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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

Tessy Plastics expanding cleanrooms in Skaneateles, Elbridge
Tessy Plastics Corp. has expanded the cleanrooms in two of its manufacturing facilities, including the headquarters in Skaneateles and another plant in Elbridge. Tessy is

Syracuse airport to use $6.6M in federal funding to improve its taxiway
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse Hancock International Airport will use more than $6.6 million in federal grant money to improve the facility’s taxiway. The funding was

Georgia firm completes acquisition of Volney corn ethanol plant, plans to add up to 100 jobs
VOLNEY, N.Y. — A Georgia firm has completed its acquisition of Sunoco LP’s (NYSE: SUN) corn ethanol plant and grain-malting operation at 376 Owens Road
Partners for Education & Business to hold first job-signing day on June 12
DeWITT, N.Y. — Partners for Education and Business, Inc. (PEB) plans to hold a job-signing day for local students who have already been recruited by
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