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SUNY Poly to use $3.5M Cree donation to back STEM education
MARCY — Cree, Inc. (NASDAQ: CREE) has donated $3.5 million to SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) for a scholarship program and two endowed faculty chairs. The effort seeks to “help expand the local economy and develop a pipeline of high-tech professionals,” SUNY Poly said in announcing the donation in a June 29 news release. Durham, […]

3 Mohawk Valley firms start producing COVID-19-related equipment to support in-state needs
Three Mohawk Valley manufacturers are among 12 New York companies that have recently received support from New York State to help combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Here are the three Mohawk Valley companies and how much they received in grants, according to New York State government: Environmental Composites, Inc. (ECI), Utica: $772,259 ECI is a custom

Redeveloping the Duofold site in Herkimer County
A long-vacant, 14-acre brownfield site in the village of Ilion has a rich history. In the 1800s, it was a racetrack. In the 1900s, bookcases for the Library of Congress, shells for the U.S. Navy, and adding machines were manufactured there. Univac made some of the first computers there. It was the site of the Herkimer County

Virtual Accelerator to showcase Innovare Advancement Center in Rome
ROME — Innovare Advancement Center is getting ready to host the upcoming $1 million International Quantum U Tech Accelerator in a virtual event in early September. Innovare (pronounced Inn-oh-VAR-ay) Advancement Center is the new “open innovation” campus located at the Griffiss Business and Technology Park in Rome, the Griffiss Institute announced in mid-July. The accelerator

Cree targeting spring 2021 for completion of Mohawk Valley Fab
MARCY — Cree, Inc. (NASDAQ: CREE) says its Mohawk Valley Fab is on track for completion in the spring of 2021. Stuttgart, Germany–based Exyte, Inc. — which operates an office in Albany — is handling the construction on the Fab project, Cree tells CNYBJ in an email interview. Cree announced in mid-July it had “surpassed

ANDRO wins Army contract to develop adaptive radios for unmanned vehicle communications
ROME — The U.S. Army has awarded ANDRO Computational Solutions, LLC a $1.1 million contract to develop a next-generation, miniaturized tactical radio called ARROW (adaptive radio for robotic warfare) for use in unmanned ground vehicles (UGV) and unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). A UAS includes a drone and equipment used to control its flight. ANDRO, which

Oneida County awarded NASA contract for air-mobility research at Griffiss Airport
ROME — Oneida County Executive Anthony Picente, Jr. on Aug. 11 announced that NASA awarded the county an $897,000 task order for advanced air- mobility development through a NASA contract with its UAS test site at Griffiss International Airport. UAS is short for unmanned-aircraft system. A UAS includes a drone and equipment used to control

Innovare Advancement Center in Rome selects 36 teams for quantum accelerator
The Innovare Advancement Center is a partnership between the Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate (AFRL/RI); New York State; Oneida County (OC); the City of

Oneida County launches Reconnect Oneida County program, seeking to recruit remote workers
“This pandemic has not only altered our daily life, it has dramatically changed the way businesses are utilizing their workforces,” Picente said in a Monday

Chemung Canal Trust Company to consolidate Owego offices
OWEGO, N.Y. — Chemung Canal Trust Company announced it plans to consolidate its Owego branch offices into one location at 203 W. Main St. The
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