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SRAA reminds travelers of May 7 REAL ID deadline at Syracuse airport
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Regional Airport Authority (SRAA) is urging travelers to ensure they have REAL ID-compliant identification or another acceptable ID — such

State awards ESF funding for artificial-intelligence department
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) is among eight SUNY campuses awarded state funding to develop and advance artificial-intelligence

CenterState CEO to announce new name of expanded Tech Garden during upcoming annual meeting
SYRACUSE — The business incubator that has been operating as the Tech Garden at 235 Harrison St. in Syracuse will have a new name once

SUNY Poly raises record $260,000 on day of giving
UTICA, N.Y. — SUNY Polytechnic Institute’s 2025 Day of Giving, held on March 27, was the most successful in the university’s history, the school announced.

MACNY to honor Indium global R&D director Liu as Innovator of the Year
DeWITT, N.Y. — The woman who serves as director of global research and development (R&D) at Indium Corporation is the recipient of MACNY’s 2025 Innovator of the Year Award. Members of MACNY, The Manufacturers Association and community leaders will honor Yan Liu, Ph.D. at MACNY’s 112th annual Celebration of Manufacturing on May 22 at the

Syracuse business launches industrial smart motor
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A new company based in Syracuse is hoping to help industrial companies reduce their costs and emissions, increase equipment lifespan, and gain other benefits from its new type of “smart” motor that includes variable-speed intelligence. VIDAR, a new venture of ITT, Inc. (NYSE: ITT), has just brought this innovative technology to market

VIEWPOINT: AI and Long Term Care: Solving an Age-Old Challenge
Long-term care (LTC) planning has long been one of the most complex and emotionally charged areas of financial advisory services. As the aging population grows and care costs continue to escalate, advisors and clients alike face a daunting set of challenges. Traditional planning tools often rely on broad averages and generic simulations such as Monte

Lockheed Martin’s suburban Syracuse plant wins $54M order from U.S. Navy
SALINA, N.Y. — Lockheed Martin Corp.’s (NYSE: LMT) facility in the town of Salina, was recently awarded a $54.2 million delivery order under a previously awarded contract from the U.S. Navy for production of submarine electronic-warfare systems on new construction and in-service submarines. Work will be performed at the Salina plant, and is expected to

ANDRO wins $1 million Army contract for electromagnetic sensing payload
ROME, N.Y. — The U.S. Army Applications Laboratory recently awarded a $1 million contract to ANDRO Computational Solutions, LLC to develop a modular, artificial-intelligence (AI)-powered electromagnetic sensing payload prototype for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). ANDRO Chief Scientist-Chief Technology Officer Jithin Jagannath and Chief Research Officer of ANDRO’s Marconi-Rosenblatt AI Innovation Lab Anu Jagannath are spearheading

Saab wins more than $8 million U.S. Navy contract modification for MK 9 production
DeWITT, N.Y. — Saab Inc. in DeWitt recently won a nearly $8.1 million modification to a previously awarded contract from the U.S. Navy to exercise options for fiscal 2025 MK 9 production efforts. That’s according to a March 17 contract announcement from the U.S. Department of Defense. Work will be performed in DeWitt (81 percent);
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