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SUNY Cortland won’t resume in-person classes this semester, campus will remain open
CORTLAND, N.Y. — SUNY Cortland announced it will not resume in-person classes this semester and will continue conducting courses online amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Cree Mohawk Valley Fab site near Utica on track to begin production in 2022
MARCY, N.Y. — Construction remains on schedule for Cree Inc.’s Mohawk Valley Fab at the Marcy Nanocenter on the SUNY Polytechnic Institute campus near Utica.
Oneida County appoints Thompson as new mental-health commissioner
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente, Jr. announced Thursday that he has appointed Ashlee Thompson as the county’s new commissioner of mental
Broome Tioga talent task force says pandemic will affect workforce development going forward
DICKINSON, N.Y. — Participants in the Broome Tioga talent task force say that the COVID-19 pandemic is having a lasting impact on workforce development in
Ithaca firm wins $500K in 76West clean-energy contest
Combplex of Ithaca was one of the three companies winning $500,000 funding award in the 76West clean-energy competition during the Oct. 19 award announcement. A company from the Montreal, Quebec area captured the $1 million grand prize in this year’s contest, the office of Gov. Andrew Cuomo said in a news release. Combplex works to create
Broome County hotels had nearly half their rooms occupied in September
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Broome County hotels posted an average occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) of 49.6 percent in September, the highest mark since the COVID-19 pandemic started. In comparison, the county’s occupancy rate was 46.2 percent in August, 38.1 percent in July, 34.1 percent in June, and 27.3 percent in
Welliver recognized for preservation work on Cornell fraternity house
ITHACA, N.Y. — Welliver, a construction firm based in Montour Falls, announced that it was recently recognized for its work in the reconstruction and preservation of the Delta Kappa Epsilon (DKE) house on the campus of Cornell University. Historic Ithaca Inc. presented the 2020 Preservation Award in front of the fraternity house in Ithaca, Welliver
Binghamton University to convert former Gannett printing plant into a library annex
JOHNSON CITY, N.Y. — The former Gannett newspaper-printing plant in Johnson City was recently sold to the Binghamton University Foundation for $4.5 million. The 97,000-square-foot-building, situated on 10 acres at 10 Gannett Drive, was purchased by the foundation, the fundraising arm of the university. Rick Searles and Peter Finn of the real-estate firm, CBRE, exclusively
SUNY Poly interim president Wang leaving for job at Ohio State
“While I look forward to this exciting opportunity, I am proud of the honor I have had serving as SUNY Polytechnic Institute’s interim president, working
Lockheed Martin Owego awarded $194 million contract modification
OWEGO, N.Y. — Lockheed Martin Corp.’s (NYSE: LMT) Owego plant has been awarded a nearly $194 million contract modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract. This modification adds a $180 million “not-to-exceed, undefinitized line item for the production and delivery of four MH-60R aircraft,” according to an Oct. 26 Defense Department contract announcement. It also
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