Stay up-to-date on the companies, people and issues that impact businesses in Syracuse, Central New York and beyond.

SUNY Oswego launches new real-estate minor, after campus club’s popularity
OSWEGO, N.Y. — SUNY Oswego says it has added a real-estate minor to its academic offerings, becoming one of the first SUNY campuses to do

SUNY announces $4 million increase for startup fund Upstate Biotech Ventures
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — SUNY Chancellor John King, Jr. on Wednesday announced a $4 million increase in Upstate Medical University’s startup biotech fund for a total

RaceWay utilizes PAR Technology for new customer-loyalty program
NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — RaceWay, an Atlanta–based gas station and convenience-store retailer, has selected PAR Technology Corp. (NYSE: PAR) as its technology partner for the

Nation’s first National Semiconductor Technology Center opens in Albany
ALBANY, N.Y. — The country’s first National Semiconductor Technology Center (NSTC) is now open at Albany NanoTech in the Capital Region. The facility has the

New York manufacturing index climbs back into positive territory in July
The general-business conditions index of the Empire State Manufacturing Survey is back in positive territory for the first time since February, rising 22 points in

Wolfspeed names new CFO amid bankruptcy filing
MARCY, N.Y. — Wolfspeed, Inc. (NYSE: WOLF), which operates a silicon-carbide-wafer-fabrication facility in Marcy, has appointed Gregor van Issum as the company’s new chief financial officer effective Sept. 1, the Durham, North Carolina–based company announced. The appointment comes a little over two weeks after Wolfspeed filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in a move to

Binghamton University, Cornell facilities redesignated as Centers for Advanced Technology
VESTAL, N.Y. — Academic facilities at both Binghamton University and Cornell University are among the latest round of designated Centers for Advanced Technology (CATs) across

WHITNEY POINT, N.Y. — New York State Police at Whitney Point arrested a local man on Thursday, July 10, for allegedly making more than $5,800

Greater Binghamton Airport completes $54 million renovation project
MAINE, N.Y. — A $54 million project to modernize the Greater Binghamton Airport is complete with a reimagined main terminal that improves traffic flow and

Second flyover ramp along I-481 in Cicero is now open
CICERO, N.Y. — A second flyover ramp connecting Interstate 481 (I-481) northbound (future I-81) to State Route 481 northbound in Cicero opened in time for
Stay up-to-date on the companies, people and issues that impact businesses in Syracuse, Central New York and beyond.