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FuzeHub to use $1 million NSF award for program focused on advanced materials
ALBANY, N.Y. — FuzeHub says it will use a $1 million award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to lead Upstate Makes. Upstate Makes is a collaborative initiative to build New York’s advanced materials ecosystem and “foster innovation-fueled economic growth,” FuzeHub said in its announcement. FuzeHub is an Albany–based nonprofit that works to help New […]
Tompkins County seeks developer for emergency shelter
ITHACA, N.Y. — Tompkins County is looking for help designing and building an emergency shelter to serve homeless people in the county. The county released a July 18 request for qualifications (RFQ) from development partners to design and develop an accessible, safe, and inclusive shelter to house about 100 adults. The RFQ is available on
Seneca Foods’ net sales slip 7 percent in latest quarter
FAIRPORT — Seneca Foods Corp. (NASDAQ: SENEA, SENEB) recently reported that its net sales for the quarter ending March 31 declined 7 percent to $308 million from $331.1 million in the same quarter a year prior. The company — a Finger Lakes–based provider of packaged fruits and vegetables, with facilities across the U.S., including Geneva
Mower CEO Crockett named Chair of 2024 Walk to End Alzheimer’s
SYRACUSE — The Central New York Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association recently named Stephanie Crockett as chair of the 2024 Syracuse Walk to End Alzheimer’s. Crockett is president and CEO of Mower, a full-service marketing, advertising, and public relations agency headquartered in Syracuse. The Syracuse Walk to End Alzheimer’s will be held on Sunday, Sept.
Binghamton University’s Center for Civic Engagement announces grants for seven community projects
BINGHAMTON — The Stephen David Ross University and Community Projects fund has awarded $28,300 in grants to support initiatives of local nonprofit organizations and university partners, Binghamton University announced. The fund is administered through the Center for Civic Engagement at Binghamton University. Grants were awarded to the following seven projects, according to a university news
Lockheed Martin awarded nearly $30M modication to Navy contract
SALINA — The Lockheed Martin Corp. (NASDAQ: LMT) plant in suburban Syracuse has won a more than $29.8 million modification to a previously awarded contract to exercise an option for U.S. Navy equipment. Work will be performed in the town of Salina (67 percent) and Millersville, Maryland (33 percent), and is expected to be completed
Federal funding will target redevelopment of public-housing units near I-81
SYRACUSE — Millions in federal-government funding will help pay for the redevelopment of more than 600 aging public-housing units into new, affordable, mixed-income housing units in the East Adams neighborhood near Interstate 81 (I-81) in the city’s 15th Ward. The Syracuse Housing Authority (SHA) and the City of Syracuse will use a $50 million federal
N.Y. manufacturing index dips further into negative territory in July
The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index slipped less than a point to -6.6 in July. The general business-conditions index is the monthly gauge on New York’s manufacturing sector. Based on firms responding to the survey, the July reading indicates business activity “declined modestly” in New York State, the Federal Reserve Bank of New
New Syracuse men’s basketball general manager begins work
SYRACUSE — Syracuse University’s new men’s basketball general manager has started his duties in the newly created role. Alex Kline, who graduated from Syracuse University in 2016, joined the Syracuse basketball staff after four years as a scout with the New York Knicks NBA team, per the university’s June 28 announcement. He started the new
State pension fund posts 11.5 percent return in fiscal year
ALBANY — The New York State Common Retirement Fund produced a return of 11.55 percent for the state fiscal year ending March 31, 2024. That’s
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