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SUNY awards regional campuses technology-instruction grants
The State University of New York (SUNY) Polytechnic Institute (POLY), SUNY Broome Community College, and SUNY Oswego will use grants that “enhance teaching and learning
AT&T, local partners want hacker activity in Civic App Challenge
SYRACUSE — Mobile technology is the future of the economy and that’s why this is “such an important competition.” That’s how Marissa Shorenstein, New York president of AT&T, Inc., referred to the Central New York Civic App Challenge during her remarks at the Sept. 11 announcement about the event at the Tech Garden. “This really
PAR Technology acquires California firm
NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — PAR Technology Corp. (NYSE: PAR) on Friday announced it has acquired San Diego, Calif.–based Brink Software, Inc. PAR Technology, in a

SUNY Broome wins state grant for SUNY BEE entrepreneurial program
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The State University of New York Broome Community College (SUNY Broome) will use a $6 million state grant for its upcoming Bridge
Study provides a snapshot of bio/med industry in CNY, Upstate
MedTech — a Syracuse–based trade association for bioscience and medical technology (bio/med) companies in New York state — has just released its 2014 bio/med industry report, providing a snapshot of the industry in the Empire State, with special emphasis on upstate New York. The report, called “Bio/Med Breakthroughs: Advancing New York State’s Innovation Economy,” was

Greater Utica Chamber to host small-business roundtable on nanotechnology and QUAD-C project
UTICA, N.Y. — The Greater Utica Chamber of Commerce will host a small-business roundtable on nanotechnology and the region’s QUAD-C project on Oct. 1 at
Kepler brings extensive experience to NUAIR Alliance
SYRACUSE — Cady Kepler, Jr. has more than three decades of experience working with manned and unmanned aircraft, according to the NUAIR Alliance. The organization is tapping into that experience. The NUAIR Alliance announced the hiring of the Chittenango man as its new airworthiness manager in a news release distributed on Sept. 2. NUAIR Alliance
ConMed shareholders elect company-nominated directors, investor reacts
UTICA, N.Y. — ConMed Corp. (NASDAQ: CNMD), a Utica–based surgical-device maker, announced that shareholders have elected all eight of its director nominees. The firm is

SALT Makerspace formally opens in Syracuse
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Inventors, tinkers, and creative types in Syracuse now have a place where they can come together to make anything from anything. The

AT&T, local partners launch CNY Civic App Challenge
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — AT&T, Inc. and several local partners, today launched the Central New York Civic App Challenge during an announcement at the Tech Garden
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