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E-commerce platform Rosie of Ithaca is now part of Instacart
ITHACA, N.Y. — Rosie, the Ithaca–based e-commerce platform for local and independent retailers and wholesalers, has a new owner. San Francisco–based Instacart, a grocery technology company, on Sept. 7 announced it has purchased Rosie for an undisclosed sum. Rosie operates at 171 E. State St. in Ithaca. On its website, it now refers to itself […]
VIEWPOINT: Get Scrappy: Budget-Friendly Marketing Advice for SMBs
Many small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) deal with the same problem, day after day, year after year. They have long understood the value of marketing and its role in helping gain exposure for their brands, drive traffic to their websites, and generate leads for their sales teams. But they often lack the financial backing to

Air Force’s Rome Lab partners with Air National Guard to expand AI development
ROME, N.Y. — A new partnership between the Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL) Information Directorate in Rome and the 152nd Air Operations Group (152 AOG),

Projects at five area SUNY campuses receive funding to test commercial readiness
ALBANY, N.Y. — Faculty-led projects at five area SUNY schools will benefit from Technology Accelerator Fund (TAF) investments that will test their commercial readiness. Altogether,

Syracuse airport launches informational webpage for parking/landside development plans
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Regional Airport Authority (SRAA) on Friday announced the launch of an informational webpage for parking/landside development plans at Syracuse Hancock

Binghamton University, NYSERDA select fellows for empowerST program
VESTAL, N.Y. — Binghamton University has selected two fellows for its inaugural cohort of the empowerST Energy Storage Fellowship program. The school selected the fellows

May named director of digital services for City of Syracuse
SYRACUSE — Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh on Aug. 26 announced the appointment of Kelsey May as director of digital services for the City of Syracuse. In this role, May leads all efforts to implement new and modernize existing digital systems in city government. She is also responsible for leveraging technology that will support improvements to

City of Syracuse recognized for use of winter-weather operations tool
SYRACUSE — Esri, a company that focuses on location intelligence, presented two City of Syracuse departments with its Special Achievement in GIS (SAG) Award for their work on the city’s winter-weather operations tool released this past winter. The recognized departments are the Office of Accountability, Performance & Innovation (API) and Department of Public Works (DPW),

Luck Grove benefits from growth opportunities
SYRACUSE — Founded in 2008 by Michael Roberts, Luck Grove Telecom, Inc. enjoyed a bit of a low-key existence as a designer and construction contractor company for the telecommunications industry. Just a few years before the COVID-19 pandemic, the company was just ramping up its growth strategy with the hiring of Vincent Cioci as CEO.

JMA begins work with new HQ, 5G plant near downtown Syracuse
SYRACUSE — When President Joe Biden signed the CHIPS and Science Act on Aug. 9, John Mezzalingua, CEO of Syracuse–based JMA Wireless Inc. attended the ceremony at the White House. In a statement after the signing, Mezzalingua described the new law a “critical step” in reestablishing American competitiveness in wireless technology. “Today, the enactment of
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