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State says 78-mile, clean-energy transmission project in the North Country is now finished
CANTON, N.Y. — New York Power Authority’s (NYPA) Smart Path clean-energy transmission infrastructure project in the North Country is now complete. The Smart Path project

Schumer outlines vision for Congress harnessing AI’s benefits, limiting its harms
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D–N.Y.) on Wednesday outlined his vision for how the U.S. Senate can harness the potential of artificial intelligence (AI)
Lockheed Martin plant awarded nearly $68M contract modification
SALINA, N.Y. — Lockheed Martin Corp.’s (NYSE: LMT) plant in suburban Syracuse has recently won a $67.9 million modification to a previously awarded U.S. Navy contract. The pact is for provisioned-item spare parts in support of the full-rate production of Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program AN/SLQ-32(V)6 and AN/SLQ-32C(V)6 systems, according to a May 26 contract

ConMed to pay second-quarter dividend of 20 cents on July 5
ConMed Corp. (NYSE: CNMD), a surgical-device maker with roots in the Utica area, has announced that its board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of 20 cents a share for the second quarter of 2023. The dividend is payable on July 5 to all shareholders of record as of June 15. At the company’s

Empire Access expands service area in the Southern Tier
Empire Access Corp. is continuing its push to bring fiber-optic internet service across the Southern Tier. The Prattsburgh (Steuben County)–based company is in the midst of a strategic expansion of service into Endicott and Endwell, bringing its broadband service to those communities. “We’ve been growing our company now for the past 10 years,” Empire Access

Warren named senior associate dean at Syracuse University Libraries
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University announced it has promoted Scott Warren to senior associate dean for research excellence at Syracuse University Libraries. Warren had been

New York manufacturing index rises back into positive territory in June
The June reading — based on firms responding to the survey — indicates business activity “increased modestly” in New York State, the Federal Reserve Bank

Binghamton University forges partnership with six HBCUs
VESTAL, N.Y. — In collaboration with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, Binghamton University has announced a New Educational and Research Alliance (New ERA) with six

BAE Systems to provide propulsion systems for Quebec battery-electric buses
BAE Systems will provide its electric-drive systems to Nova Bus of Quebec for integration on the buses. The battery-electric bus order is the “largest to

SUNY Poly receives $568K in grants to spur offshore-wind training programs
MARCY, N.Y. — SUNY Polytechnic Institute received two grants totaling $568,000 to establish the SUNY Poly Offshore Wind Training Team (SPOWT2) and develop a micro-credential
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