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FuzeHub awards $75K grants to Clarkson, Alfred State
Clarkson University and Alfred State will each use $75,000 grant awards to support projects focused on “innovation” and manufacturing. The grants are among a total

People news: NBT Bank promotes Horning to SVP
NORWICH, N.Y. — NBT Bank announced it has promoted Sharon Horning, deposit product manager, to senior VP. Horning is responsible for the development, management, and
Tech Garden begins accepting applications for second round of Genius NY competition
The Syracuse Technology Garden is accepting applications for the second round of Genius NY business-accelerator program. The Tech Garden is a program of CenterState CEO,
Hartwick College to use federal funding to develop malting barley quality lab
ONEONTA, N.Y. — Hartwick College will use $83,000 in federal funding to help develop a new malting barley quality laboratory. That’s according to U.S. Senate

City of Utica credit rating upgraded by Moody’s
UTICA, N.Y. — Moody’s Investors Service Inc. has upgraded the City of Utica’s credit rating to its highest level in more than 5 years, Mayor
St. John Fisher’s School of Pharmacy to offer “guaranteed acceptance” to 2 OCC students annually
PITTSFORD, N.Y. — Two Onondaga Community College (OCC) students will receive “guaranteed acceptance” into the Wegmans School of Pharmacy at St. John Fisher College in

Go Green Supply CNY distributes LED lighting products for Rochester firm
SYRACUSE — Go Green Supply CNY, a distributor of LED (light-emitting diode) lighting products, has started operations at 1433 Erie Boulevard East in Syracuse. Rochester–based Go Green LED International announced the launch of Go Green Supply CNY in a news release in early April. The Syracuse location is a “separate entity” from the Rochester company,
Southern Tier Solar Works promotes commercial solar
BINGHAMTON — Through 2011, New York state residents and companies installed solar systems that generated 83 megawatts of solar power. By the end of 2016, that number had jumped to about 744 megawatts, an increase of just under 800 percent. The growth of solar installations is part of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Reforming the Energy Vision
Carrigg begins new duties as UHS president and CEO
BINGHAMTON — The man who has served as UHS’s executive VP and COO since 2013 is now the president and CEO of UHS Hospitals. The board of directors of UHS appointed John Carrigg to the role, effective June 1. Carrigg will also become president and CEO of the full UHS System on Jan.1, 2018, UHS
Former ITT Tech building sold for more than $1.2 million
SALINA — The 20,830-square-foot office building at 235 Greenfield Parkway in Salina was recently bought by Edgewater Management Company for $1.205 million. Peter Finn, EVP of CBRE/Syracuse, and Mark Rupprecht, senior broker, represented Edgewater Management in the purchase, per a news release from the real-estate firm. The seller was the U.S. Bankruptcy Court. The building,
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