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Syracuse airport launches remote-assistant program for blind and low-vision travelers
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse Hancock International Airport has launched Aira Access, a service that gives passengers who are blind or have low vision “instant access

WCNY names Gelman new president and CEO
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — WCNY, Central New York’s public broadcaster, has a new leader. The organization’s board of trustees announced it has appointed Mitch Gelman as

Masonic Medical Research Institute to use $6M state grant for renovation work, add up to 30 new jobs
UTICA, N.Y. — Masonic Medical Research Institute (MMRI) of Utica will use a $6 million state grant to renovate its 5,500-square-foot basement area and increase

Alliance for Manufacturing & Technology selects Miller as new executive director
DICKINSON, N.Y. — The Alliance for Manufacturing & Technology (AM&T), located near Binghamton, has named Carol Miller as its new executive director, effective this past

Lockheed Martin appoints new general manager at Owego plant
OWEGO, N.Y. — Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT) announced it has appointed Hamid Salim as the new general manager of its manufacturing plant in Owego.

Georgia firm to buy Sunoco LP’s Volney ethanol plant, add up to 100 jobs
Included within the acquisition is the 1886 Malt House which is a direct beneficiary of incentives designed to promote the local farm to brewery industry.

Utica College to use $125K grant for Thurston Hall technology upgrades
UTICA, N.Y. — Utica College announced it will use a $125,000 grant from the George I. Alden Trust for a technology upgrade in Thurston Hall,

Crews finish $15M in upgrades at scientific-research facility, CHESS, in Ithaca
ITHACA, N.Y. — Construction crews have completed “significant upgrades” totaling $15 million at the Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source, or CHESS, a scientific-research facility in

People news: Acumen Detection hires Manley as marketing coordinator
CICERO, N.Y. — Acumen Detection, a provider of rapid, on-farm pathogen identification systems for dairy farmers, announced it has hired Courtney Manley as marketing coordinator.
New York manufacturing index slides in January to lowest level in more than a year
The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index fell 8 points to 3.9, “its lowest level in well over a year.” The headline index has
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