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Griffiss Institute receives nearly $3 million grant for IoT lab
ROME, N.Y. — Griffiss Institute, Inc. has received a nearly $3 million grant from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), according to an

People news: Jones named chief marketing officer at Five Star Bank
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Financial Institutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISI), parent company of Five Star Bank, announced that it has hired Blake Jones as its new senior

Syracuse football to play Clemson at noon on ABC on Sept. 30
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University’s homecoming football game with the Clemson Tigers on Sept. 30 is set for a 12 p.m. kickoff on ABC, the

NYSDOT announces another I-81 viaduct project ramp closure in Syracuse
SYRACUSE. N.Y. — The ramp from Interstate 481 (I-481) southbound to Interstate 81 (I-81) southbound in the city of Syracuse will close at 9.a.m. on

SUNY raises $113 million through sustainability bonds for its residence-hall program
ALBANY, N.Y. — SUNY announced it has raised more than $110 million from DASNY’s first-ever issuance of sustainability bonds on behalf of SUNY to support

MVHS cardiac cath lab receives accreditation
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) recently received accreditation of its cardiac catheterization (cath) lab by the American College of Cardiology (ACC), which recognizes expertise and commitment in treating patients who come to the cardiac cath lab for care. The accreditation is based on an onsite evaluation of the staff’s ability to evaluate,

LM Social opens in former Lemon Grass location
SYRACUSE — LM Social on Aug. 21 formally opened in its new, larger location at 238 W. Jefferson St. in Armory Square, in a space formerly occupied by Lemon Grass, which is now on Walton Street. LM Social is a one-year-old, full-service restaurant that was formerly located in a smaller, “quaint” space at 309 West
Jefferson County hotels see nearly 8 percent occupancy decline in July
WATERTOWN — Jefferson County hotels registered an almost 8 percent drop in overnight guests in July, but two other indicators of business performance were mixed. The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county fell 7.9 percent to 66.1 percent in the seventh month of 2023 from July 2022, according
Onondaga County hotels post positive business data so far in 2023
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County hotels generated solid increases in a trio of indicators of business activity in the first seven months of 2023, according to a recent report. The county’s hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) rose 4.9 percent to 59.3 percent year to date through July, compared to the

Saab acquires firm to speed up its development of AI/ML
It’s an acquisition that Saab sees as “accelerating” the development and implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) / machine learning (ML) capabilities into the company’s portfolio. Saab on Sept. 7 announced that it has completed its acquisition of CrowdAI, which is based in San Francisco, California. The acquisition is part of Saab’s “technology leadership in this
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