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State Fair hiring to fill jobs ahead of this year’s event

GEDDES, N.Y. — The New York State Fair is about a month away and the event has hundreds of temporary positions to fill. The State Fair is looking for prospective employees to work in those roles for this year’s edition, which is scheduled between Wednesday, Aug. 24 and Labor Day on Sept. 5. The State […]

Oneida County lumber business navigates pandemic to celebrate 150th year in business

PARIS, N.Y. — Lincoln Davies Building Supply has had to adapt after 150 years in business, and the recent pandemic is just another example of how the hardware and lumber business was flexible enough to make it through. Founded by David Davies in 1872 as a general store, the business has evolved a lot over

Syracuse Build’s Pathways to Apprenticeship program graduates 3rd group

SYRACUSE — Syracuse Build’s signature program, Pathways to Apprenticeship, on July 15 held a graduation ceremony for the program’s third class.  Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh, CenterState CEO, the Central and Northern New York Building & Construction Trades Council, and other community partners acknowledged the group’s effort during the event, according to a CenterState CEO July

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Central New York projects win FuzeHub manufacturing grants

ALBANY, N.Y. — Clients of the CNY Biotech Accelerator in Syracuse and the Koffman Southern Tier Incubator in Binghamton, along with a project at Cornell University, have secured manufacturing grants. The nonprofit FuzeHub, which is based in Albany, issued nine grants totaling $450,000 with money through the Jeff Lawrence Innovation Fund. All projects were allocated

Zhang “excited” to begin work as new executive director of SyracuseCoE

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A longtime professor in Syracuse University’s College of Engineering and Computer Science (ECS) is the new executive director of the SyracuseCoE. Jianshun (Jensen) Zhang started in that role July 1. SyracuseCoE is short for Syracuse Center of Excellence in Environmental and Energy Systems, which is located at 727 E. Washington St. in

Workshops expose students to careers in semiconductor sector

ROME, N.Y. — NYDesign recently held two workshops, including one in Rome, designed to boost interest among college students in the semiconductor industry and hopefully inspire the next generation of chip designers. “This industry is relatively new as far as fundamentally important industries go,” says LaMar Hill, co-founder and executive director of NYDesign. In spite

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