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McFarland Johnson names new CEO of engineering
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — McFarland Johnson, Inc. — an employee-owned planning, technology, design, and construction-services firm — says it has appointed Thomas Kendrick as its new CEO of engineering, effective Feb. 1. “With his exceptional skills and vast experience, Tom is poised to lead our engineering operations and drive the growth and innovation of our technical […]

Crews raise the final beam in first phase of expansion project at Point Place Casino in Bridgeport
SULLIVAN, N.Y. — Construction crews on Tuesday, Feb. 4 raised the final beam into place on the first phase of the $50 million expansion of

Ithaca College plans new $4 million track and field facility
ITHACA, N.Y. — With help from alumni, Ithaca College plans to build a new outdoor track and field facility for use by intercollegiate athletic teams as well as the wider campus and surrounding community, the college said. The project — with a total cost of $4 million — will include an eight-lane, 400-meter running track

NextGen Label Group names new president and CEO
CICERO, N.Y. — NextGen Label Group says has appointed Dan Rosenbaum president and CEO, effective April 1. Rosenbaum has been serving as the firm’s CFO as well as the president of the company’s Van Alstine division since the February 2024 retirement of then-division president Gary Riley, Sr. NextGen Label Group provides labeling and packaging products

ANDRO awarded $2 million Naval research contract to study AI integration
ROME, N.Y. — The Marconi-Rosenblatt AI Innovation Lab at ANDRO Computational Solutions, in collaboration with Syracuse University, has received a $2 million Small Business Technology

AIS lands $300 million Air Force research contract
ROME, N.Y. — Assured Information Security (AIS) announced it has been awarded an Engineering for Virtualized Enterprise and Remote Access Technology (EVEREST) $300 million Indefinitely

Centro plans to redesign its Onondaga County bus network
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — With the introduction of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) in Syracuse, Centro says its Better Bus project will consider how fixed-route bus service

City of Syracuse seeks bids for Hanover Square fountain-rehab project
SYRACUSE, N.Y.— The City of Syracuse Department of Parks & Recreation says the public-bidding process for the rehabilitation of the Hanover Square fountain is open.

New Onondaga Hotel planned for park site in downtown Syracuse
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Downtown Syracuse is expected to be home to a new 240-room hotel called Onondaga Hotel later this decade. The Syracuse Industrial Development

BAE providing actuator control units for JetZero
Collaborating with Airbus with work done in Endicott ENDICOTT, N.Y. — BAE Systems says it will provide and integrate
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