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SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Northeast UAS Airspace Integration Research (NUAIR) says it has helped more than 25 state, county, and local municipality emergency responders to implement

Shineman Foundation awards Crouse Health $150K grant for NICU renovation project
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Richard S. Shineman Foundation of Oswego has awarded Crouse Health a $150,000 grant to help pay for the renovation and expansion

CenterState CEO report: 65 percent of area firms expect to boost hiring this year
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A new report from CenterState CEO finds almost two-thirds of nearly 200 contributors surveyed (65 percent) expect an increase in jobs and

BAE Systems wins $7.7 million contract modification from Defense Department
ENDICOTT, N.Y. — BAE Systems Controls Inc. in Endicott has been awarded a more than $7.7 million modification to a previous U.S. military contract agreement,

PEB, SRC, OCC announce annual Innovation Challenge for area secondary school students
Central New York students in grades 6-12 can participate in the fourth annual Innovation Challenge. The challenge is to invent a product that solves an

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awards $13 million contract for Rome Lab security fence
ROME, N.Y. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has awarded a $13.15 million contract to Gaithersburg, Maryland–based Four Tribes Enterprises LLC to construct

Lockheed’s Syracuse-area unit wins $19.3 million contract modification for submarine hulls
SALINA, N.Y. — The U.S. Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin Corp.’s (NYSE: LMT) Rotary and Mission Systems unit in the Syracuse area a $19.3 million

The story of local rental website, OrangeHousing.com
As a property manager in Syracuse, during the late 1990s, Donna Glassberg noticed a problem that needed a solution. Renters struggled to find housing in an easy, accessible way. While walking in her Syracuse University neighborhood, Glassberg would see cars pulled off to the side of the road, with people writing numbers off the for-rent

NYSERDA seeks applicants for 76West clean-energy competition
Clean-energy companies have until March 2 to apply for the next round of the 76West clean-energy competition. Now in its fifth year, 76West is one of the “largest competitions in the nation focused on supporting and growing emerging clean-energy businesses and economic development,” the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) says. About

CathBuddy made best investor pitch in Medical Device Innovation Challenge
SYRACUSE — The judges chose CathBuddy Inc. of Woodbury on Long Island as the winner of the Jan. 10 pitch event in the Medical Device Innovation Challenge. The pitch event was held at the CNY Biotech Accelerator at Upstate Medical University, located at 841 E. Fayette St. in Syracuse. The CNY Biotech Accelerator sponsors the
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