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CICERO, N.Y. — SRC, Inc. announced it has been awarded a $5.2 million contract from BAE Systems to build and deliver 40 common electronic attack

SUNY Poly undergraduate research program has more than 40 students participating
MARCY, N.Y. — SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) announced it has more than 40 students working with professors on research topics this summer at its

New York manufacturing index posts biggest-ever decline in June
The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index plummeted 26 points to -8.6 in June, representing its “largest monthly decline on record.” It was also

Tech Garden tenant Density is first to use new hardware center
SYRACUSE — Tech Garden tenant Density Inc. is the first firm to use the facility’s new hardware center, which can accommodate light assembly activity. The firm builds an anonymous workplace-analytics product to count foot traffic in and out of businesses, CenterState CEO said in a news release. The firm was founded in Syracuse in 2014

Air Innovations recognized with export award
CICERO — Exporting is a big part of business for a Cicero firm and the federal government is taking notice. Air Innovations is among the 48 companies that U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross recognized with a 2019 Presidential Award for Export Achievement, also known as the President’s “E” Award for Exports. Ross honored the

SUNY Poly awarded $360K grant for research on next-generation batteries
SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly), which has campuses in the Albany and Utica areas, recently announced that Shadi Shahedipour-Sandvik, interim VP of research advancement and graduate studies, has been selected to receive $360,000 in federal funding from the U.S. Army Research Office — U.S. Army Contracting Command-Aberdeen Proving Ground. The grant will fund work to

Tessy to expand cleanrooms in Skaneateles, Elbridge
Tessy Plastics Corp. is citing new medical-products business as the reason for expanding the cleanrooms in two of its manufacturing facilities. They include the firm’s headquarters in Skaneateles and another plant in Elbridge, Tessy said in a news release. Tessy Plastics describes itself as a global contract-manufacturing company that’s focused on engineering, manufacturing, assembling, and distributing products

Partners for Education & Business holds first-ever job-signing day
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Partners for Education & Business, Inc. (PEB) on Wednesday held a job-signing day for local students that Central New York employers have
Bergmann acquires William Taylor Architects
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Bergmann PC — a Rochester–based architecture, engineering, and planning firm — has acquired William Taylor Architects PLLC, which was located at 6432

U.S. intelligence community names Syracuse center for academic excellence
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The U.S. intelligence community has designated Syracuse University as one of eight national Intelligence Community Centers for Academic Excellence (IC CAE), with
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