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MVHS cuts jobs, makes other moves in plan to deal with pandemic financial losses
UTICA — As it deals with financial losses from the COVID-19 pandemic, Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) eliminated a “number” of positions as of Aug. 13; extended furloughs for two months; consolidated services; and was scheduled to close Faxton Urgent Care. That’s according to an Aug. 12 message the MVHS president and CEO Darlene Stromstad […]
Utica building demolition paves way for public market entry way project
UTICA — Oneida County and the City of Utica on July 7 announced the demolition of the Brown building located at 417-421 Main St. in Utica. The work started on June 29 and was completed on July 6. The two entities forged a shared-services agreement to the demolish the structure in an effort that they
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
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