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East Hill Family Medical in Auburn awarded more than $1.4 million in federal funding
AUBURN, N.Y. — East Hill Family Medical Inc. in Auburn will use more than $1.4 million in federal grants for its operations. East Hill is

Amazon to donate $1.75M for equipment at upcoming Syracuse STEAM school
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) will be donating $1.75 million for robotics and computer-science technology improvements at the upcoming Syracuse STEAM school. STEAM is

Binghamton University researchers receive $50K from SUNY for Parkinson’s, environmental work
VESTAL, N.Y. — SUNY has awarded Binghamton University researchers $50,000 apiece as they work on separate projects. Their research efforts focus on creating a new
PAR Technology founder, Sammon, to step down from board
NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — PAR Technology Corp. (NYSE: PAR) announced Monday that its founder and board member, John W. Sammon, Jr., will not stand for

PAR Technology acquires California company for $500 million
NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — PAR Technology Corp. (NYSE: PAR), a provider of restaurant software, announced it has acquired Punchh Inc., a San Mateo, California firm

Utica’s Be a Neighbor Fund awards final grant to Irwin’s Fine Food
UTICA, N.Y. — Irwin’s Fine Food of Utica will use a $3,000 grant from the Greater Utica Be a Neighbor Fund. Irwin’s represents the “fifth

People news: Gray joins Hancock Estabrook as associate attorney
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Hancock Estabrook, LLP announced that Emily Gray has joined the law firm as an associate attorney. Gray will practice in the firm’s

Starbucks to open location in Utica
UTICA, N.Y. — Utica Mayor Robert Palmieri has announced that Starbucks plans to open its first Utica location. Starbucks (NYSE: SBUX), the Seattle, Washington–based coffee

Lockheed Martin’s Salina plant wins $8.4 million Air Force contract
SALI NA, N.Y. — Lockheed Martin Corp.’s (NYSE: LMT) plant in the town of Salina has been awarded an $8.4 million contract from the U.S. Air Force for the Three-Dimensional Expeditionary Long-Range Radar Rapid Prototyping Program. This pact provides for the development of an interface to the Air Force Control and Reporting Center’s AN/TYQ-23A system,
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SALI NA, N.Y. — Lockheed Martin Corp.’s (NYSE: LMT) plant in the town of Salina has been awarded an $8.4 million contract from the U.S. Air Force for the Three-Dimensional Expeditionary Long-Range Radar Rapid Prototyping Program.
This pact provides for the development of an interface to the Air Force Control and Reporting Center’s AN/TYQ-23A system, according to a March 26 contract announcement from the U.S. Defense Department.
The Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems unit will perform work on this contract at its Salina facility, with an expected completion date of March 23, 2023. Fiscal-year 2020 research, development, test, and evaluation funds in the full contract amount are being obligated at the time of award, per the contract announcement. This deal also includes options for production and fielding of 35 radars.
The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center at Hanscom Air Force Base in Massachusetts is the contracting authority.

State budget includes $800 million for I-81 renovation project
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The 2022 New York State budget allocates $800 million toward the first phase of construction on the I-81 viaduct-replacement project in downtown
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