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Three Syracuse startups and one from Binghamton are among the 12 finalists in FuzeHub’s upcoming commercialization competition, set for the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center on

BAE Systems to provide electric-drive products for transit buses in Southern California
ENDICOTT, N.Y. — BAE Systems, which manufactures heavy-duty electric propulsion systems, will provide El Dorado National (California)(ENC) with its Gen3 product line for its next-generation,

Ithaca Rotary club donates to nonprofits
ITHACA, N.Y. — The Rotary Club of Ithaca has awarded nearly $15,000 in grants to 15 community nonprofits. The funding comes from $10,000 members donated
NY egg production rises nearly 2 percent
New York farms produced 150.9 million eggs in August, up 1.6 percent from 148.5 million eggs in the year-prior month, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) recently reported. The number of layers in the Empire State averaged nearly 5.77 million in August, up 1.4 percent from almost 5.69 million in the same month in
Lockheed Martin Owego plant awarded more than $30 million Navy contract modification
OWEGO, N.Y. — Lockheed Martin Corp.’s Owego plant has won a more than $30.5 million cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to a previously awarded contract from the U.S. Navy. This adjustment “adds scope to provide for the design and development of the Advanced Digital Receiver/Processor (ADRP) upgrade to the existing E-2D AN/ALQ-217 Electronic Support Measures Receiver/Processor, as well

Clarkson’s Chezum elected first female chair of ANCA board
SARANAC LAKE, N.Y. — After seven years as VP of the board of directors of the Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA), board members felt it was time for Kelly Chezum to lead the group. The board’s vote makes Chezum the first woman to serve as board president in ANCA’s 67-year history, the organization said in

Wells College launches new workforce initiative
AURORA, N.Y. — Wells College recently announced that it has started a new strategic initiative in workforce development and hired Amy Considine, Ph.D. to join the administrative team as the VP for workforce partnerships. In her new position, Considine will partner with industry leaders, creating certification programs that will provide local and regional businesses with

Workshop covers technology to improve quality of health care
Focused on utilizing solutions while ensuring cybersecurity UTICA, N.Y. — Quanterion Solutions, Inc. recently facilitated a local workshop to demonstrate the potential impact of an Internet of Things (IoT) Living Laboratory by leveraging IoT medical technologies to improve health-care accessibility and quality of care. The workshop focused on utilizing solutions while ensuring cybersecurity. Quanterion brought together

Rochester staffing firm starts operations in new Syracuse office
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A Rochester–based staffing and recruiting firm has opened a new office in the Pike Block building in downtown Syracuse. The new space represents the firm’s next step in its entry into the Syracuse market. The company had opened a temporary working space in Common Space at 201 E. Jefferson St. back in
VIEWPOINT: NYS Announces Minimum-Wage Rise for Upstate Employers
Effective Dec. 31, 2022, the minimum wage in upstate New York (i.e., every part of the state except New York City, Nassau, Suffolk, and Westchester counties) will increase from $13.20 to $14.20 per hour. The New York State Department of Labor recently announced this one-dollar rise — a more than 7.5 percent increase. The minimum wage
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