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Utica to host State Summer Games for Special Olympics N.Y. the next three years
UTICA, N.Y. — Utica will host the next three annual editions of the State Summer Games for Special Olympics New York between 2026 and 2028.

Startup fund Upstate Biotech Ventures now has $10 million
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate Biotech Ventures (UBV), Upstate Medical University’s startup biotech fund, now has significantly more funding than it did when UBV was announced

Students learn about sports-medicine careers at Guthrie event
DICKINSON, N.Y. — Nearly 40 students from area high schools learned about professions in sports medicine and received hands-on experience during a July 18 event

SRC wins patent for adaptive digital filter for radar systems
CICERO, N.Y. — The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has recently issued SRC, Inc. a patent for “Discrete Time Adaptive Notch Filter,” a process that

KeyCorp to pay 3rd quarter 2025 dividend in mid-September
KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY) — parent company of KeyBank, the No. 2 bank ranked by deposit market share in the 16-county Central New York region —

Syracuse Fire Department’s Engine Company 12 reopens at Station 12 after 27 years
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — After being closed since 1998, the Syracuse Fire Department’s Engine Company 12 reopened and returned to Station 12 at 400 West Genesee

Community Foundation honors Human Technologies with Community Impact Award
UTICA, N.Y. — The Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties presented its Community Impact Award to Human Technologies on June 26. The Community Impact

Unique Development lands contract for IKEA store at Destiny USA
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Unique Development Companies, Inc. of Syracuse recently announced it has been selected by home-furnishings retailer IKEA to help build out its brand-new

OPINION: More Upstate Utility Customers Paying a Steep Price for NY’s Unsustainable Energy Plan
There are lots of factors contributing to New York state’s unaffordable cost of living, and out-of-control utility costs are near the top of the list.

OPINION: It is time to replace the War Powers Act of 1973
Many Democrats and some Republicans expressed alarm [in late June of this year] when President Donald J. Trump ordered attacks on Iran’s nuclear facilities. Most