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Ithaca company captures $150K top prize in the HUSTLE Defense Accelerator in Rome
ROME, N.Y. — A firm from Ithaca captured the grand prize of $150,000 during the Demo Day event for the HUSTLE Defense Accelerator at the

FuzeHub grants awarded to projects in Central New York, Southern Tier
ALBANY, N.Y. — FuzeHub announced it has awarded grant funding to collaborative projects in Central New York and the Southern Tier through its Jeff Lawrence

Syracuse-Rochester-Buffalo region competing for Tech Hub designation
The Syracuse-Rochester-Buffalo regions are working together as one to become a federally recognized Tech Hub through a nationwide competition created in the CHIPS & Science

CNY sites receive FAST NY funding to prep shovel-ready sites for development
MARCY, N.Y. — Seven locations, including ones in Oneida, Broome, and Onondaga counties, will share $39.6 million in funding from the Focused Attraction of Shovel-Ready

ConMed to pay Q3 dividend of 20 cents on Oct. 5
ConMed Corp. (NYSE: CNMD), a surgical-device maker with roots in the Utica area, has announced that its board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of 20 cents a share for the third quarter of this year. The dividend is payable on Oct. 5 to all shareholders of record as of Sept. 15. At the

October NYS Innovation Summit has speakers from ESD, NYSERDA
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — The leaders of Empire State Development (ESD), the national Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) program, and the New York State Energy and Research Authority (NYSERDA) will deliver keynote addresses at the upcoming 2023 New York State Innovation Summit. The two-day event is set for Oct. 16–17 at Saratoga City Center & Saratoga

NYSDOT announces opening of Syracuse outreach centers for the I-81 project
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) on Wednesday announced the opening of the Syracuse outreach centers for the Interstate 81

New York manufacturing index plunges back into negative territory in August
ALBANY, N.Y. — The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index plummeted 20 points in August to -19. The index had dropped six points in

People news: Parkhurst named director of life cycle management at SRCTec
CICERO, N.Y. — Geoff Parkhurst has been promoted to director of life cycle management at SRCTec. As a director, Parkhurst will lead the life cycle

ConMed reports nearly 15 percent rise in Q2 sales, ups earnings guidance
ConMed Corporation (NYSE: CNMD) recently reported it closed out a strong second quarter with sales rising 14.6 percent over the same quarter last year and
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