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NUAIR CEO appointed president of the Commercial Drone Alliance
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — NUAIR president and CEO Ken Stewart has been appointed president of the Commercial Drone Alliance (CDA). The Washington, D.C.–based CDA says it

New York manufacturing index hits record high in July
The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index jumped 26 points in July to 43, a record high. The rise followed a June report where

State DOT releases Interstate 81 report, sets public hearings
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — State officials on Friday released the latest report along with dates for upcoming public hearings on the $2 billion Interstate 81 (I-81)

New I-81 report outlines some proposed changes; report draws community reaction
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) says it will “highlight in detail” additional features of the Interstate 81 viaduct replacement
New York soybean plantings rise 5% this year
New York farms planted an estimated 330,000 acres of soybeans this year, up 5 percent from 2020, the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service recently announced. New York farms harvested 312,000 acres of soybeans last year, up 39 percent from 225,000 acres in 2019, the USDA previously reported. The 2021 United States soybean planted area is

Innovare Advancement Center in Rome operates as accelerator for AI, cyber, UAS
ROME, N.Y. — A facility that’s described as an “open innovation hub” is now open to the public. Innovare Advancement Center (IAC) in Rome is a talent and technology accelerator for artificial intelligence/machine learning, cyber, quantum, and unmanned-aircraft systems (UAS). The IAC is a partnership between the Griffiss Institute, the Air Force Research Laboratory Information

Genius NY program to select five finalists for this year’s competition
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Genius NY program is working to select five finalists from a group of 13 semifinalists that it announced June 29. Genius NY is a business-accelerator program at CenterState CEO’s Tech Garden. Genius NY stands for Growing ENtrepreneurs & Innovators in UpState New York. The program selected the companies from a pool

After acquisition, Rochester firm to expand fiber network across Southern Tier
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — With its recent acquisition of Plexicomm, LLC, Rochester–based Greenlight Networks believes it now has the platform to expand its fiber network across the Southern Tier. The firm plans to provide high-speed fiber internet to 30,000 homes in the region by the end of 2022. Greenlight Networks on June 30 held a news

FuzeHub manufacturing grants boost area projects
“In the current climate, the Jeff Lawrence Innovation Fund Manufacturing Grant awards are a vital resource to the companies that are supported in these projects” Elena Garuc, executive director of FuzeHub, said in a release. “The awards are allowing companies to stimulate the economy and further bolster manufacturing in [New York State].” Jeff Lawrence, who

Lockheed Owego plant wins $28.2M contract modification from Navy
OWEGO — Lockheed Martin Corp.’s (NYSE: LMT) Owego plant was recently awarded a nearly $28.2 million modification to a previous contract from the United States Navy. This modification exercises an option to procure mission computers (MCs) and flight-management computers’ (FMCs) retrofit kits to upgrade the MH-60R/S aircraft, according to a July 1 contract announcement from
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