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USDOT awards Syracuse Airport Authority $1.7M grant for storage improvements
SALINA, N.Y. — The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has awarded the Syracuse Regional Airport Authority a grant of more than $1.7 million for storage

Miner announces launch of Whoosh mobile-parking system
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Drivers parking in downtown Syracuse have a new option for making a payment at a parking meter. Whoosh, a mobile-phone application, went

Tech Garden presents nine Grants for Growth awards
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Tech Garden, an affiliate of CenterState CEO, on Monday presented funding awards to nine recipients through its Grants for Growth program.

LongHorn Steakhouse to open two Central New York locations in the fall
LongHorn Steakhouse will open restaurants in Clay and in Camillus this fall, including a 6,300-square-foot eatery at 3968 State Route 31 in Clay on Oct.
New York Air Brake, Bendix create laboratory at RIT
New York Air Brake, LLC (NYAB) and Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems, LLC have created the Knorr-Bremse North America Mechatronics Laboratory at the Rochester Institute of

DiNapoli: state pension fund tops $180 billion in assets
The New York State Common Retirement Fund grew to an estimated $180.7 billion in assets as of June 30, according to New York State Comptroller

New York manufacturing index falls in August
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York reported today that its Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index fell 11 points to 14.7 in August.

Innovation keys Cryomech’s growth
DeWITT — A philosophy of putting innovation at the core of the business has served Cryomech, Inc. very well, boosting growth with new products, new employees, and increased sales. The cryorefrigerator (cryocooler) designer and manufacturer is seeing the benefit of that ongoing philosophy with new-order sales up 14 percent so far this year, says Peter

ANDRO seeks state funding for expansion in Rome
ROME — ANDRO Computational Solutions, LLC of Rome is seeking state funding for an expansion project that company officials hope will serve as the “catalyst of technology-sector growth” in the region. ANDRO used the phrase in a recent news release. The firm in July submitted a consolidated-funding application (CFA) to the Mohawk Valley regional economic-development
NFIB: Small-business optimism edges up in July
The National Federation of Independent Business’ (NFIB’s) latest index of small-business optimism released Aug. 12 found that optimism “technically rose” 0.7 points to 95.7 in July with “little change” in the 10 index components. The outlook for expansion and business-conditions components accounted for the small gain in the index. And even with the improvement, those
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