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FAA authorizes Virginia firm to conduct drone testing at Griffiss
ROME, N.Y. — The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has authorized a Virginia company to conduct testing of its drone, or unmanned-aircraft system (UAS), at the

SUNY Broome wins state grant for SUNY BEE entrepreneurial program
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The State University of New York Broome Community College (SUNY Broome) will use a $6 million state grant for its upcoming Bridge

Cayuga Milk Ingredients goes into full production
AURELIUS — Following the installation of its drying equipment on Sept. 15, Cayuga Milk Ingredients, LLC is now in full production. The company was established to manufacture quality dairy ingredients for use in the global food and nutrition industries. Cayuga Milk Ingredients (CMI) has the capacity to manufacture liquid products such as pasteurized whole and

New York Air Brake grows with demand for its railway products
WATERTOWN — New York Air Brake Corp. has grown its workforce in the past two years with new products and systems to make North American freight railroads “safer and more productive.” New York Air Brake (NYAB) supplies the freight-railroad industry with air-brake control systems and components, electronically controlled braking systems, foundation brakes, training simulators, and

SU’s newest building honors Dineen family legacy
SYRACUSE — The Syracuse University (SU) College of Law provided Carolyn Bareham Dineen and Robert Emmet Dineen, Sr. “one of the most important opportunities in their lives.” One of their daughters, Carolyn Dineen King, a senior judge in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in Houston, Texas, made the comment as she
Makerspace offers hands on-training for Syracuse creatives
SYRACUSE — Inventors, tinkers, and creative types in Syracuse now have a place where they can come together to make anything from anything. The Syracuse Arts Learning & Technology (SALT) Makerspace — an open community lab that provides equipment and space for woodworking, metalworking, and 3D design and modeling — held a grand-opening event on
N.Y. manufacturing index jumps to nearly 5-year high
New York manufacturers say they are seeing their strongest business conditions in almost five years. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York reported Sept. 15 that its Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index rose nearly 13 points to 27.5 in September, its highest level since late 2009. That easily beat analysts’ average expectations of
Study provides a snapshot of bio/med industry in CNY, Upstate
MedTech — a Syracuse–based trade association for bioscience and medical technology (bio/med) companies in New York state — has just released its 2014 bio/med industry report, providing a snapshot of the industry in the Empire State, with special emphasis on upstate New York. The report, called “Bio/Med Breakthroughs: Advancing New York State’s Innovation Economy,” was
CNY company, Upstate schools partner to develop machine-tool technology
ONONDAGA — A $25,000 state grant, plus collaborations with several upstate universities, should help kick-start a project at MacKintok, Inc., a software and business solutions company, that could lead to a marketable product by year’s end. MacKintok, headquartered at 5036 City View Drive in the town of Onondaga, specializes in providing information-retrieval tools to the
A Revenue-Neutral Carbon Tax to Address Climate Change and Improve the Economy?
In June, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency unveiled a draft proposal to cut carbon pollution from the nation’s power plants 30 percent from 2005 levels by 2030. Although the proposed rule has been called “one of the strongest actions ever taken by the United States government to fight climate change,” it will also assuredly not
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