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National Grid awards Launch NY $250K to mentor upstate startups
BUFFALO, N.Y. — National Grid has awarded Buffalo–based Launch NY a $250,000 economic-development grant to support entrepreneurial ventures. The funding comes through the utility’s CleanTech

WCNY appoints VP of sales and marketing
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — WCNY, Central New York’s public broadcasting and communications organization, announced it has appointed Rich Ezzo as VP of sales and marketing. In this new role, he will focus on deepening WCNY’s regional presence and expanding the station’s national footprint, leveraging his experience and relationships to build new partnerships while remaining committed to

Lockheed Martin awarded contract for helicopter fleet program
OWEGO, N.Y. — Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT) in Owego announced it has received a contract from the Apache Attack Helicopter Project Management Office of

Hamilton Orthopaedics partners with Oneida Health for surgical procedures
HAMILTON, N.Y. — Hamilton Orthopaedics, Spine & Sports Medicine, which has offices in Hamilton and New Hartford, is now an official partner of Oneida Health. Under this partnership, Hamilton surgeons Rudolph Buckley and Russell LaFrance will perform hospital-based surgical procedures at Oneida Health Hospital in Oneida, the practice announced. “Hamilton Orthopaedics and Oneida Health have

Wolfspeed signs $750M preliminary funding agreement under CHIPS & Science Law
MARCY, N.Y. — Wolfspeed (NYSE: WOLF), which operates a chip fab in Marcy, has signed a non-binding preliminary memorandum of terms (PMT) for up to

Pathfinder Bancorp sells insurance subsidiary to Hudson Valley company
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: PBHC) says it has sold the assets of its subsidiary FitzGibbons Agency LLC, to Marshall + Sterling Enterprises, Inc., an insurance broker headquartered in Poughkeepsie. Through its subsidiary, Pathfinder Risk Management Company, Inc., Pathfinder owns a 51 percent interest in the Oswego–based FitzGibbons Agency, a third-generation independent insurance

Empire State manufacturing survey plunges into negative territory in October
The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index plummeted 23 points to -11.9 in October, pointing to current contraction in the state’s manufacturing industry. The

NSF grant connects SUNY Oswego School of Business, faculty at similar universities
OSWEGO, N.Y. — SUNY Oswego says a grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation will help collaborations between its School of Business and College of
CNY regional jobless rates rise in August versus a year ago
Unemployment rates in the Syracuse, Utica–Rome, Watertown–Fort Drum, Binghamton, Ithaca, and Elmira areas all rose in August compared to a year ago, pointing to slowing labor markets across the broader 16-county Central New York region. The figures are part of the latest New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) data released on Sept. 24. Regional

New York governor launches first phase of Empire AI
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Gov. Kathy Hochul of Friday announced that New York’s “first-in-the-nation,” Empire AI consortium will begin research this fall. “New York is writing
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