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Land dedicated for future mixed-use project on Syracuse’s south side
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Those involved in the effort to create a 75-unit, mixed-use project called the Southside Renaissance Project gathered Friday, Sept. 12 for a

New York manufacturing index retreats into negative territory in September
The general-business conditions index of the Empire State Manufacturing Survey fell 21 points to -8.7 in September, its first negative reading since June. In the

PAR Technology debuts Coach AI, first product in its new PAR AI intelligence suite
NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — PAR Technology Corp. (NYSE: PAR) says it has launched PAR AI, the new intelligence layer embedded directly into the PAR product

Former Syracuse basketball star Tiana Mangakahia dies after battle with cancer at age 30
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Tiana Mangakahia, a star guard for the Syracuse University (SU) women’s basketball team from 2017-2021, died Thursday after a battle with cancer

Work on CCE expansion in Oriskany to continue through next fall
ORISKANY, N.Y. — Work is underway on a $7.2 million expansion project that will add 16,000 square feet of office, conference, and support space to

New executive director settles in at Naturally Lewis
LOWVILLE, N.Y. — The new executive director of Naturally Lewis, Inc. has been on the job for more than a month, leading the Lewis County–based nonprofit economic-development organization. Joanne Witt officially started work on Monday, Aug. 4, succeeding Brittany Davis in the role. Before joining Naturally Lewis, Witt most recently served as director of the

20 finalists named for $3 million Grow-NY competition
ITHACA, N.Y. — The companies Seen Nutrition of Ithaca and Renewal Mill of Canandaigua are among the 20 finalists in the 7th round of the Grow-NY food and agriculture business competition that annually awards $3 million in prize money. The finalists also include four companies from New York City and international businesses that include two

SUNY Broome sees 15 percent rise in fall enrollment, boosted by free tuition initiative
DICKINSON, N.Y. — Classes for the fall semester at SUNY Broome Community College started Aug. 25, and the school says its enrollment for the fall semester is up 15 percent, a gain of 502 students, compared to a year earlier. SUNY Broome acknowledged that SUNY Reconnect, New York State’s free community college initiative, contributed to

SUNY Poly instructor using NSF $175K grant for wireless-communication research
MARCY, N.Y. — An assistant professor at SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) in Marcy is using a grant of $175,000 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for research on wireless networks. The recipient is Arjun Singh, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at SUNY Poly. Singh also serves as director of the school’s Wireless

SRC wins patents for phased-array calibration and pattern compression and modal beamforming
CICERO, N.Y. — The U.S. Patent & Trademark Office has recently issued SRC, Inc. a patent for “Method for Calibrating a Phased Array,” a process that allows for accurate calibration measurements of a phased array. The company was also awarded a patent for “Pattern Compression and Modal Beamforming,” a technique that uses a compression algorithm
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