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CXtec names new CEO following Belyea retirement
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — CXtec has named a new CEO following the retirement of Peter Belyea, who had been with the company for more than 35 years and served as CEO from 2016-2024. The company has announced the appointment of Todd Zegers as the firm’s top official. Zegers, who joins CXtec with more than two decades […]

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

ANDRO wins $2 million AFRL contract
ROME, N.Y. — ANDRO Computational Solutions, LLC has been awarded a contract by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), valued at more than $2 million,

Syracuse football coach Fran Brown wins two coach-of-the-year awards for new coaches
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University (SU) head football coach Fran Brown has received a pair of national honors for first-time head coaches after his successful

VIEWPOINT: N.Y. Becomes 2nd State to Enact Climate Change Superfund Act
On Dec. 26, 2024, Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Climate Change Superfund Act (Act) into law, making New York the second state (after Vermont) to impose the cost to repair and prevent climate-change impacts on a broad segment of the fossil-fuel industry. The Act states that climate change, which results primarily from combustion of fossil

Wilmington Trust adds senior wealth associate in Syracuse
SYRACUSE — Wilmington Trust, the wealth-management arm of M&T Bank Corp. (NYSE: MTB), recently added a new wealth-management executive, Nathaniel Parish, to its Syracuse team as the firm continues to expand its business across the region. Nathaniel Parish is a senior wealth associate who works to provide comprehensive wealth-management advice to high-net-worth individuals and families,

New York manufacturing index slides back into negative territory in January
The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business conditions index is back in negative territory, after falling 15 points to -12.6 in January. It’s the second

Binghamton University hires SU official as new VP of advancement
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Binghamton University announced that David K. Whitmore will join the college on March 10 as its new VP of advancement, executive director of the Binghamton University Foundation, and chief advancement officer. Whitmore currently serves as VP for advancement and academic affairs at Syracuse University (SU), where he led initiatives to advance institutional

CNY RPDB awarded nearly $4 million in federal funding for biking, walking trail development
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Central New York Regional Planning and Development Board (CNY RPDB) will use a nearly $4 million federal award to develop plans

Syracuse airport had its busiest year ever in 2024
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — More than 3 million passengers passed through Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR) in 2024, making it the busiest calendar year ever in
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