Regional News

The left hook landed in 1993. The Federal Base Realignment and Closure Commission (BRAC) announced that Griffiss Air Force Base, which opened near Rome, New York in 1942, would close as part of a Cold War  drawdown of United States strategic forces. The knockout punch came in September 1995 when the American flag was lowered […]

ROME — Rome–based Assured Information Security (AIS) is working on a new U.S. Air Force contract and has also opened a new office in Denver, Colorado. AIS is a growing cybersecurity firm that is headquartered at 153 Brooks Road in the Griffiss Business & Technology Park in Rome. The firm also has offices in Massachusetts,

UTICA — The firms that are evaluating the “potential repurposing” of the current MVHS facilities will continue that effort for a few more months. The Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) and the Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties selected CHA Consulting, Inc. to lead the effort, per a Feb. 22 news release.  CHA is

ROME — Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) in Rome, known as Rome Lab, has awarded a SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) professor nearly $1.8 million in funding for work in developing next-generation computer systems. Nate Cady, a nanobioscience professor at SUNY Poly’s Albany campus, will use the funding to enable future generations of computing systems

UTICA — Go Figure, a local tech startup that bills itself as the contractor’s mobile office, is using its recently won top prize in a key local business competition to boost its product development and marketing to take the fledgling business to the next level. Go Figure — which developed an iPad application that helps

MARCY — A new robotics lab at SUNY Polytechnic Institute’s (SUNY Poly) campus in Marcy is focused on research, development, and educational opportunities based on robotics and automation capabilities. The university formally opened the new lab in December. The Hage Family Robotics Lab is named in honor of the Hage family “in recognition of decades

ROME — The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Information Directorate, in partnership with the Griffiss Institute, recently hosted the 11th Annual AFRL Challenge Competition as one of their joint STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) initiatives.  The 2019 AFRL Challenge Competition began Monday, April 15, and ended on Friday, April 19, at the Griffiss Institute

SYRACUSE — With its win in the Genius NY business competition, Sentient Blue Technologies wants to make a “massive pivot” to Syracuse, Rome, and Central New York.  Italy–based Sentient Blue Technologies plans more hiring in Syracuse and is working to establish additional operations at Griffiss International Airport in Rome, according to Saïf-Deen Akanni, the firm’s

SYRACUSE — Northeast UAS Airspace Integration Research (NUAIR) has recently changed leaders as it continues its work on drone testing at Griffiss International Airport in Rome. Michael Hertzendorf, who previously served as NUAIR’s chief of staff, has been named interim president and CEO, Elle Hanna, director of communications and media relations for CenterState CEO, said

UTICA — SkyTubeLive, a Mohawk Valley tech startup, sees a big future for private live streaming of drone videos, especially in emergency services.  Brian Barris and Mat DePasquale founded the company and created the application, which enhances the ability of first responders to react to emergencies. SkyTubeLive created a private, secure web platform and mobile