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People news: Kong joins SRC as VP of quality
CICERO, N.Y. — SRC Inc. announced it has hired Yuan Kong as vice president of quality. “In this position, Kong and his team will maintain

Launch NY announces two new board members
Baker is the national policy director for Just Equations. She is nationally recognized for her role as an education leader and advocate, Launch NY said.

Microdrones adds United Kingdom firm as distributor
Microdrones announced it has added Drone Pilot Academy of the United Kingdom as a distributor of drone-surveying equipment throughout the UK and Ireland. Microdrones is

New technology deployed at Syracuse airport TSA checkpoint
SYRACUSE — New technology at the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoint at Syracuse Hancock International Airport can confirm the validity of a traveler’s identification (ID) and his/her flight information in “near real time.” “The technology we’ve now installed at the Syracuse International Airport checkpoint enhances detection capabilities for identifying fraudulent ID such as driver’s licenses

North Country Library System to use grant funding for technology upgrade
WATERTOWN — The North Country Library System will use a grant of more than $17,700 to upgrade information-technology (IT) support for its 65 member libraries. The upgrade means the system will be “saving money and improving service to patrons,” the Northern New York Community Foundation said in announcing the grant funding. The foundation’s board of

Ithaca firm wins funding in Grow-NY competition, Israeli company captures grand prize
Halomine of Ithaca is among the businesses winning prize money in this year’s virtual Grow-NY food and agriculture business competition. Empire State Development and Cornell

TSA at Syracuse airport deploys new technology to improve checkpoint-screening capabilities
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoint at Syracuse Hancock International Airport is now using new technology that confirms the validity of a

Adirondack Bank adjusting services, citing increase in local virus cases
Branch lobbies will be closed to walk-in customers; however, lobby services will be available by appointment only at designated locations for special account needs (such

Syracuse completes $16M project to install “energy-saving” streetlights
“As we move further into the 21st century, it’s critical we make the investments necessary for building smarter, more sustainable communities and that’s exactly what

Virtual Lights of Love ceremony on Crouse clock tower set for Nov. 30
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The annual lighting ceremony for the Crouse Hospital Auxiliary Lights of Love campaign is set for Nov. 30 and will be held
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