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

SUNY Poly researcher receives grant for night-vision project
MARCY, N.Y. — A professor of nanoscale engineering, Shadi Shahedipour-Sandvik, at SUNY Polytechnic Institute has received $699,000 from Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for

American Dairy Association North East names new CEO
SALINA, N.Y. — John Chrisman is the new CEO of American Dairy Association North East (ADANE), which represents 9,000 northeast dairy farmers. Chrisman will help

MACNY names Frame chief operations officer
DeWITT N.Y. — MACNY, The Manufacturers Association recently hired Michael Frame as its senior VP and chief operations officer. Frame comes to MACNY with extensive

Tully Rinckey’s Syracuse, Binghamton offices have new managing partners
The Syracuse and Binghamton offices of law firm Tully Rinckey PLLC have new managing partners. The firm has promoted Sabastian Piedmont to managing partner of

Barton & Loguidice acquires Pennsylvania consulting firm
SALINA, N.Y. — Barton & Loguidice, D.P.C. (B&L) — a Salina–based engineering, planning, environmental, and landscape-architecture firm — announced it has acquired AJC Professional Services,

Binghamton University using $3.5M NSF grant for cybersecurity scholarships
VESTAL, N.Y. — A federal grant of $3.5 million over the next five years will help Binghamton University offer cybersecurity scholarships to two dozen students. The National Science Foundation’s (NSF) CyberCorps Scholarship for Service (SFS) program is designed to recruit and train the next generation of information-technology (IT) experts and security managers to meet the

Strategic Financial focuses on employees to drive growth
UTICA,N.Y. — Taking the helm of a business started by your father can be a daunting prospect. It’s a role that Alan Leist III, CEO of Strategic Financial Services — founded by his father Alan Leist, Jr, in 1979 — takes very seriously, honoring both the responsibility and the privilege the position has afforded him.
Lockheed’s Syracuse–area plant wins $129M contract modification
SALINA, N.Y. — The U.S. Army has selected the Salina plant of Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT) for a $129 million modification to a previously awarded contract for six radar systems and related equipment and services for the military of Romania. This modification also provides for spare parts, tool kits, remote computer display units, integrated

St. Elizabeth College of Nursing graduates 47 new nurses in class of 2022
UTICA, N.Y. — The 2022 class of 47 nurses graduated from the St. Elizabeth College of Nursing (SECON) on Saturday, May 14. Of the graduates, 42 attended weekday classes and five participated in the college’s evening/weekend program. Mary, Mother of Our Savior Parish hosted the 116th graduation ceremony, the college said in a news release.

Church Street Apartments in Port Byron are sold
PORT BYRON, N.Y. — The Church Street Apartments, a 39-unit apartment complex at 27 Church St. in Port Byron, has been sold. DePaul Acquisitions, LLC purchased the complex from Port Byron Redevelopment Co., LP for $1, plus the assumption of the mortgage loan, according to a release from Hemisphere Holdings Corp. The loan amount was
Stay up-to-date on the companies, people and issues that impact businesses in Syracuse, Central New York and beyond.