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City of Syracuse seeks proposals for community broadband program
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The City of Syracuse is requesting proposals for a pilot program for the design, implementation, and maintenance of a municipally shared telecommunications

Community Foundation of Herkimer & Oneida Counties awards neighborhood-impact grants
UTICA, N.Y. — The Community Foundation of Herkimer & Oneida Counties awarded a series of “Power of Our Community Neighborhood Impact Grants” as part of

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Bassett Medical Center announced that it will use an $82 million grant from the Scriven Foundation to make “rapid improvements resulting in

Syracuse University to take over management of Marshall Square Mall parking lot
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse University parking and transportation-services office has assumed management of the Marshall Square Mall parking lot, located on East Adams Street.

People news: MV EDGE president selected for new AFRL Civic Leader Program
ROME, N.Y. — Steven J. DiMeo, president of Mohawk Valley EDGE, has been chosen by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to join its newly

North Point Defense awarded nearly $9.5 million contract from U.S. Air Force
ROME, N.Y. — North Point Defense, Inc. of Rome has been awarded a $9.46 million contract from the U.S. Air Force for the Phantom Harvest Software prototype. This cost-plus-fixed-fee completion contract provides for the development of an automated method for discovering actionable information within a large volume of network traffic, according to an Aug. 19

TCGplayer will be under eBay’s ownership in 2023
SYRACUSE — TCGplayer, the Syracuse–based marketplace for collectible-card game enthusiasts, will be under new ownership in early 2023. eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY) on Aug. 22 announced an agreement to acquire TCGplayer, which operates at 440 S. Warren St. in Syracuse. The deal has a total value of about $295 million, per eBay’s announcement. The deal

State’s annual minority and women-owned business enterprise forum set for early October
ALBANY, N.Y. — Those interested can register for the 12th annual Minority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprise (MWBE) Forum that is set for Oct. 6-7 at

Indium Corp. to expand Rome manufacturing facility, hire 300 over two years
ROME, N.Y. — Indium Corporation on Wednesday announced a significant expansion of its onsite operations at 5836 Success Drive in Rome. With its growth, the

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Two neuroscientists at Upstate Medical University will use a grant from the National Institute of Mental Health, which is part of the
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