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USDA awards Town of Mexico $280K in grant funding for water project
MEXICO, N.Y. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded the Town of Mexico $280,000 for additional financing for a water-service project. The funding

Finger Lakes food business incubation program to expand in 2020
ITHACA, N.Y. — The food business incubation program (FoodBIP), a technical-support program for the Finger Lakes food and beverage manufacturing sector, will expand its coverage

Saratoga Springs firm breaks ground on mixed-use housing project at Griffiss Park in Rome
ROME, N.Y. — Saratoga Springs–based Bonacio Construction Inc. announced it has broken ground on the construction of Air City Lofts at Griffiss Business and Technology

Ithaca, Hamilton firms among finalists in FuzeHub’s commercialization competition
ALBANY, N.Y. — Two companies from Ithaca and one from Hamilton are among the 19 finalists in FuzeHub’s 2019 Commercialization Competition. The finalists includes Halomine,

SRC promotes Bessey and Lawrence to business-development roles
In his new role, Bessey is responsible for directing the company’s corporate business-development team — setting policy for all corporate business-development activities and growing SRC’s

Partners for Education & Business holds 10th annual Manufacturing Careers Day
SKANEATELES — Partners for Education and Business (PEB), an affiliate of the Manufacturers Association of Central New York (MACNY), held its 10th annual Manufacturing Careers Day on Oct. 4 at Hillrom in Skaneateles. The event was part of a Manufacturing Day, where similar events occur across New York state to promote educational and career pathways

Cryomech starts construction of new $17 million plant in DeWitt
DeWITT — Construction is underway on an expanded, $17 million plant for Cryomech at 6682 Moore Road in the town of DeWitt. The firm is a manufacturer of cryogenic equipment. “The products we make allow researchers to conduct experiments at ultra-low temperatures … temperatures down very close to absolute zero and we make the cryocooler

MVHS starts assembling construction fencing around site of nearly $550 million downtown hospital
UTICA, N.Y. — The Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) says crews on Thursday began putting together the construction fence that will surround the site of

Binghamton University professor Whittingham shares Nobel Prize for chemistry
VESTAL, N.Y. — M. Stanley Whittingham, a professor of chemistry and materials science at Binghamton University, is one of three people sharing the Nobel Prize

Syracuse iSchool, City of Syracuse, Microsoft form Smart Cities collaboration
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The School of Information Studies at Syracuse University (iSchool), the City of Syracuse, and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) on Tuesday announced they planned
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