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SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County will host another COVID-vaccine booster clinic, is planning for a new community-testing location, and has concerns about virus clusters in
Drone corridor between Syracuse and Rome to host 5G test network for unmanned aircraft
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The 50-mile unmanned-aircraft systems (UAS) corridor between Syracuse and Rome will host a 5G test network for unmanned aircraft. The MITRE Engenuity
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.
New York farms produce record-high yield of winter wheat this year
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York farms harvested 9.63 million bushels of winter wheat in 2021, with an average yield of 77 bushels per acre — a record-high yield. Winter-wheat production in the state was up 21.5 percent this year from 2020, when the state’s farms produced 7.92 billion bushels of winter wheat. This year’s yield
Two Mirabito stores to get EV charging stations
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The state says electric-vehicle charging units are now available at one Syracuse Mirabito convenience store and will soon be available at an upcoming Mirabito location in a Syracuse suburb. New York State hopes that adding more charging stations will “encourage more New Yorkers to drive electric vehicles (EVs).” The Mirabito store at
USDA awards Tioga County LDC, Town of Massena funding for projects
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Development program has awarded federal funding to the Tioga County Local Development Corp. (LDC) and the Town of
McMahon seeks $85 million aquarium project in Syracuse’s Inner Harbor
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon wants to build an $85 million aquarium project at the Syracuse Inner Harbor. “We’ve been working on
Two Syracuse-area Mirabito convenience-store locations get electric-vehicle charging stations
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The state has installed electric-vehicle charging units at two Mirabito convenience stores in the Syracuse area. New York State hopes that adding
HealthWay sold to private-equity firm
PULASKI, N.Y. — Private-equity firm AE Industrial Partners, LP has acquired the Pulaski–based HealthWay Family of Brands, which specializes in air-purification products for both commercial
Colón Torres joins OCRRA board of directors
SALINA, N.Y. — The Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency (OCRRA) recently announced Luis A. Colón Torres, of Syracuse, has joined its board of directors. Colón Torres is an entrepreneur in the trucking and food-services industries, OCRRA said in a release. He has extensive experience in transportation and logistics. Colón Torres was appointed to the board
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