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Downtown Committee’s fall Progress Breakfast highlights local projects
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The speakers involved discussed the renovation projects at City Center and the former Post-Standard building, along with the upcoming Micron Technology campus

Wolfspeed announces partnership with Jaguar Land Rover for chips produced at Mohawk Valley Fab site
MARCY, N.Y. — Wolfspeed, Inc. has announced a strategic partnership with Jaguar Land Rover to supply silicon-carbide semiconductors produced at the new Mohawk Valley Fab

eBay completes its acquisition of Syracuse’s TCGplayer
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — eBay Inc. (Nasdaq: EBAY) on Monday announced it has completed its acquisition of TCGplayer of Syracuse for a total deal value of

SUNY Poly obtains funding for STEM scholarships
UTICA, N.Y. — SUNY Polytechnic Institute has received funding to help support the growth of New York’s workforce in fields of innovation. Carolyn Rodak, associate professor of engineering; Edmond Rusjan, associate professor of mathematics; Jiayue Shen, assistant professor of engineering; and Andrew Cotronea, SUNY Poly coordinator of the Collegiate Science and Technology Entry Program (CSTEP),

Quanterion Solutions lands $150,000 Air Force contract
UTICA, N.Y. — Quanterion Solutions has been awarded a $150,000 U.S. Air Force Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) effort to support the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Information Directorate’s research of the “Secure Internet of Things (IoT) Operational Planning Environment (SIoTOPE).” The project revolves around building IoT capabilities for the Air Force and pioneering integration

BAE to produce electric-drive systems for transit buses
ENDICOTT, N.Y. — El Dorado National (California)(ENC) plans to use the Gen3 product line from BAE Systems for its next-generation, battery-electric and hydrogen fuel cell transit. ENC is a subsidiary of Brookfield, Wisconsin–based REV Group (NYSE: REVG). BAE Systems manufactures heavy-duty electric propulsion systems. “BAE Systems and ENC have worked together for years to help

Cornell University gears up to build new computing and information sciences building
ITHACA, N.Y. — Cornell University held a ceremony on Oct. 14 to honor the gift it received from class of 1959 graduate Ann S. Bowers

Biden visits OCC, calls Micron’s investment “one of the most significant” in American history
Micron describes itself as one of the world’s largest semiconductor companies and the only U.S.–based manufacturer of memory. “It’s the largest investment in American history

ConMed sales rise more than 10 percent in Q3
ConMed Corp. (NYSE: CNMD) on Wednesday reported that its net sales rose 10.6 percent to $275.1 million in the third quarter, boosted by acquisitions it

Port of Oswego Authority to use federal funding to aid container unloading
OSWEGO, N.Y. — The Port of Oswego Authority will use a federal grant of more than $750,000 to buy a new low-emission reach stacker to
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