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Airtonomy looks ahead after winning Genius NY’s top prize
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A business from Grand Forks, North Dakota recently captured the $1 million grand prize in round five of the Genius NY accelerator competition. Genius NY stands for Growing ENtrepreneurs & Innovators in UpState New York. The firm called Airtonomy, which was started in 2018 and has 25 employees, enables anyone to collect […]

Hiscock Legal Aid Society names Dewan next executive director
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Hiscock Legal Aid Society (HLA) announced that its board of directors has appointed Gregory W. Dewan as its next executive director.

Community Foundation appoints three to Black Equity & Excellence Fund Advisory Council
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Central New York Community Foundation recently announced it has welcomed three new members to its Black Equity & Excellence Advisory Council — Me’Shae Brooks-Rolling, Cal Corriders, and Lekia K. Hill. The advisory council is charged with reviewing grant proposals and making funding recommendations as well as “identifying gaps and opportunities to

SUNY Morrisville formally opens new $16 million ACET Center
MORRISVILLE, N.Y. — SUNY Morrisville recently formally opened its new $16 million Agricultural and Clean Energy Technology (ACET) Center. The university held a grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony at the 30,000-square-foot applied-learning technology building on Oct. 21. This semester, students started taking classes at the ACET Center. The building will bolster the renewable energy, agricultural engineering,

Businesses can apply for mini grants in Southeast Gateway Initiative
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Interested businesses and property owners have until Nov. 19 to apply for mini grants through CenterState CEO’s Southeast Gateway Initiative. The organization will invest $15,000 in small business real-estate development and property-improvement projects, per its news release. CenterState CEO will award three $5,000 grants to small business and/or mixed-use property owners to

$15 minimum wage phase-in continues as labor shortages drive up wages
New York’s $15 minimum wage phase-in will continue with the next stage taking effect on Dec. 31 of this year. The announcement follows a required report by the state Division of the Budget that found “evidence of pressure for wages to rise in the midst of a pandemic-driven labor shortage,” the New York State Department

AARP says state law boosts workers’ retirement security
ALBANY, N.Y. — AARP New York is applauding a new state law that will help as many as 2.5 million private-sector workers save for retirement through an automatic enrollment payroll-deduction savings program. The new law “strengthens” the state’s enacted but yet-to-be-implemented Secure Choice Savings program. It requires private companies and nonprofit organizations with at least

SUNY Morrisville adds Agricultural and Clean Energy Technology Center to campus
MORRISVILLE, N.Y. — Students are taking classes this semester in SUNY Morrisville’s new $16 million Agricultural and Clean Energy Technology (ACET) Center. The 30,000-square-foot building

Quantum-science laboratory opens at Innovare Advancement Center
ROME, N.Y. — Innovare Advancement Center (IAC) at the Griffiss Institute has formally opened a new quantum-science laboratory. The Colonel Timothy J. Lawrence Quantum Laboratory

People news: Syracuse names DeBoue women’s basketball director of operations
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University Athletics announced Monday that Ashleigh DeBoue has joined the Syracuse women’s basketball team as director of basketball operations. DeBoue will
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