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Utica Zoo, Utica Coffee Roasting Co. partner on lion conservation
UTICA — The Utica Zoo is working with Utica Coffee Roasting Co. to support conservation efforts for African lions. The Utica Zoo used its annual member-appreciation night and annual meeting to announce the collaboration on Lion’s Roast coffee. Lion’s Roast, described as a “limited edition” coffee, is a single-source coffee from Tanzania, which boasts the […]

Startups begin work in AFRL Commercialization Academy
ROME — Four teams from the Syracuse area and two from Utica are among eight startup companies competing in the AFRL Commercialization Academy. AFRL is short for Air Force Research Laboratory in Rome, which is more commonly known as Rome Lab. The group of companies started their work July 15, says Dan Fayette, program manager

Bogucz stepping down as Syracuse CoE director, returning to classroom after sabbatical
Beginning Sept. 1, Laura Steinberg, executive director of the Syracuse University Infrastructure Institute, will serve as interim executive director of SyracuseCoE while a national search

Hamilton College awarded grant funding for campus arts and technology projects
CLINTON, N.Y. — Hamilton College will use a grant of nearly $500,000 to pay for projects related to technology and the arts. The Chevy Chase,

VESTAL, N.Y. — Binghamton University’s Decker School of Nursing will use a $2.8 million federal grant to provide financial support for graduate nursing students. The

Cuomo signs law reauthorizing MWBE contractor involvement in state contracts
ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew Cuomo this week has signed into law a measure that reauthorizes the minority and women-owned business enterprises (MWBE) program for

Morse Manufacturing formally opens new Salina plant
SALINA, N.Y. — Morse Manufacturing on Wednesday formally opened the firm’s new 120,000-square-foot facility at 103 Kuhn Road in the town of Salina. The company,

Owner of DJM Construction arrested for taking payment for work he didn’t complete
CHITTENANGO, N.Y. — The New York State Police announced that they have arrested a construction company owner for accepting more than $59,000 in payments for

People news: SRC names Gallagher VP of engineering
CICERO NY — SRC, Inc. announced it has promoted Susan Gallagher to VP of engineering. In this new role, Gallagher will be responsible for leading

CABVI selects Welsh as new president and CEO
UTICA, N.Y. — The board of directors of Central Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired (CABVI) announced it has chosen Edward Welsh as its
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