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Marcellus firm wins nearly $8 million AFRL contract for HVAC work
MARCELLUS — Welch Construction Inc., of Marcellus, was recently awarded an almost $7.8 million firm-fixed-price contract for repair and replacement of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems at the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) in Rome. This contract provides for the repair and replacement of HVAC systems in the C and D Bays of […]

Crews getting STEAM High School in Syracuse ready for the start of the new academic year
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Construction crews continue their renovation work on the upcoming Syracuse STEAM High School to get it ready to welcome 250 freshman students

City of Binghamton seeking proposals for the Clinton Street DRI effort
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Binghamton businesses, property owners, nonprofit leaders and community groups have until mid-August to submit project proposals for funding through the city’s $10

TC3 among schools getting ready for SUNY Reconnect program for adult learners
DRYDEN, N.Y. — Tompkins Cortland Community College (TC3) in Dryden is among the SUNY schools preparing for the new SUNY Connect initiative. Under Gov. Kathy

Local group 9 Fresh buys Cazenovia College campus
CAZENOVIA, N.Y. — A group of local investors that calls itself 9 Fresh says it has purchased the former Cazenovia College campus, which shuttered on

RaceWay utilizes PAR Technology for new customer-loyalty program
NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — RaceWay, an Atlanta–based gas station and convenience-store retailer, has selected PAR Technology Corp. (NYSE: PAR) as its technology partner for the

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

Wolfspeed names new CFO amid bankruptcy filing
MARCY, N.Y. — Wolfspeed, Inc. (NYSE: WOLF), which operates a silicon-carbide-wafer-fabrication facility in Marcy, has appointed Gregor van Issum as the company’s new chief financial officer effective Sept. 1, the Durham, North Carolina–based company announced. The appointment comes a little over two weeks after Wolfspeed filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in a move to

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
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