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Schumer seeks federal inspection of Syracuse elevated rail line, more inspectors in U.S.
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D–N.Y.) on Monday said the federal government should increase the number of federal railroad bridge-safety specialists
Binghamton University, partners receive $30M NIST grant
VESTAL — The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded a five-year, $30 million grant to Binghamton University, Johns Hopkins University, and Morgan State University. The grant will be a chance for Binghamton University to partner with NIST, a non-regulatory agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce, and the two other universities involved
Broome County hotel occupancy dips in June, after rising for 13 months
BINGHAMTON — Hotels in Broome County were ever so slightly less full in June compared to a year ago, breaking a long string of monthly occupancy increases, according to a recent report. The hotel occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county fell 0.2 percent to 66.5 percent in June
Campaign seeks to update narrative: the area has jobs
BINGHAMTON — What you think you know about the Southern Tier’s economy may be wrong — or at least not up to date. There are thousands of job openings in the region. More than 4,000 in fact, says Stacey Duncan, deputy director of community and economic development for The Agency, Broome County’s industrial development agency.
Southern Tier airports adding more flights, upgrading facilities
ITHACA — Air travelers in the Southern Tier are getting new facilities and new options. Bolstered by state money from the Upstate Airport Economic Development and Revitalization Competition, the Ithaca and Elmira–area airports are undergoing renovations. A $60 million renovation is well underway at Elmira Corning Regional Airport in Big Flats. Director of Aviation
I ran into into the Business Journal News Network’s president, Marny Nesher, at the Greater Binghamton Chamber of Commerce’s 54th Annual Meeting and Dinner in mid-May. “Welcome to Binghamton,” I razzed her with a smile, knowing full well she doesn’t get down to the Southern Tier that often from the home office in Syracuse. I
McFarland Johnson adds six new positions in Binghamton
BINGHAMTON — McFarland Johnson, Inc. (MJ) — a Binghamton–based planning, engineering and construction administration firm — announced that its Aviation and Bridge Design Group in Binghamton has grown with the recent addition of six employees in newly created positions. The staff additions were needed to meet an increased volume of projects in the aviation and
CFCU Credit Union to open office on Ithaca Commons
ITHACA — CFCU Community Credit Union plans to open its first office on the Ithaca Commons in the Bank Tower office building at 200–204 E. State St. in Ithaca early next year. The Ithaca–based credit union is calling the location a “transformation center,” which will include additional space for its administrative offices, according to an
Southern Tier is part of nation’s growing hemp revival
They were not chosen, Falcone recounts, “but it did give us an opportunity to meet a lot of folks.” Among them were people from a Kentucky business called GenCanna. Falcone was so impressed, he invested in the company and now serves on its board of directors. “In the last four years I got to see
FuzeHub to use federal grant to educate Southern Tier startups about manufacturing
“FuzeHub is pleased to be working with our partners to educate New York state energy-technology entrepreneurs about manufacturing their products, and to help ensure that more of those innovations are ultimately produced here in the United States,” Elena Garuc, executive director of FuzeHub, said in a mid-June news release. About NY MEP FuzeHub is
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