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Navy awards $1.3 million contract to ANDRO
ROME, N.Y. — The U.S. Navy has awarded ANDRO Computational Solutions, LLC a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract with a base value of $1.3 million, plus additional funded options, to develop a new type of autonomous radio-frequency signal-intelligence (RF-SIGINT) capability for uncrewed air-system (UAS) platforms or aerial drones called RANGER — Robust […]
North Point Defense wins $24 M contract order from Air Force
ROME — North Point Defense, Inc. of Rome has been awarded a $24.3 million task order from the U.S. Air Force for Warfighter Integration Program information technology. This contract provides research and operational-systems development to identify, decode, and exploit signals from information technology and communications systems, according to a March 5 contract announcement from the

Buffalo-Rochester-Syracuse tech hub going after phase-2 funding
The tech hub involving the Buffalo-Rochester-Syracuse region is now pursuing phase-two implementation funding that could total as much as $54 million. The tech hub is officially known as the NY SMART I-Corridor, which is short for New York Semiconductor Manufacturing and Research Technology Innovation Corridor Consortium. The NY SMART I-Corridor Consortium tech hub spans across

SUNY Poly lands research agreement with AFRL
MARCY, N.Y. — SUNY Polytechnic Institute and the Air Force Research Laboratory(AFRL) announced they have forged a new cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) to
Hooters adds additional PAR Technology products to its lineup
NEW HARTFORD — PAR Technology Corp. (NYSE: PAR) announced Hooters of America, LLC, the franchisor behind the Hooters and Hoots Wings brands, has selected the company’s PAR Bring POS and PAR Data Central systems for 367 Hooters restaurants. The PAR products will enhance operational efficiency and order accuracy at the restaurants, PAR announced in a

ConMed to pay Q1 cash dividend in early April
ConMed Corp. (NYSE: CNMD), a surgical-device maker with roots in the Utica region, says its board of directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of 20 cents per share for the first quarter of this year. The dividend is payable on April 5, to all shareholders of record as of March 15. At the company’s

Oneida County receives nearly $24M state grant for semiconductor supply-chain campus site prep
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County has been awarded $23.6 million in state funding to help develop a 332-acre parcel at Griffiss International Airport in Rome,

State funds help Centro revamp public transit in Rome
ROME, N.Y. — The City of Rome in Oneida County will have new and improved public-transit services, thanks to $1 million in state funding as

Buffalo-Rochester-Syracuse tech hub has applied for phase-two funding of up to $54 million
The Buffalo-Rochester-Syracuse tech hub has submitted its application for up to $54 million in phase–two implementation funding. The tech hub is officially known as the
Upcoming symposium highlights STEM opportunities for women
ROME, N.Y. — The Project Fibonacci Foundation’s Women & STEAM Symposium will take place for a full house March 7 at the Beeches Manor in
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