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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

Owego business owner sees “exciting things” happening
OWEGO — As the owner of an independent insurance agency with many local individual and business customers, Jennifer Welch has her pulse on the area’s progress. And, she says right now is a tremendous time in Owego. “We have a lot of exciting things just in the village of Owego. We have the new Gateway
76West clean-energy contest winners to be named in fall
The 20 finalists in this year’s 76West cclean-energy competition have made their pitches and are waiting for decisions on funding awards. The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) describes 76West as “one of the largest competitions in the country that focuses on supporting and growing” clean-energy businesses and economic development. NYSERDA on

2017 76West winner Skyven ships first solar array
Dallas, Texas–based Skyven Technologies, the 2017 winner of the 76West competition, has completed the first shipment of what the company calls an intelligent mirror array. The product was manufactured in Horseheads and described as “one of the world’s first solar solutions for industrial steam,” the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) said

Work continues on redevelopment of Ansco Camera Factory in Binghamton
BINGHAMTON — Renovation work is underway on the Ansco Camera Factory building in Binghamton in a nearly $30 million, mixed-use development project that started in early July. The project will redevelop the former factory into 100 market-rate lofts, including 85,000 square feet of commercial space. Hueber-Breuer Construction Co. Inc. of Syracuse is the construction manager

Renaissance Life & Health Insurance opens Binghamton office
BINGHAMTON — Renaissance Life & Health Insurance Company of New York (RLHINY) and its sister company Renaissance Life & Health Insurance Company of America (RLHICA) have formally opened a permanent location of the Renaissance New York office at 2 Court St., Suite 102 in Binghamton. The insurer held a ribbon-cutting event in early August with

‘Cornell AgriTech’ reflects influence in food, ag innovation
The Cornell College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) announced Aug. 1 the renaming of the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station (NYSAES) to Cornell AgriTech. Agriculture and food are multibillion-dollar industries in New York state, and the name change underscores the value Cornell AgriTech brings to improving the health of the people, environment, and economy

Enduraphin raising funding to begin production on sports-nutrition product
BINGHAMTON — Enduraphin, a startup targeting “on-the-go” sports nutrition, raised an undisclosed amount in a pre-seed round of funding to begin production of its patent-pending product, a bottle for whey-protein consumption. Enduraphin is a business located in the Koffman Southern Tier Incubator in Binghamton. Danny Drake and Mike Dalberth, both graduates of Cicero-North Syracuse (C-NS)
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