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Rome Health names medical director of robotics program
ROME — Rome Health recently announced it has appointed Po Lam, M.D., as medical director of the health system’s robotics program. In this role, Lam, a nationally recognized urologist, will provide oversight of the overall care and clinical services for robotic services, according to an Oct. 16 Rome Health announcement. The emphasis will be on […]

ANDRO and Frankfort launch pilot program to improve community safety
ROME, N.Y. — The PRISM Lab at ANDRO Computational Solutions LLC has launched a new pilot program, featuring the Team Awareness Kit (TAK), with the Village of Frankfort as part of an initiative to provide municipalities with technology to improve community safety. TAK, developed by the U.S. Department of Defense in cooperation with companies including

CenterState CEO recognizes regional businesses during Economic Champions event
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — CenterState CEO on Tuesday recognized the efforts of more than 300 regional businesses during its annual Economic Champions Celebration at the Nicholas J. Pirro Convention Cener at Oncenter. The event recognized 306 companies and organizations for “driving the region’s economy forward” through job creation; business expansions; investments in operations; new business openings;

Oneida County website address to change on Nov. 21
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County announced it will transition its government website and email domains to .gov on Wednesday, Nov. 21 to comply with a

Lowe to step down as Wolfspeed president and CEO
DURHAM, N.C. and MARCY, N.Y. — Gregg Lowe is out as president and CEO of Wolfspeed, Inc. (NYSE: WOLF), which operates a fabrication plant in

Port of Oswego awarded $11 million federal grant for climate-controlled warehouse
OSWEGO, N.Y. — The Port of Oswego will use more than $11 million in federal funding to build a new, climate-controlled warehouse for the region’s

New York manufacturing index soars to highest reading in three years in November
The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business conditions index climbed 43 points to 31.2 in November, representing its highest reading in nearly three years. The index had dropped 23 points to -11.9 in October after rising 16 points to 11.5 in September (activity expanding for the first time since November 2023.) The general business conditions

ROME — Assured Information Security (AIS) now has 24 issued patents, with the issuing of two new patents in October by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the company announced. “Expanding our patent portfolio is central to our mission of advancing cybersecurity solutions that can adapt to evolving threats,” AIS Chief Engineer Michael Seiffert said

NUAIR CEO says HQ at Syracuse airport just makes sense
SYRACUSE — Ken Stewart, president and CEO of NUAIR, believes opening the organization’s new headquarters at Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR) “just makes sense.” “Our team works with the next generation of uncrewed and electric aircraft and is developing the platform to safely integrate them into the national airspace… what better place to work than

Schumer announces nearly $4 million for railway work between Cortland and Syracuse
CORTLAND, N.Y.— The New York, Susquehanna & Western Railway (NYSW) will use a federal award of nearly $4 million as it continues work on a
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