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Syracuse, Ithaca firms to compete in FuzeHub contest
Commercialization competition set for Oct. 28-29 ALBANY — Twelve finalists, including a Syracuse company and two firms with operations in Ithaca, will compete in the annual FuzeHub commercialization competition near the end of the month in Syracuse. Triton Bio, Inc. of Syracuse, along with Anova Biomedical, Inc. and Parker Isaac […]

Broome County receives perfect fiscal score from comptroller
BINGHAMTON — Broome County recently received a perfect fiscal score, according to the Fiscal Stress Monitoring Report released by New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli’s office. “I’m extremely proud of the work we’ve done that has earned us a perfect fiscal score,” Broome County Executive Jason Garnar said in a county news release announcing the

MACNY, PEB observe MFG Day with education tours at local plants
DeWITT, N.Y. — School students who toured Worthington Steel in Rome on Oct. 3 saw the entire process of making steel coils from raw material

Ithaca firm among the finalists in 43North startup competition in Buffalo
BUFFALO, N.Y. — 8B Education Investments of Ithaca is among the eight finalists in this year’s 43North startup competition in Buffalo. 8B Education Investments is a fintech platform enabling campuses to meet their revenue and enrollment goals “by tackling the $50 billion gap in education financing facing African students going to study in the U.S.,”

Broome County wraps up busy roadwork season
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The Broome County Highway Division is wrapping up a record-setting roadwork season across Broome County that saw completed projects across 14 municipalities,

Syracuse, Ithaca firms among finalists in FuzeHub commercialization competition
ALBANY, N.Y. — A Syracuse company and two firms with operations in Ithaca are among the 12 finalists in the annual FuzeHub commercialization competition. Triton Bio, Inc. of Syracuse, along with Anova Biomedical, Inc. and Parker Isaac Instruments d/b/a FormaPath, both with operations in Ithaca, are the regional finalists. Additional finalists are located in the

Ithaca Rotary Club awards nearly $12,000 in community grants
ITHACA — The Ithaca Rotary Club recently handed out $11,724 to its 2024 Community Grants awardees. From a pool of 24 applications, nine grant proposals received funding, the club announced. The grants seek to support the work of local nonprofits that have special projects or needs not covered by general operating funds, the club said

Broome County invests $100K in three startups at Koffman Southern Tier Incubator
BINGHAMTON — Three startups that are member companies in the Koffman Southern Tier Incubator will use a total of $100,000 in funding from Broome County as they work to grow the firms. The allocation of funding for the firms includes $50,000 for Agri-Trak, $30,000 for LiBama, and $20,000 for Hub Controls. The incubator describes the

NORDTECH consortium to use $27M in federal funds for projects
The Northeast Regional Defense Technology Hub (NORDTECH) will use $27 million in U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) funding for various projects, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D–N.Y.) announced Sept. 18. NORDTECH describes itself as a regional consortium of government labs, defense companies, academic institutions, and technology-manufacturing organizations in New York state and one of

Tompkins Chamber announces annual award winners
ITHACA, N.Y. — The Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce has announced this year’s winners of its annual awards, which recognize contributions by businesses, nonprofits, and
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