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Le Moyne to use 2020 to plan for “entrepreneurial plaza” project
SYRACUSE — Le Moyne College will use the remainder of 2020 to plan for the $2.45 million project that will redevelop the Le Moyne Plaza into an “entrepreneurial plaza.” The school will utilize a state grant of $485,000 to help pay for the project. The funding is part of the Regional Economic Development Council (REDC) awards […]

Tessy Plastics to expand Elbridge plant, add 50 jobs after securing new contract
ELBRIDGE — Tessy Plastics Corp. has plans for a $20 million expansion project at one of its manufacturing facilities in Elbridge. The firm expects to add 50 new jobs as part of the project. Tessy secured a contract for work producing medical-product containers, prompting the need for the expansion, the firm announced Jan. 3. The

Governor proposes $9M drone test facility at Griffiss Airport
Gov. Andrew Cuomo would like to establish a $9 million small unmanned aerial system (sUAS) experimentation and test facility at Griffiss International Airport in Rome. Cuomo’s idea is the 23rd proposal of his 2020 State of the State agenda. The governor delivered his annual address on Jan. 8. A UAS includes a drone and equipment

TCIDA board elects new chairperson
OWEGO, N.Y. — The board of directors of the Tioga County Industrial Development Agency (TCIDA) announced it has chosen a new chairperson. The group appointed

Cuomo proposes a $9 million drone test facility at Griffiss Airport in Rome
ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants to spend $9 million to establish a small, unmanned aerial system (sUAS) experimentation and test facility at Griffiss

ConMed wins Defense Department contract worth up to $36 million
UTICA, N.Y. — ConMed Corp. (NASDAQ: CNMD), a Utica–based surgical-device maker, has won a contract from the U.S. Department of Defense, worth up to $36

Cuomo unveils proposal for Syracuse STEAM school
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew Cuomo has proposed creating an education and workforce training center to meet science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics (STEAM) job

Tessy Plastics to expand plant in Elbridge, add 50 jobs
ELBRIDGE, N.Y. — Tessy Plastics Corp. plans to expand one of its manufacturing facilities in Elbridge as part of a $20 million project in which

Aviation company to create 100 new jobs at Griffiss
ROME — Strategic Global Aviation plans to create at least 100 new jobs as it begins operations at Griffiss International Airport in Rome. The company has signed a 5-year, $1.96 million lease to occupy Building 101 at the county-owned airport that was scheduled to take effect Jan. 1, Oneida County Executive Anthony Picente, Jr. announced on

Lockheed Martin to hold Jan. 9 recruitment event at Destiny USA
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT) will hold a recruitment event for its Salina and Owego plants on Thursday, Jan. 9 in Syracuse.
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