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Utica College to use NSF grant to help underserved students pursue STEM careers
UTICA — Utica College says it will use grant funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to help the school increase the number of students from “underrepresented minorities” earning bachelors’ degrees in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. Utica College is part of the Central New York Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation […]

Laboratories at Upstate Medical University in Syracuse and at Cornell University in Ithaca are among five the state has chosen to “bolster” efforts in identifying

SRC awarded contract to support Air Force range-threat systems
CICERO, N.Y. — SRC, Inc. has been awarded a contract — with a $950,000,000 ceiling — for support of the Air Force’s advanced-radar-threat systems, joint-threat

BAE Systems to provide power and propulsion system for superyacht company
ENDICOTT, N.Y. — BAE Systems says it will provide the electric-hybrid power and propulsion system for a new superyacht manufactured by a company called Southern

Syracuse Fire Department Employees FCU offers Zelle digital-payment network
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse Fire Department Employees Federal Credit Union announced it is offering its members a “fast, safe and easy” way to send money digitally with Zelle. More than 6,000 of its members now have access to Zelle via online banking or in the credit union’s mobile app. The credit union is the 1,000th

First Source Federal Credit Union interactive ATMs now available in downtown Utica
UTICA, N.Y. —First Source Federal Credit Union recently announced it has expanded into downtown Utica by launching interactive ATMs. They’re similar to standard ATMs, but with more capability, First Source said in a news release. Located on Cornelia Street, the interactive ATMs are accessible from Cornelia, Court and Genesee streets, the credit union noted. In
Summit FCU launches virtual branch
The Summit Federal Credit Union (SFCU) on July 6 opened a new virtual branch, which the organization says is available “everywhere.” Using Zoom technology, branch “visitors” see and talk directly with a local relationship specialist and do just about everything they’d do at a physical branch, right from a mobile or electronic device, Summit FCU contends. The

Mohawk Valley firms participate in $50M Air Force contract
ROME, N.Y. — Black River Systems Inc. of Utica and North Point Defense Inc. of Rome, along with a Maryland company, were recently awarded a nearly $50 million contract from the U.S. Air Force. The Mohawk Valley companies and Geon Technologies LLC of Columbia, Maryland have been awarded up to a maximum $49.9 million order

People news: BeerBoard names Randall VP of strategic development
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — BeerBoard — a Syracuse–based provider of technology and automated business intelligence to bars, restaurants, breweries, and other on-premise retailers — announced it

SUNY Poly announces largest individual donation in school history
MARCY, N.Y. — SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) on Monday announced that the late Francis A. Wilcox is donating a total of $1.9 million to
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