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Rudy Schmid Total Car Care adapts to the challenging times
When Diane Schmid-McCall and Paul J. (PJ) Schmid took over Rudy Schmid Total Car Care, the siblings were told the third generation of a business — their generation — did not typically see success. “We were told right off the bat that, as third generation, you’ve got about seven years and then you close the doors,” […]

Upstate consumer sentiment dips in Q2, Siena reports
State sentiment rises slightly Consumers in upstate New York became slightly less confident about the economy in the second quarter, according to a new report. Consumer sentiment in upstate New York was measured at 76.6 in the second quarter, down 3.1 points from the last measure of 79.7 in the year’s first quarter. That’s according to the

Innovare Advancement Center in Rome operates as accelerator for AI, cyber, UAS
ROME, N.Y. — A facility that’s described as an “open innovation hub” is now open to the public. Innovare Advancement Center (IAC) in Rome is a talent and technology accelerator for artificial intelligence/machine learning, cyber, quantum, and unmanned-aircraft systems (UAS). The IAC is a partnership between the Griffiss Institute, the Air Force Research Laboratory Information

Finland firm sets up North American HQ at SU’s CASE Center
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A company founded in Helsinki, Finland has established its North American headquarters at the Center for Advanced Systems and Engineering (CASE) at Syracuse University. Launched in 2017, NSION Technologies Inc. has established operations at the CASE business incubator. NSION Technologies provides situational awareness and secure communications channels with live-data transmission through encrypted-management
NY MEP generated nearly $1B in economic impact in 2020
ALBANY, N.Y. — The New York Manufacturing Extension Partnership (NY MEP) says it helped create or retain 6,637 jobs and generate $994 million in financial impacts such as company cost savings, new investments, and increased or retained sales. NY MEP is a statewide network of 11 organizations that provide growth and innovation services to small-

Genius NY program to select five finalists for this year’s competition
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Genius NY program is working to select five finalists from a group of 13 semifinalists that it announced June 29. Genius NY is a business-accelerator program at CenterState CEO’s Tech Garden. Genius NY stands for Growing ENtrepreneurs & Innovators in UpState New York. The program selected the companies from a pool

After acquisition, Rochester firm to expand fiber network across Southern Tier
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — With its recent acquisition of Plexicomm, LLC, Rochester–based Greenlight Networks believes it now has the platform to expand its fiber network across the Southern Tier. The firm plans to provide high-speed fiber internet to 30,000 homes in the region by the end of 2022. Greenlight Networks on June 30 held a news

Onondaga County announces film-incentive fund
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon on Wednesday announced a $5 million initiative that the county is calling PRIMED, short for production incentives

Tug Hill snowmobile economic-impact study finds industry generates jobs, nearly $82M in sales
LOWVILLE, N.Y. — More than 850 jobs, nearly $29 million in wages, and almost $82 million in sales are attributed to snowmobiling activity in the

People news: Stewart joins MACNY as workforce-development specialist
DeWITT, N.Y. — MACNY, The Manufacturers Association, announced it has hired Amy Stewart as a workforce-development specialist. Stewart will represent MACNY and Partners for Education
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