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Cayuga Medical Center adds robotic surgery system
ITHACA, N.Y. — Cayuga Medical Center (CMC) has added the da Vinci Xi robotic surgical system, which is “designed to enhance surgeon capabilities and advance

North Carolina firm plans $1 billion semiconductor plant in Marcy, creating 600 jobs
MARCY, N.Y. — A North Carolina company on Monday announced plans to spend $1 billion to build the “world’s largest silicon carbide fabrication facility” in

BAE Systems wins $7.5 million contract add-on from U.S. military
This modification provides support for the Defense Weapons Systems Field of Fire non-recurring engineering effort and procures spares and mission kits for the MV-22 and

Five Genius NY startups raise more than $10M in follow-on funding
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Five startups in the Genius NY accelerator have raised more than $10 million in additional private investment. They include AutoModality, Civdrone, Fotokite,

Oneida County taps Idaho organization to help it grow local high-tech entrepreneurship
UTICA, N.Y. — An Idaho–based organization that helps communities with economic-development efforts is focused on Oneida County and will begin a series of public events

Abraham House to formally open new Rome location on Sept. 19
ROME, N.Y. — Abraham House Inc., a nonprofit provider of end-of-life care, will formally open its new Rome location on Sept. 19. The new six-bed Abraham House Rome facility, located at 417 N. Washington St., will hold an official grand opening and ribbon-cutting event with the Greater Utica Chamber of Commerce and Rome Area Chamber

PAR “confident” that purchase of 3M unit will add to workforce
NEW HARTFORD — ParTech Inc. of New Hartford is still trying to estimate its staffing requirements once it finalizes its deal to acquire 3M’s drive-thru communications business. “We are confident that there will be added positions to our current workforce,” Christopher Byrnes, VP for business development & financial relations at PAR Technology Corp. (NYSE: PAR),

Vine & Fig Wine Bistro formally opens in Rome
ROME —Vine & Fig Wine Bistro recently formally opened in Rome. The restaurant — located at 8171 Turin Road, the former location of Kikko’s Koffee House — held a grand-opening event on Aug. 13 with the Rome Area Chamber of Commerce. Mike Manuele, from AmeriCU Credit Union, and member of the Rome Area Chamber of

Binghamton University to purchase nearly $2M X-ray tool for research purposes
VESTAL — Binghamton University plans to buy a new X-ray tool, which it will use in materials research along with research and development in the area of electronics. The university will use a $1.23 million grant from the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) major research instrumentation program and additional money from the campus to pay for

Record crowd attends 7th annual CNY Best Places to Work awards event
About 340 people attended the awards show at the Drumlins Country Club in the town of DeWitt., a record crowd for the 7th annual event.
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