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Verizon Wireless increases high-speed data coverage around Syracuse
Nearly a dozen new locations in the Syracuse area are now covered by a Verizon Wireless high-speed wireless data network, the company said today. Verizon
Creative Core winner closes initial funding round
ITHACA — MicroGen Systems, Inc. of Ithaca has wrapped up a series A funding round that raised $2.6 million. The company is commercializing a chip-sized
Local Web firm expands westward
SYRACUSE — Lerentech Solutions, LLC opened a new office in Rochester on Aug. 1 and could expand to other new cities in the future, the company’s president says. “If we get more traction, there’s no reason not to consider other markets,” Lerentech President Robert Podfigurny says. The firm, which specializes in Web development and search-engine
Upstate Medical University pulls Zipcars into its lots
SYRACUSE — The State University of New York (SUNY) Upstate Medical University has steered the car-sharing network Zipcar, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZIP) to its campus. Two
Nanocenter denied wetlands permit
MARCY — Development of the Marcy Nanocenter hit a wrinkle yesterday when the Great Lakes and Ohio River Army Corps of Engineers denied a wetlands
ConMed president to ring NASDAQ opening bell
UTICA — ConMed Corp. President Joseph Corasanti will ring the opening bell Wednesday morning at the NASDAQ stock exchange to celebrate the company’s 25th year
Connect NY broadband-access program open to applications
New York state is taking applications for a $25 million program aimed at promoting and expanding broadband Internet access. The program, called Connect NY, targets
Binghamton unveils “green” loan fund
BINGHAMTON — The city of Binghamton unveiled its new Green Jobs Revolving Loan Fund on Thursday. The fund provides money for energy efficiency retrofits in
Inficon profit slips 16 percent in 2nd quarter, but company raises forecast
De WITT — Inficon Holding AG (SIX Swiss Exchange: IFCN) recently reported that its net income fell 16 percent to $9.1 million in the second quarter, from $10.9 million in the year-earlier period. Earnings per share for the latest earnings period totaled $4.08, down 17 percent from $4.91 in the second quarter of 2011. Net
American Biogas begins demonstration projects
SYRACUSE — A Syracuse company has launched demonstration projects at area dairy farms to prove its technology can lower the cost of generating electricity using
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