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Hush Bracelet product wins top prize in SUNY Oswego’s Launch It 2021 competition
OSWEGO, N.Y. — A product called Hush Bracelet captured the top of $2,500 in SUNY Oswego’s annual Launch It competition, which seeks to spark “entrepreneurial spirit and alumni connections among students.” Molly Bergin, a marketing major, and Robyn Kilts, a finance major created the concept, per a Dec. 9 news release from the university. Both […]

With REDC grant, CNY Biotech Accelerator continues work as certified business incubator
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Central New York Biotech Accelerator (CNYBAC) at Upstate Medical University will carry on its work as a state-certified business incubator, following a state-funding award of $625,000. The grant represents a renewal of the incubator’s certification, per the Upstate Medical University website. The funding is part of the ninth round of the

FuzeHub adds marketing services for manufacturing, technology sectors
“Leaders in the manufacturing and innovation communities come to us because we know their industries,” Elena Garuc, executive director of FuzeHub, said in a news release. “Along with our partners at the regional NY MEP centers across the state, we know how to problem-solve, get results and make the connections that lead to long-term impacts.

JETNET’s new CEO plots growth initiatives in 2022
UTICA, N.Y. — JETNET’s new CEO has set some lofty goals for 2022 that will address the continued effects COVID-19 is having on the aviation industry and expand the company significantly through both product offerings and employees. Greg Fell joined the business aviation data provider at the beginning of December, coming from a technology background

Clarkson professors win NSF grant to develop sensors
POTSDAM, N.Y. — Two Clarkson University professors will use a $250,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for their research to develop low-cost sensors to detect per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the field. PFAS are an emerging group of environmental contaminants used in many commercial products and applications that have recently been identified

Syracuse, Oswego airports to use federal funding for infrastructure projects
The federal government has awarded Syracuse Hancock International Airport more than $5.4 million and Oswego County Airport $159,000. The funding comes from the Infrastructure Investment

Turning Stone’s 7 Kitchens restaurant is hiring ahead of its planned spring opening
VERONA, N.Y. — Turning Stone Resort Casino is hiring nearly 100 employees to fill full and part-time roles at 7 Kitchens, a new restaurant set

New York manufacturing index edges up in December
The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index rose slightly to 31.9 in December from 30.9 the month before. The one-point gain in the index — the monthly gauge of New York’s manufacturing sector — follows an 11-point gain in November. The December reading — based on firms responding to the survey — indicates business activity

FuzeHub begins a marketing service for New York’s manufacturing, technology sectors
ALBANY, N.Y. — FuzeHub says it has started a new line of services addressing the marketing needs of the New York’s manufacturing and technology sectors.

Ichor Life Sciences completes acquisition of Woodland Biosciences
LAFAYETTE, N.Y. — Ichor Life Sciences, based in LaFayette, has completed its acquisition of Woodland Biosciences, Inc. of Massachusetts. The in-vivo services for the study
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