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Emerging Talk 2014 event set for Friday, Saturday
SYRACUSE — Emerging Talk, an event focused on highlighting the startup business scene in Central New York and connecting local entrepreneurs and the student community,
Polaris Library Systems acquired by a California firm
SALINA — Polaris Library Systems, a Salina–based provider of automation software for public libraries, is under new ownership. Emeryville, Calif.–based Innovative Interfaces, Inc., a firm that also specializes in library technology, on April 1 announced it acquired Polaris on March 31. Neither side released terms of the acquisition in the Innovative Interfaces news release. The
OCC starts Spadafora Memorial Scholarship Endowment, with help from Ed Levine
ONONDAGA — Onondaga Community College (OCC) has established the Vincent Spadafora Memorial Scholarship Endowment, to honor the memory of the professor emeritus. Spadafora served as
California firm acquires Salina’s Polaris Library Systems
SALINA — Polaris Library Systems, a Salina–based provider of automation software for public libraries, is under new ownership. Emeryville, Calif.–based Innovative Interfaces, Inc., a firm
NUAIR pilots Northeast UAS test-site
SYRACUSE — Headlines around the world: “UN report calls for independent investigation of drone attacks”; “UN report reconstructs civilian death toll from drone strikes”; “Obama’s itchy trigger finger on drone”; “U.S. targets its citizens for drone attack.” Drones, technically known as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), have earned a reputation for military action. The first UAV
Valpak targets Syracuse as a franchise market in 2014
Valpak, a Largo, Fla.–based company that specializes in direct mailing of local print and digital coupons to consumers, recently announced it is targeting the Syracuse area as one of 18 areas to add franchise territories this year. Valpak is the doing-business-as name (or dba) of Valpak Direct Marketing Systems, Inc., according to its website. The
NYSERDA rolls out networking website targeting clean-energy technology projects
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has introduced a new networking website: cleantechNYconnect.com. The site is aimed at helping clean-tech business leaders, investors, entrepreneurs, and researchers access information and resources that can “speed” innovation and commercialization, NYSERDA said in a news release. The site is a free networking tool that requires
SUNY board approves merger of SUNYIT and Albany’s CNSE
The State University of New York (SUNY) board of trustees on Wednesday unanimously approved Chancellor Nancy Zimpher’s recommendation to merge the system’s two technology schools.
UUP president urges ‘caution’ in SUNYIT, CNSE merger process
The head of the union representing faculty at the State University of New York (SUNY) on Wednesday “raised concerns” about the merger between the SUNY
Verizon Wireless adding jobs in the Syracuse and Utica–Rome markets
Verizon Wireless today announced it is adding 15 full-time retail-sales positions in the Syracuse and Utica–Rome markets in the coming months. The company’s nine stores
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