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Naturally Lewis awards $180K in Launch Lewis County grants to microenterprise businesses
LOWVILLE, N.Y. — Naturally Lewis is awarding $180,000 in Launch Lewis County grant awards to nine of the county’s microenterprise businesses. The grants include two

FuzeHub awards manufacturing grants to projects in Syracuse, Ithaca, Binghamton
ALBANY, N.Y. — FuzeHub has awarded manufacturing grants to projects at Cornell University along with those involving clients of the CNY Biotech Accelerator and Koffman

Marion S. Whelan School of Practical Nursing graduates 87th class
GENEVA, N.Y. — The Marion S. Whelan School of Practical Nursing (MSWSPN) celebrated its 87th graduating class on June 23 in the auditorium at Geneva High School. The ceremony was also lived streamed on fingerlakes1.com so that family members, friends, and others could share the day with the graduates. The class of nine students is

Riger’s Roper joins Catholic Charities of Broome County board of directors
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Catholic Charities of Broome County recently appointed Mary Roper, media buyer for Riger Marketing Communications, to its volunteer board of directors. Roper brings decades of experience in regional media planning and buying, as well as a background in local broadcasting, to her new role on the board. Catholic Charities provides services to

New York home sales climb in May, prices keep soaring
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York realtors sold 12,451 previously owned homes in May, up 12.2 percent from the 11,095 homes sold in the year-ago month. However, pending sales fell more than 3 percent in May, pointing to likely sales declines in the next month or two. The data comes from the New York State Association

Binghamton counseling center plans expansion of building and services
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Family & Children’s Counseling Services plans to break ground this fall on a 9,000-square-foot, two-story addition that will more than double its counseling space. The current building at 257 Main St. is about 7,000 square feet, says CEO Lisa Hoeschele, but only about 4,000 square feet of that is usable as counseling

Cybersecurity resilience focuses on staying operational
UTICA, N.Y. — A growing mindset in the world of cybersecurity is cybersecurity resilience, which is the idea that hacks are inevitable, so businesses need to figure out how to remain operational when those hacks happen. According to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), cybersecurity resilience is the ability to anticipate, withstand, recover

ROME, N.Y. — Assured Information Security, Inc. (AIS) recently landed an Agile Cyber Technology 3 (ACT 3) contract, a $950 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) pact from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). Both organizations are located in the Griffiss Business and Technology Park in Rome. The contract for technical documentation, technical reports, software, and hardware serves

Rome Lab’s chief of protocol retires
ROME, N.Y. — James Ray, the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL) chief of protocol, retired on July 1, wrapping up three decades of service

Binghamton University Ross Fund awards $24K to support collaborations with local nonprofits
VESTAL, N.Y. — Binghamton University’s Stephen David Ross University and Community Projects Fund has awarded $24,000 in three grants to support initiatives involving collaborations between
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