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Oncenter to host New York State Innovation Summit on Oct. 28-29
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Plenty of speakers and a commercialization competition are part of the agenda for the upcoming New York State Innovation Summit on Monday

Three area SUNY schools participate in state program to help students enroll in college
ALBANY, N.Y. — Three regional SUNY campuses are among the nine initial schools participating in the state’s launch of a program to help the “highest-achieving”

PAR Technology partners with AI company to improve inventory management
NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — PAR Technology (NYSE: PAR) has forged a new partnership with NomadGo, a spatial artificial intelligence (AI) solutions provider, to integrate the company’s AI technology into PAR’s Data Central product. The integration pairs AI technology into Data Central to provide an automated solution for inventory management, which is then instantly synched with
Broome County hotels see fewer overnight guests in September
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Broome County hotels registered a drop in occupancy in September, even as two other key indicators of business performance improved substantially in the month. The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county fell 4.7 percent to 62.5 percent in the ninth month of 2024, compared to
Jefferson County hotels post a strong month of business in September
WATERTOWN, N.Y. — Jefferson County hotels registered a more than 15 percent jump in overnight guests in September, as two other important indicators of hotel-business performance also improved substantially. The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the North Country’s largest county climbed 15.5 percent to 66.6 percent in the ninth

Hartwick College opens Baking Innovation Lab in Oneonta
ONEONTA, N.Y. — Hartwick College recently unveiled its new Baking Innovation Lab (BIL), part of the Hartwick Center for Craft Food and Beverage (CCFB), with

Syracuse–based accounting firm acquires Capital Region business
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse–based accounting firm Dannible & McKee, LLP on Tuesday said it’s acquired a Capital Region firm in a deal that became official on Oct. 1. Patrick A. Arico, Jr., CPA, P.C., an accounting firm in Clifton Park in Saratoga County, is now part of Dannible & McKee. “This strategic move aligns with

Golisano Institute for Business & Entrepreneurship launches AI Innovation Hub for students
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Golisano Institute for Business & Entrepreneurship on Tuesday launched its AI Innovation Hub for students and staff. The hub allows students to

SU wins federal funding to train engineering students, build clean energy workforce
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University (SU) says it will use $900,000 in federal funding to create new Building Training and Assessment Centers (BTAC) to train

Upstate Medical, SU collaborate to bring memory screenings to seven regional counties
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate Medical University and Syracuse University (SU) are collaborating on an effort to allow residents over the age of 60 in seven
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