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Digital Hyve co-founders, Weitsman launch new AI venture
SKANEATELES, N.Y. — Arcovo AI, which is described as an artificial intelligence (AI)-automation agency, has launched operations with the backing of three area entrepreneurs. The new venture is “dedicated to leveling the playing field for local and regional businesses by providing advanced workflow AI automation solutions tailored to their unique needs to help them save […]

Proposed state budget includes funding for upgraded stages at State Fair Expo Center
GEDDES, N.Y. — The proposed state budget includes money to upgrade the stages at the Expo Center at the New York State Fairgrounds for year-round

WATERTOWN, N.Y. — Empire State Development (ESD) says up to $16 million is available to support redevelopment efforts at the former Watertown Correctional Facility through

Oneida County plans public early February meeting to discuss Triangle Site development
ROME, N.Y. — Oneida County will hold a public open house Feb. 3 from 6-8 p.m. at the Innovare Advancement Center at the Griffiss International

Corning Inc. to invest $315 million in North Country facility
CANTON, N.Y. — Corning Inc. (NYSE: GLW) will invest up to $315 million in its Canton facility, including equipment, and create up to 130 new

Lockheed Martin wins nearly $71M Navy contract modification
SALINA — Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT) was recently awarded an almost $71 million modification to a previously awarded U.S. Navy contract. The cost-plus-incentive-fee, and cost only contract adjustment will exercise options and provide funding for engineering labor, program management and engineering other direct costs, travel, and material, in support of continued AN/SQQ-89A(V)15 Surface Ship

Binghamton U academic to research application of thin polymer films with grant
BINGHAMTON — Binghamton University and the University at Buffalo recently received a $517,969 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support research into a manufacturing technique for producing thin polymer films essential to the microelectronics, health care, and energy industries. According to an online article in BingUNews on the college’s news website, researchers will

ANDRO adds new senior contracts manager
ROME — ANDRO Computational Solutions, LLC recently appointed U.S. Air Force veteran and Rome native Chris Yager as senior contracts manager for the firm’s research and engineering services division. Yager’s government-contracting experience includes areas related to global Air Force logistics and aircraft maintenance. After starting his military career in mechanics working on fighter and attack

Operating engineers union to get more than $85M in federal funding for pensions
The International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) Fund will receive an $85.5 million pension fix from the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. The federal money will restore full pension benefits for more than 6,400 union workers and their families across upstate New York from Buffalo to the Capital Region, the office of U.S.

ALBANY, N.Y. — NY CREATES, Natcast, and the U.S. Department of Commerce have reached the final agreement to make Albany NanoTech the first flagship facility
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