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Griffiss, other Upstate airports awarded federal funding for projects
Griffiss International Airport in Rome, Syracuse Hancock International Airport, Ithaca Tompkins International Airport, and Watertown International Airport are among the upstate New York airport awarded

AIS wins nearly $12 million software contract from U.S. Air Force
ROME, N.Y. — Assured Information Security, Inc. (AIS) has been awarded a more than $11.9 million contract from the U.S. Air Force for Signals Intelligence Tactical Analysis and Reporting Gateway (STARGATE) prototype software. This cost-plus-fixed-fee completion pact provides for research and development improvements to the STARGATE platform, according to a May 7 contract announcement from

Utica affilated with New Jersey Devils in hockey once again
UTICA — When the Utica Comets of the American Hockey League (AHL) begin play this fall, it will be their first season as an affiliate of the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL). But it’s not the first time the city of Utica has had a New Jersey Devils minor-league team. The
CNY, MV businesses asked for input on broadband service
The Central New York Regional Planning and Development Board (CNY RPDB) is asking residents and businesses in Cayuga, Cortland, Madison, Onondaga, and Oswego counties to take part in a survey that will identify areas that lack access to reliable broadband internet. Madison County completed a similar study in 2019, CNY RPDB said. At the same time, Oneida

School-district treasurer in Otsego County gets no jail time for $34K theft
MORRIS, N.Y. — A former treasurer for the Morris Central School District in Otsego County will not serve any jail time after admitting to stealing $34,000 from her employer over a six-year period. On May 13, a federal court sentenced Kristina Hand, 47, of Morris, to two years of probation and ordered her to serve

Family-owned Clinton Tractor & Implement recognized with Catalyst award
CLINTON, N.Y. — Clinton Tractor & Implement Co. — a family-owned tractor, trailer, farm equipment, and power-equipment business in Clinton — was among the Utica–area companies recognized with a 2021 Catalyst Small Business Week Award. The Catalyst Group — the young professionals’ group of the Greater Utica Chamber of Commerce — presented the honor on

Tri-City Hearing preps for formal opening of new office space in Vestal
VESTAL, N.Y. — Tri-City Hearing is preparing for a formal-opening event for its new, expanded office space inside the 200 Plaza Drive building in Vestal. The business has been operating in its new space since Sept. 22 of last year, Amanda VanFossen, a licensed hearing-aid dispenser, tells CNYBJ in an email. Tri-City Hearing is coordinating

Downtown Ithaca Alliance announces six board members
ITHACA, N.Y. — The Downtown Ithaca Alliance recently announced that six individuals — four downtown Ithaca property owners and two commercial tenants — were elected to its board of directors. Downtown property owners re-elected Teri Tarshus and elected Elsa Hyde, Bryan Warren, and Emily Petrina. Tarshus serves as a representative for the Seneca Place Building

Oneida Indian Nation announces plans for the Cove at Sylvan Beach
SYLVAN BEACH, N.Y. — The Oneida Indian Nation on Thursday announced its plans to open the Cove at Sylvan Beach, described as an “all-new, one-of-a-kind

New York has now administered more than 18 million COVID vaccine doses
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York State on Friday reported that nearly 18.2 million doses of a vaccine that protects against COVID-19 have now been administered
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