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New York State to start scaling back drive-thru COVID testing on Friday
ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov Andrew M. Cuomo on Thursday announced the state would start demobilizing its state-run drive-thru COVID-19 testing sites across New York beginning

NUAIR tests drone parachute-recovery system at Rome test site
ROME, N.Y. —NUAIR says it recently put a drone parachute-recovery system (PRS) through safety and failure scenarios over multiple days at the New York UAS

Nine students participating in MMRI summer fellowship program
UTICA, N.Y. — Nine students from New York colleges and universities are working with the Masonic Medical Research Institute (MMRI) in Utica in its summer

People news: CenterState CEO announces new digital-communications manager
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — CenterState CEO on Wednesday announced it has hired Justin Miller as its digital-communications manager. Miller most recently served as executive producer and

Schumer pitches Micron president on locating a future plant in Upstate
Micron Technology is thinking about locations for a future plant and U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D–N.Y.) hopes the firm will choose upstate New

Binghamton professor Whittingham, a Nobel Prize winner, named fellow of the Royal Society
VESTAL, N.Y. — M. Stanley Whittingham, a 2019 Nobel laureate and distinguished professor at Binghamton University, has been named a fellow of the Royal Society.

Mirabito stores to offer EV charging stations
ONEONTA — New York State on May 18 announced the first of five planned high-speed electric vehicle (EV) charging hubs at Mirabito convenience store/gas stations across the region. The project is made possible by an agreement between Mirabito and the New York Power Authority (NYPA), the office of Gov Andrew Cuomo announced May 18. The

NYSERDA offers $15M in 3rd Commercial & Industrial Carbon Challenge
ALBANY, N.Y. — The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) on May 18 launched the third round of the Commercial and Industrial (C&I) Carbon Challenge. NYSERDA made $15 million available as part of the 11th round of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Regional Economic Development Council initiative that was announced May 11. The C&I

Owens takes over as CEO of NYSTEC
ROME, N.Y. — The New York State Technology Enterprise Corporation (NYSTEC) announced Wednesday that its board of directors recently selected Kevin Owens as the company’s

St. Joseph’s Health using new technology for heart-failure patients
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — St. Joseph’s Health says its cardiologists are using new technology to monitor and treat heart-failure (HF) patients. The system’s Cardiovascular Institute has
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