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Zhang “excited” to begin work as new executive director of SyracuseCoE
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A longtime professor in Syracuse University’s College of Engineering and Computer Science (ECS) is the new executive director of the SyracuseCoE. Jianshun (Jensen) Zhang started in that role July 1. SyracuseCoE is short for Syracuse Center of Excellence in Environmental and Energy Systems, which is located at 727 E. Washington St. in […]
Workshops expose students to careers in semiconductor sector
ROME, N.Y. — NYDesign recently held two workshops, including one in Rome, designed to boost interest among college students in the semiconductor industry and hopefully inspire the next generation of chip designers. “This industry is relatively new as far as fundamentally important industries go,” says LaMar Hill, co-founder and executive director of NYDesign. In spite
New York corn planted area hits 10-year high in 2022
New York farms planted corn for all purposes on an estimated 1.19 million acres this year, up 13 percent from the 2021 planted area, according to the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) New York field office. The 2022 total is the highest in a decade. Empire State growers expect to harvest 590,000 acres for
Launch Lewis County program funds 9 microenterprises
LOWVILLE, N.Y. — Nine microenterprise businesses have secured funding totaling $180,000 in the Launch Lewis County grant program. The grants include two $30,000 awards, five $20,000 grants, and two $10,000 awards, Naturally Lewis said. Launch Lewis County is a business competition grant program that the Lewis County Industrial Development Agency (IDA) administers on behalf of
Oneida County opens Skydome drone-testing facility in Rome
ROME, N.Y. — Oneida County unveiled its newest high-tech gem on Thursday when County Executive Anthony J. Picente, Jr. announced the completion of Skydome, the
Amazon’s robotic-fulfillment center in Clay formally opens
CLAY, N.Y. — Amazon’s (NASDAQ: AMZN) new robotic-fulfillment center at 7211 Morgan Road in Clay is the company’s largest facility in New York. That’s according to Jennifer Cruickshank, Amazon head of New York public policy and community engagement for the Seattle, Washington–based ecommerce giant. She made the comment to open the June 23 formal-opening ceremony.
Lockheed Martin’s Syracuse plant wins $11 million Navy contract modification
SALINA, N.Y. — Lockheed Martin Corp.’s (NYSE: LMT) facility in suburban Syracuse was recently awarded an $11.04 million contract adjustment from the U.S. Navy related to submarine-based weapons systems. The cost-plus-incentive-fee modification to a previously awarded delivery order is for design, prototyping, and qualification testing of submarine electronic-warfare equipment, according to a June 29 contract
ROME, N.Y. — Assured Information Security, Inc. (AIS) recently landed an Agile Cyber Technology 3 (ACT 3) contract, a $950 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) pact from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). Both organizations are located in the Griffiss Business and Technology Park in Rome. The contract for technical documentation, technical reports, software, and hardware serves
Lockheed Martin to pay Q3 dividend of $2.80 a share in late September
The Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT) board of directors has authorized a third-quarter, 2022 dividend of $2.80 per share. The dividend is payable on Sept. 23, to holders of record as of the close of business on Sept. 1. At Lockheed’s current stock price, the dividend yields nearly 2.7 percent on an annual basis. The
Rev: Ithaca Startup Works launching a new AgTech manufacturing hardware accelerator
ITHACA, N.Y. — Rev: Ithaca Startup Works says it’s launching a new AgTech manufacturing-hardware accelerator. The accelerator is funded by the U.S. Economic Development Administration’s University
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