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SRC wins nearly $50 million radar contract from U.S. Army
CICERO, N.Y. — SRC Inc. was recently awarded an almost $50 million firm-fixed-price contract from the U.S. Army for a precision fire-control radar. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Sept. 16, 2025, according to a contract announcement issued by the U.S. Department of Defense on […]

Carmina Wood Design opens Utica office
UTICA, N.Y. — For one Buffalo-based architecture, civil engineering, and interior-design firm, it wasn’t enough to just work in Utica. That’s why Carmina Wood Design opened an office in the city. The firm recently cut the ribbon on its new 1,800-square-foot office at 54 Franklin Square, just off Genesee Street. “We have this cool little

WADDINGTON, N.Y. — Construction has started on an $11 million wastewater collection and treatment facilities improvement project awarded to the Village of Waddington in St.

Air Force’s Rome Lab partners with Air National Guard to expand AI development
ROME, N.Y. — A new partnership between the Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL) Information Directorate in Rome and the 152nd Air Operations Group (152 AOG),

Projects at five area SUNY campuses receive funding to test commercial readiness
ALBANY, N.Y. — Faculty-led projects at five area SUNY schools will benefit from Technology Accelerator Fund (TAF) investments that will test their commercial readiness. Altogether,

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Millions in federal funding will benefit a multi-university project that seeks to increase supply and demand for climate-smart commodities produced and manufactured

Luck Grove benefits from growth opportunities
SYRACUSE — Founded in 2008 by Michael Roberts, Luck Grove Telecom, Inc. enjoyed a bit of a low-key existence as a designer and construction contractor company for the telecommunications industry. Just a few years before the COVID-19 pandemic, the company was just ramping up its growth strategy with the hiring of Vincent Cioci as CEO.

JMA begins work with new HQ, 5G plant near downtown Syracuse
SYRACUSE — When President Joe Biden signed the CHIPS and Science Act on Aug. 9, John Mezzalingua, CEO of Syracuse–based JMA Wireless Inc. attended the ceremony at the White House. In a statement after the signing, Mezzalingua described the new law a “critical step” in reestablishing American competitiveness in wireless technology. “Today, the enactment of

Lockheed Martin Owego plant to work on U.S. Navy helicopter contract for Royal Australian Navy
OWEGO, N.Y. — The U.S. Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT) a nearly $504 million contract order to produce an additional 12 Sikorsky

ESD accepting applications for NYS Advanced Materials Innovation Challenge
Empire State Development (ESD) is accepting applications for the New York State Advanced Materials Innovation Challenge through Sept. 30. As manufacturers statewide adopt “cleaner and
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