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Five woman-owned businesses in Oneida, Herkimer counties each win $5K in grant funding
ROME, N.Y. — Five woman-owned businesses in Herkimer and Oneida Counties were each awarded $5,000 to support the growth and development of their businesses. The

Gains in new orders, shipments propel N.Y. manufacturing index to highest mark in a year
Respondents to the monthly Empire State Manufacturing Survey indicated gains in both new orders and shipments, and the survey’s general-business conditions index rose 8 points to 18.7 in November. The reading represented its highest since November 2024, and the fourth positive index number in the past five months. The index had climbed 19 points to

SRC appoints director of autonomous collaborative systems
CICERO, N.Y. — SRC, Inc. has promoted Michael Addario to director of autonomous collaborative systems (ACS). In this role, Addario will oversee the ACS business unit’s strategic vision, program execution, financial performance, business development, customer satisfaction and engineering excellence, the Cicero–based company said in a Nov. 10 announcement. Addario joined SRC in 2003 as a

Fire crews battle another fire at Novelis plant in Scriba
SCRIBA, N.Y. — Fire crews from across Oswego County responded to another fire at the Oswego operations of Novelis in the town of Scriba. Atlanta,

MMRI, MVHS, SUNY Poly form Mohawk Valley Biotech Collective
UTICA, N.Y. — Three Mohawk Valley Institutions on Wednesday formed the MV Biotech Collective, which is designed to “position the Mohawk Valley as a leader in biomedical innovation.” Representatives from the Masonic Medical Research Institute (MMRI), SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly), and Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) signed a memorandum of agreement to formally establish

Ithaca company wins $500K in Grow-NY competition; NYC firm wins grand prize
CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. — An Ithaca business secured $500,000 in the seventh annual Grow-NY agribusiness competition held last week in Canandaigua. The company called Seen Nutrition is a food tech startup in the menopause market, initially focused on bone health, with a patented dietary calcium chew made with dairy produced in Central New York. Brekland of

BiRed Imaging wins $10K Rothschild Award for AI-powered breast-cancer screening technology
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — BiRed Imaging Inc. on Wednesday night was selected as the winner of the $10,000 Alan W. Rothschild Innovation Award at the Biotech

New STEM fellowship program at the MOST has Micron support
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — It’s a program designed to “inspire and support the next generation of innovators” in Central New York. The Micron Teacher Fellowship at the Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science & Technology (MOST) is a hands-on STEM program. STEM is short for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. The MOST and the Micron Foundation

PAR Technology posts narrower net loss in third quarter
NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — PAR Technology Corporation (NYSE: PAR) recently reported a net loss of nearly $18.2 million for the third quarter ending Sept. 30. It was a narrower loss than the more than $19.8 million loss (or almost $20.7 million for continuing operations only) that the New Hartford–based company posted in the third quarter

The Agency starts planning process for manufacturing workforce-training center
DICKINSON, N.Y. — The Broome County Industrial Development Agency (The Agency) on Nov. 12 issued a request for qualifications and proposals (RFQ/RFP) to plan the creation of a regional advanced manufacturing workforce-training center. The Agency describes it as a “first-of-its-kind facility designed to strengthen the Southern Tier’s growing innovation and manufacturing economy.” The proposed hub
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