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SEFCU to offer members digital bank accounts through Google Pay
ALBANY, N.Y. — SEFCU announced it is working with Google to introduce digital bank accounts, which will be available to its customers through Google Pay.

MACNY to hold September virtual event in place of its annual dinner
DeWITT, N.Y. — MACNY, the Manufacturers Association, is planning a two-week long virtual event in September in place of its annual dinner, which is usually

Northland president named chair of NYS Telecom Association
Jim McCarthy, president of Northland Communications, was recently named board chair of the New York State Telecommunications Association (NYSTA). McCarthy, who has been a member of the NYSTA board since 2011, will serve a two-year term leading the association and representing telecommunications and broadband providers across the state. Based in Albany, NYSTA represents the New

St. Joseph’s Health offering cord-blood donation program to expectant mothers
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Parents delivering babies at St. Joseph’s Health Hospital will now have the chance to voluntarily donate their baby’s umbilical cord blood to

Upstate Medical University seeks participants for clinical trial of COVID-19 vaccine
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate Medical University is seeking people to participate in a clinical trial evaluating the “safety and performance” of a potential vaccine against

People news: Northland Communications adds Dwyer to executive team
Northland Communications announced it has promoted Matt Dwyer, director of network engineering, to the firm’s executive team as vice president of operations. Northland is telecommunications

U.S. Army awards SRC $425 million contract for small drone defense system
CICERO, N.Y. — The U.S. Army has awarded SRC Inc. a $425.8 million contract for development, production, deployment, and support of the E-LIDS system. E-LIDS

Binghamton University named a cyber research center
VESTAL, N.Y. — The National Security Agency (NSA) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently named Binghamton University a National Center of Academic

SRCTec president retires, new GM begins duties
SRCTec, located in Cicero, describes itself as a manufacturing and life cycle management company specializing in the production of advanced military electro-mechanical products. The company

SUNY Poly professors to use grant funding to create personal protective facemask
MARCY, N.Y. — Three professors from SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) will use SUNY grant funding of more than $8,000 to create a face mask
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