Stay up-to-date on the companies, people and issues that impact businesses in Syracuse, Central New York and beyond.

Gillibrand discusses bill to reduce prescription-drug costs for seniors
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D–N.Y.) is backing a bill that she contends would significantly reduce the cost of prescription drugs for seniors. Gillibrand, the top-ranking Democrat on the Senate Aging Committee, discussed the Strengthening Medicare and Reducing Taxpayer (SMART) Prices Act during a June 5 virtual press conference. U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D–Minn.) is the […]

New York maple-syrup production dipped 2 percent this year
ALBANY — New York maple-syrup production totaled 829,000 gallons this year, down 2 percent from the 846,000 gallons produced in 2024. However, the 2025 production total was 10.5 percent higher than the 750,000 gallons generated in New York in 2023. The data is from a June 12 report from the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service

Cayuga Medical Center renovates cardiac catheterization lab
ITHACA, N.Y. — Cayuga Medical Center in Ithaca has completed what it calls a “major renovation” of its cardiac catheterization lab, replacing previous generation equipment with a new GE Allia IGS 7 system. The six-month renovation “marks a significant investment in patient care and safety, delivering faster, clearer imaging with lower radiation exposure and greater

Genius NY program selects 11 semifinalists for this year’s competition
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Five companies from the U.S., five from Europe, and one from South America are among the 11 semifinalists chosen for this year’s

SRC to deliver counter-UAS technologies to Qatar in $1B agreement with federal government
CICERO, N.Y. — SRC, Inc. says it will deliver a suite of its advanced counter-unmanned aircraft systems (C-UAS) technologies to international buyers as a part of a $1 billion foreign-military sales agreement between the U.S. government and the country of Qatar. It marks the first international sale of the U.S. Army’s fixed site–low, slow, small,

Ithaca seeks project proposals in advance of DRI application
ITHACA, N.Y. — The City of Ithaca is applying for the New York State Downtown Revitalization Initiative’s (DRI) ninth round of funding. If selected, Ithaca

ALBANY, N.Y. — Hunters harvested an estimated 223,304 deer during the 2024-25 hunting season, up 6.4 percent from 209,781 deer in the 2023-24 hunting season,
State Parks releases newly redesigned park and historic site system map
ALBANY, N.Y. — The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP) on June 16 announced the release of an updated New

VIEWPOINT: Supreme Court Sets Legal Standard for Students Claiming Disability Discrimination
The Supreme Court recently issued a unanimous decision in A. J. T. v. Osseo Area Schools, Independent School Dist. No. 279 that changes the standard for students pursuing disability-discrimination claims against schools under Section 504. The case was initiated by the parents of a teenager with epilepsy that caused her to be unable to attend

Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital’s pediatrics office opens in Clay
CLAY — Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital is now operating a new pediatrics medical office at 8687 Carling Road in the town of Clay, which it formally opened back in early May. The space is located near the Wegmans Great Northern store along Route 31. The move to the new facility represents a relocation of Upstate
Stay up-to-date on the companies, people and issues that impact businesses in Syracuse, Central New York and beyond.