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People news: Tompkins names Mastin VP, HR manager of corporate culture
ITHACA, N.Y. — Tompkins Community Bank announced Stacie Mastin has assumed the role of VP and human resources (HR) manager of corporate culture. Mastin began

Central New York projects win FuzeHub manufacturing grants
ALBANY, N.Y. — Clients of the CNY Biotech Accelerator in Syracuse and the Koffman Southern Tier Incubator in Binghamton, along with a project at Cornell University, have secured manufacturing grants. The nonprofit FuzeHub, which is based in Albany, issued nine grants totaling $450,000 with money through the Jeff Lawrence Innovation Fund. All projects were allocated

GrammaTech gets options picked up on $27.6M Navy contract
ITHACA, N.Y. — GrammaTech, Inc. has been awarded a modification to a previously awarded contract from the U.S. Navy, bringing the total value of the pact to nearly $27.6 million. The cost-plus-fixed-fee modification is for the effort entitled, “Matured and Enhanced Total Platform Cyber Protection (TPCP) Technologies for Improved Security (METIS),” according to a July

Workshops expose students to careers in semiconductor sector
ROME, N.Y. — NYDesign recently held two workshops, including one in Rome, designed to boost interest among college students in the semiconductor industry and hopefully inspire the next generation of chip designers. “This industry is relatively new as far as fundamentally important industries go,” says LaMar Hill, co-founder and executive director of NYDesign. In spite

CEO FOCUS: 14 Companies Advance in Semifinals of GENIUS NY
GENIUS NY continues to be the benchmark accelerator program for companies developing innovations in the uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS), internet of things, and robotics industries. Over the past five years, the program has proven its ability to foster the growth and acceleration of startups in the UAS sector, with 26 GENIUS NY teams leveraging $15

Rev: Ithaca Startup Works still accepting applications
It’s for the new AgTech manufacturing hardware accelerator ITHACA, N.Y. — Rev: Ithaca Startup Works says the application period for its upcoming AgTech manufacturing-hardware accelerator remains open through Aug. 11. No startups have been selected as of now for the program as applications remain under review, Sara Baier, senior marketing
VIEWPOINT: Why Businesses Need to Create Cyber-Resiliency Plans
As businesses face more cyberattacks than ever before, more and more leaders are finding the need to enact proper proactive protections through cybersecurity or cyber-resiliency plans. Cyber resilience is the ability to anticipate, withstand, recover from, and adapt to the adverse conditions, stresses, attacks, or compromises on systems that use or are enabled by cyber

Launch NY invests in Ithaca firm, 12 others in first half
“With an average of over three transactions per month, Launch NY’s #InvestLocal programs remain the most active source of seed capital for new and growing startups in the upstate New York region, which are driving a robust entrepreneurial ecosystem and our regional economy overall,” Marnie LaVigne, president and CEO of Launch NY, said. “As we

Comptroller audit finds Herkimer County IDA didn’t properly approve and monitor projects
ALBANY, N.Y. — Herkimer County Industrial Development Agency (IDA) officials and board members didn’t properly approve and monitor economic-development projects, a recent local-government audit by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli found. As a result, the IDA’s board could not effectively evaluate projects or hold project owners accountable, per a July 11 news release

Clear Path awarded Bob Woodruff Foundation grant
CHITTENANGO, N.Y. — Clear Path for Veterans announced it has received a grant from the Bob Woodruff Foundation (BWF) to expand support for veteran and military households in Wayne, Lewis, and Jefferson Counties. Clear Path said it will use the funding to access peer support, food assistance, and resource navigation to reduce isolation and improve
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