfspeed, Inc. (NYSE: WOLF). The renamed firm specializes in silicon-carbide technology and production. The Mohawk Valley Fab — which is under construction at the Marcy Nanocenter on the […]
Building on Fly Road in DeWitt sold for $615,000
DeWITT, N.Y. — The 15,871-square-foot industrial building on nearly four acres of land at 6940 Fly Road in DeWitt was recently sold. Fly Road Properties LLC bought the property for $615,000, according to Cushman & Wakefield/Pyramid Brokerage Company. The real-estate firm’s agent, Elaina Pirro, represented the buyer in this transaction. The one-story building was constructed

Crews complete $20M affordable-housing project in Herkimer
HERKIMER, N.Y. — Crews recently completed a $20 million renovation of the Eastern Gardens Apartments in the village of Herkimer in Herkimer County. Now known as Stone Ridge Mills, the rehabilitated public-housing development offers 63 new energy-efficient and affordable homes for families, according to a news release from the office of Gov. Kathy Hochul. Built

SUNY Oswego honors Stanley with naming of arena & convocation hall
OSWEGO — SUNY Oswego’s arena and convocation hall are now named after school president Deborah Stanley, who plans to retire on Dec. 31. Donors, led by the Oswego College Foundation board, have raised more than $2.4 million to name the facility the Deborah F. Stanley Arena and Convocation Hall. Rose Cardamone Crane, who chairs the board
Bond, Schoeneck & King opens Westchester County office
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — The Syracuse–based law firm Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC announced it has opened a new office in Westchester County, representing the firm’s 13th office overall and ninth in New York state. The addition of a Westchester County office was part of the firm’s strategic plan to have a presence in all

The Syracuse news release explained that “as the COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated anew, indoor spaces are crucial to the health, comfort and productivity of occupants.

Blueprint 15 announces new executive director
Pride-Green grew up spending summers and much of the school year staying with his grandparents in Pioneer Homes at 910-1055 McBride St. in Syracuse. Born

Project underway to renovate SUNY Oswego’s Hewitt Hall for communications program
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Crews have started work on the $80 million project to renovate SUNY Oswego’s Hewitt Hall into a “state-of-the-art” home for Oswego’s School

Ramboll selected to conduct energy audit of Empire State Plaza in Albany
ALBANY, N.Y. — The firm Ramboll, which operates an office in Syracuse, is conducting an energy audit of Empire State Plaza as part of the

The company building a chip fab near Utica changes name to Wolfspeed
Durham, North Carolina–based Cree Inc. — which is building its $1 billion Mohawk Valley Fab near Utica — has changed its name to Wolfspeed, Inc.
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