A Syracuse company and four firms from Ithaca are among the 18 finalists in the first round of the Grow-NY food innovation and agriculture-technology business competition. Read More
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Cornell researchers to use $2M federal grant for work on bioenergy conversion
ITHACA, N.Y. — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded a team of Cornell researchers $2 million to study the combination of inorganic semiconductor nanoparticles and bacterial cells for more efficient bioenergy conversion. Read More
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Hotel Saranac installs EV charging station to complete energy project
SARANAC LAKE — The Hotel Saranac in Saranac Lake has installed an electric vehicle (EV) charging station, representing the “final segment” of a four-year energy-saving project. Read More
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Cornell, Alfred to use FuzeHub grants in work with manufacturers
Cornell University will use a $35,000 grant for its work with Ionica Sciences, a manufacturing firm that is headquartered on the Cornell campus. At the same time, Alfred University will utilize separ Read More
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City of Oswego to use federal funding to pay for flooding repairs at Breitbeck Park
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Breitbeck Park in Oswego will use more than $1.8 million in federal funding to repair damages following Lake Ontario flooding this year and in 2017. Read More
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Syracuse University, ESF renew academic, research-partnership agreement
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University (SU) and the neighboring SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) announced this week they have renewed their academic and research-partnership agreement. Read More
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St. Lawrence County school using composter to turn food waste into organic material
Hermon Dekalb Central School in St. Lawrence County is among the North Country organizations using a large-scale composter to turn food waste into organic material. Read More
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Oneida Indian Nation selects NUAIR to “monitor and protect” environmental resources
The Oneida Indian Nation has selected Syracuse–based nonprofit NUAIR to help the Nation “monitor, observe, manage and protect” its lands and environmental resources through drone technology. Read More
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Fulton named CNY winner in state’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative round 4
FULTON, N.Y. — The state is awarding City of Fulton $10 million in funding as the Central New York winner of the fourth round of the Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI). Read More
Health Care & Education
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Oneida County taps Idaho organization to help it grow local high-tech entrepreneurship UTICA, N.Y. — An Idaho–based organization that helps communities with economic-development efforts is focused on Oneida County and will begin a series of public events later this month. Read More -
WellNow Urgent Care adds VA carrier TriWest to list of accepted insurance plans CLAY — WellNow Urgent Care announced it has added TriWest — which administers health plans for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) — to its network of accepted insurance plans. Read More -
Upstate Medical University adds Cardiovascular Group of Syracuse SYRACUSE — Now that the Cardiovascular Group of Syracuse is affiliated with Upstate Medical University, the medical school sees the relationship as a “key step” in developing the Upstate Heart Institute. Read More
Construction, Design & Real Estate
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Everson Museum of Art to host symposium for competing firms in café-design competition SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The finalists in the competition to design a new café for the Everson Museum of Art in Syracuse will participate in a public symposium at the Everson. Read More -
Bryant & Stratton to move Clay campus to Route 57 after crews renovate the building CLAY — Once a $2 million renovation project is complete at the new location, Bryant & Stratton College plans to relocate its Clay campus from 8687 Carling Road, just off Route 31, to 7805 Oswego Road (Route 57). Read More -
Construction work starts on O’Reilly Auto Parts store in Fulton FULTON — Preliminary construction work has started at a site on the west side of the city of Fulton that will be the future home of a new O’Reilly Auto Parts store. Read More
Manufacturing & Engineering
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Five Genius NY startups raise more than $10M in follow-on funding SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Five startups in the Genius NY accelerator have raised more than $10 million in additional private investment. Read More -
MACNY to help develop youth-apprenticeship programs DeWITT — MACNY, the Manufacturers Association, will use a portion of grant funding awarded to a partner organization to help develop local and regional apprenticeship programs. DeWitt–based MACNY is Read More -
One Syracuse, four Ithaca firms selected among 18 finalists in first round of Grow-NY agribusiness competition A Syracuse company and four firms from Ithaca are among the 18 finalists in the first round of the Grow-NY food innovation and agriculture-technology business competition. Read More