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NUAIR testing validates drone parachute for package- delivery firm Flytrex
ROME — The parachute on the package-delivery drones for Flytrex — an Israel-based drone company — are now considered “validated as compliant with industry standards.” It follows testing that NUAIR completed at the drone test site at Griffiss International Airport in Rome. NUAIR is short for Northeast UAS Airspace Integration Research (NUAIR), a Syracuse–based nonprofit […]

Binghamton University to get $8.8M in state money for FlexMed
Poliks also serves as director of the CAMM, which is the official New York node of the national NextFlex manufacturing institute, based in San Jose, California. The Flex Med CAT designation will help Binghamton build on the CAMM, which Poliks called a “well established organization.” “The FlexMed CAT provides and infrastructure and an umbrella over

SUNY Poly undergraduate research program continues through early August
MARCY — The undergraduate research program at SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) will continue through early August at the school’s Utica and Albany campuses. More than 40 students are working with professors on research topics this summer as part of the SUNY Poly undergraduate research program (SURP). SURP provides “advanced” opportunities for students to participate

City of Syracuse begins converting streetlights to LED lights
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh says a contractor has started changing the city’s current streetlights to “more efficient streetlights that deliver better quality

Schenectady firm merges with Watertown’s BCA Architects & Engineers
Griffith Dardanelli Architects, P.C. of Schenectady has merged with the Saratoga Springs office of Watertown–based BCA Architects & Engineers, the North Country firm announced Monday.

Del Lago names new GM after previous one leaves for Bahamas casino
TYRE, N.Y. — Del Lago Resort & Casino has named a new general manager after the previous GM, Mark Juliano, left for a new job

SUNY Morrisville appoints new dean of School of Agriculture, Business & Technology
MORRISVILLE, N.Y. — Stevie Watson is the new dean of the School of Agriculture, Business & Technology at SUNY Morrisville. Watson is the first dean

Little Falls Hospital breaks ground on upcoming primary care center in Dolgeville
DOLGEVILLE, N.Y. — Little Falls Hospital, a subsidiary of the Bassett Healthcare Network, on Friday broke ground for its new replacement primary care center in

Kinney Drugs to stop selling electronic cigarettes and vaping products on Aug. 1
GOUVERNEUR, N.Y. — Kinney Drugs says it will no longer sell electronic cigarettes or vaping products in its New York retail stores as of Aug.

CICERO, N.Y. — SRC, Inc. announced it has acquired SAZE Technologies, LLC, a Silver Spring, Maryland–based company that SRC has used as a subcontractor on
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