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Micron buys Clay property to provide on-site employee daycare
CLAY, N.Y. — Micron Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MU) on Wednesday said it bought a parcel of land on Caughdenoy Road in the town of Clay

UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Health System’s (MVHS) St. Elizabeth Medical Campus is now home to a new daVinci XI robot, at least for now.

State awards REDC capital funding and tax credits for shovel-ready projects
The governor highlighted several projects from this round of funding including: Lowville Producers Dairy Cooperative, Inc., which received a $1.3 million ESD grant and a

ConnextCare to use $40K Delta Dental grant for equipment upgrades
ConnextCare provides health-care services to northern Oswego County. Delta Dental Community Care Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Delta Dental of California. The funding —

BAE Systems to provide electric-drive systems for Toronto’s newest battery-electric buses
.The system will advance the TTC’s goal of transitioning to a zero-emissions fleet by 2040, BAE Systems noted. “Delivering leading-edge technology to help Toronto realize

Area technology workforce-development programs receive funding
The New York State Pathways in Technology program received $31.5 million in funding to use toward preparing students for high-skill jobs in technology, manufacturing, health care, and finance. Programs in Onondaga and Oneida counties received funding. The New York State Pathways in Technology Early College High School (NYS P-TECH) Program incorporates an integrated program between

AIS wins $98.5M Air Force contract for AI research
ROME, N.Y. — Rome cyber and information-security company Assured Information Security Inc. (AIS) was recently awarded an Artificial Intelligence-Based Endpoint Defense (ABED) $98.5 million contract focused on researching artificial intelligence (AI)-based techniques. The goal is to enhance the effectiveness and increase the autonomy of cyber capabilities being developed by the Air Force and its partnering

Syracuse-led group of schools to use $2.5M NSF grant to connect the “underserved” to STEM careers
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A Syracuse University-led group of upstate New York schools will use a federal grant to help “increase access for underserved populations and

Hundreds in Oswego County now eligible for high-speed fiber internet service
FULTON, N.Y. — More than 1,700 homes, businesses, and schools in Fulton and nearby parts of southern Oswego County are now eligible for high-speed fiber

ICS is changing its name to TechMD
ENDICOTT, N.Y. — ICS — a technology management, and cybersecurity company headquartered in Endicott — announced it will consolidate its regional managed-technology brands into one
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