Manufacturing & Engineering

Saratoga Springs firm breaks ground on mixed-use housing project at Griffiss Park in Rome

ROME, N.Y. — Saratoga Springs–based Bonacio Construction Inc. announced it has broken ground on the construction of Air City Lofts at Griffiss Business and Technology Park on the former site of Building 240 (B240). Read More

Ithaca, Hamilton firms among finalists in FuzeHub’s commercialization competition

ALBANY, N.Y. — Two companies from Ithaca and one from Hamilton are among the 19 finalists in FuzeHub’s 2019 Commercialization Competition. Read More

SRC promotes Bessey and Lawrence to business-development roles

CICERO, N.Y. — SRC, Inc., announced it has promoted Dave Bessey to VP of corporate business development, and elevated Trina Lawrence to director of business development for Navy systems and services. Read More

Partners for Education & Business holds 10th annual Manufacturing Careers Day

SKANEATELES — Partners for Education and Business (PEB), an affiliate of the Manufacturers Association of Central New York (MACNY), held its 10th annual Manufacturing Careers Day on Oct. 4 at Hillrom in Skaneateles. Read More

Cryomech starts construction of new $17 million plant in DeWitt

DeWITT — Construction is underway on an expanded, $17 million plant for Cryomech at 6682 Moore Road in the town of DeWitt. Read More

MVHS starts assembling construction fencing around site of nearly $550 million downtown hospital

UTICA, N.Y. — The Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) says crews on Thursday began putting together the construction fence that will surround the site of the planned MVHS hospital in downtown Utica. Read More

Binghamton University professor Whittingham shares Nobel Prize for chemistry

VESTAL, N.Y. — M. Stanley Whittingham, a professor of chemistry and materials science at Binghamton University, is one of three people sharing the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Read More

Syracuse iSchool, City of Syracuse, Microsoft form Smart Cities collaboration

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The School of Information Studies at Syracuse University (iSchool), the City of Syracuse, and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) on Tuesday announced they planned to collaborate in a hub for Smart Cities technology development, research, and training. Read More

State to spend $3 million on clean-water infrastructure projects in Herkimer County

New York State announced it plans to spend more than $3 million on clean-water infrastructure projects in Herkimer County through the municipal restructuring fund (MRF). Read More