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Wolfspeed starts production expansion at Marcy chip-fab
MARCY, N.Y. — Setting its sights on a game-changer facility and promised state and federal investments in the semiconductor industry, Wolfspeed (NYSE: WOLF) is forging full-steam ahead at its Mohawk Valley Fab. The 500,000-square-foot facility, which opened just about a year ago as the world’s first 200 mm silicon-carbide fabrication facility, remains ahead of schedule […]
Students no longer need to get a COVID vaccine to attend a SUNY school
ALBANY, N.Y. — Beginning with summer courses this year, SUNY will no longer require a COVID-19 vaccine for students to attend its 64 campuses. The decision coincides with U.S. President Joe Biden signing a federal bill on April 10 declaring the official end of the national public-health emergency associated with the pandemic. Moving forward, COVID-19
New student-led café opens at SUNY Oswego
OSWEGO, N.Y. — A new student-led, student-run café called the Rich N’ Pour Cafe has opened in Rich Hall at SUNY Oswego. The café —
Masonic Care Community receives Excellus funding for rehabilitation equipment
UTICA, N.Y. — The Masonic Care Community announced it has recently received sponsorship funding from Excellus BlueCross BlueShield to enhance its rehabilitation and fall-prevention activities
All CNY regions post modest job gains in the last year
The Syracuse, Utica–Rome, Watertown–Fort Drum, Binghamton, Ithaca, and Elmira regions all gained jobs between February 2022 and this past February. The Central New York subregions produced job growth ranging from 0.6 percent in both the Elmira and Ithaca areas to 2.4 percent in the Syracuse region during the 12-month period. That’s according to the latest
Utica Fire Department receives $2.1M to add firefighters
UTICA, N.Y. — The City of Utica has received more than $2.1 million in federal funding to hire up to eight new firefighters, U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer (D–N.Y.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D–N.Y.) announced. The funding was allocated through the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response
SUNY ends emergency COVID-19 vaccine mandate
ALBANY, N.Y. — SUNY will no longer require a COVID-19 vaccine for students to attend its 64 campuses, effective for summer courses. The decision coincides
Binghamton University receives $9.3 million in federal money to train mental-health providers
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Binghamton University received two five-year awards, totaling $9.3 million, from the U.S. Department of Education for Binghamton University Community Schools (BUCS) to
Moody’s upgrades Broome County financial rating
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Moody’s Investors Service has upgraded Broome County’s financial rating — to A1, from A2 — for the first time since 2011. In
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — More than 20 universities are now part of what’s called the Northeast University Semiconductor Network to form a “training pipeline to build
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