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OSWEGO, NY— Burritt Motors has recently opened a new $9 million facility for its Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, and RAM dealerships in Oswego. In 2017, Burritt

SALINA— Crosby-Brownlie, Inc., a full-service mechanical contracting and custom-metal-fabricating company, recently leased 3,780 square feet of office space at 90 Commerce Blvd. in the town of Salina for its Central New York location. Crosby-Brownlie is a family-owned business operating in the city of Rochester since 1979, per its website. The company was founded by Gavin

Girl Scouts formally open solar STEM lab/classroom in Broome County
SANFORD, N.Y. — Girl Scouts of NYPENN Pathways (GSNYPENN) on Aug. 27 formally opened the organization’s new solar STEM lab and classroom at the council’s Amahami Adventure Center in the town of Sanford in Broome County. STEM is short for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. The one-story building, located at 434 Page Pond Road, includes

MACNY to honor Wall of Fame inductees on virtual event in September
DeWITT — MACNY, the Manufacturers Association, later this month plans to honor Kathleen Alaimo and Louis DeMent as the 2020 inductees for the Manufacturers Wall of Fame. The recognition is part of a two-week long virtual “Celebration of Manufacturing” event in September in place of its annual dinner, which is usually held in May. Due

EPA proposes cleanup plan for superfund site of former Sidney company
SIDNEY, N.Y. — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing a cleanup plan to address creosote contamination at the GCL Tie and Treating superfund site located in the village of Sidney in Delaware County. The location is a former wood-treating facility that was operated between the early 1950s and 1988 when the property was

FDA approves Lansing firm’s product to disinfect N95 respirators
LANSING, N.Y. — NovaSterilis, a nearly two-decade old Ithaca–area company, says health-care workers can use one of its products to decontaminate “select” N95 respirators used as personal protective equipment (PPE) during the COVID-19 pandemic. The firm on Sept. 1 announced the emergency-use authorization by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration to use its Nova2200 system

FAA selects drone test site in Rome to take part in next phase of drone-integration program
The second phase of UPP will showcase capabilities and services that support high-density unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) or drone operations, including remote identification services and

Ithaca-area firm gets FDA approval to decontaminate N95 respirators used in COVID-19 care
The firm also says the technology is “non-toxic,” has a low environmental impact, and has “broad material compatibility.” The process “penetrates deep” within materials, is

Microdrones signs up international distributors
ROME — Microdrones, a Germany–based firm with an office at Griffiss International Airport in Rome, N.Y. in July announced distributor agreements with companies in Brazil, Israel, and Spain. Measure, a technological-solutions provider headquartered in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, has announced it is now offering Microdrones surveying equipment and support for aircraft inspections sold in all of

Greater Syracuse Land Bank to use $500K grant to help Stickley House renovation
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Greater Syracuse Land Bank will use a federal grant of $500,000 to support the restoration project at the home-furniture designer and
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