Syracuse University’s Lender Center for Social Justice awarded nearly $3M grant for research into racial wealth gap

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University’s Lender Center for Social Justice announced it will use a $2.7 million grant to launch several new research initiatives. They’ll

ICAN purchases sports complex in Westmoreland

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WESTMORELAND, N.Y. — Integrated Community Alternatives Network (ICAN) has purchased the former Rising Stars building on Route 233 and will operate its Elevate CNY Sports

UK firm captures $1 million top prize in this year’s Genius NY competition

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Archangel Imaging from the United Kingdom (UK) captured the $1 million grand prize in round six of the Genius NY accelerator competition.

Three SUNY Morrisville students charged with burglaries at local elementary school

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MORRISVILLE, N.Y. — The Madison County Sheriff’s Office announced Thursday afternoon that it has arrested three SUNY Morrisville students in connection with a series of

People news: Loretto names new medical director

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Loretto Health & Rehabilitation announced it has appointed Dr. Christopher Black as its new medical director. He has worked for Loretto since

MVHS honored with Community Health Improvement Award from HANYS

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UTICA, N.Y. — The Healthcare Association of New York State (HANYS) recently recognized Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) with the 2022 Community Health Improvement Award for its work with the Lead-Free & Healthy Homes Mohawk Valley Coalition. MVHS and its partners promote lead hazard-reduction services, educate target neighborhoods on the dangers of lead-based paint and

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MVHS and its partners promote lead hazard-reduction services, educate target neighborhoods on the dangers of lead-based paint and environmental-health hazards, and engage the community in creating, accessing, and maintaining healthier, lead-safe, and energy-efficient housing. The initiative addresses New York’s Prevention Agenda plan to promote health in home and school environments.

The coalition, housed at and supported by the Home Ownership Center, works to reduce lead poisoning and support access to healthy housing. When the coalition began in 2016, Oneida County had the highest rate of children with elevated blood lead levels (EBLL) in the state with 3.14 percent of children younger than age 6 having levels six times higher than the state’s average of 0.5 percent. The rate in Herkimer County was 1 percent, while some zip codes in Utica had rates as high as 36.65 percent and 28.34 percent.

After that, Oneida County’s EBLL incidence rate dopped from 26.7 per 1,000 children under age 6 tested in 2014-2016 to 18 for 2017-2019.

The Lead-Free & Healthy Homes Mohawk Valley Coalition, launched in 2016 with funding from the Community Foundation of Herkimer & Oneida Counties, consists of more than 100 individuals from 40 organizations including representatives from health, government, legal, insurance, education, childcare, housing, construction, and support-services constituencies.

The Community Health Improvement Award, established by HANYS in 1997, recognizes initiatives designed to improve the health and well-being of communities. HANYS presents the award to facilities and programs that target specific community health needs while emphasizing the importance of health equity, leadership, collaboration, and achieving quantifiable results.

Raymond Wins 2022 IndustryWeek Best Plants Award

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GREENE, N.Y. — The Raymond Corporation announced that it recently joined the ranks of manufacturing’s top leaders as a recipient of the 2022 IndustryWeek Best Plants Awards. This award win is a testament to Raymond’s dedication to fostering a culture of continuous improvement across all levels of its manufacturing operations, the company said in a

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GREENE, N.Y. — The Raymond Corporation announced that it recently joined the ranks of manufacturing’s top leaders as a recipient of the 2022 IndustryWeek Best Plants Awards.

This award win is a testament to Raymond’s dedication to fostering a culture of continuous improvement across all levels of its manufacturing operations, the company said in a news release.

“At Raymond, we utilize traditional Toyota Production System methodologies with a keen focus on continuous improvement activities to improve our processes throughout the plant,” said Tony Topencik, VP of operations, quality, environmental health, and safety at Raymond. “We are honored to again be recognized by IndustryWeek. This distinction is special this year as we celebrate The Raymond Corporation’s 100th anniversary.”

Raymond said it has more than 15 years of experience implementing lean-management processes through the Toyota Production System, which has helped standardize processes, visualize improvements, and increase efficiency. This approach continues to carry through the company’s founding principles of innovation, quality, and service, the firm said.

In addition to lean-management techniques, Raymond’s Greene manufacturing facility has implemented key initiatives — including defect reduction, visual management, and 44 active quality-control circle activities — to help double production volume and increase overall quality by 35 percent over the course of the past three years.

The selection process for the annual competition included a detailed assessment of the plant’s operations and an in-person evaluation from an IndustryWeek editor. The IndustryWeek Best Plants Awards program aims to encourage other manufacturing teams to adopt world-class practices, technologies and improvement strategies, increase customer satisfaction, and offer rewarding work environments for employees.

During the annual IndustryWeek Manufacturing & Technology Show in Cleveland, a Raymond representative spoke on the IndustryWeek Best Plants winners panel, during which each of the winning facilities shared insights with conference attendees. Raymond also was honored during the IndustryWeek Best Plants award ceremony held on Oct. 19.

New York egg production inches up in September

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New York farms produced 144.3 million eggs in September, up slightly from 144.2 million eggs in the year-ago month, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) recently reported. The number of layers in the Empire State averaged nearly 5.76 million in September, up 0.8 percent from 5.71 million in the year-earlier month. September egg production

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Broome County hotel occupancy rises nearly 6 percent

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BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Broome County hotels welcomed more overnight guests in September than the year-prior month, but the increase was below most of the gains seen earlier this year. The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county rose 5.9 percent to 64.4 percent in September, according to STR, a

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Syracuse startup wins grand prize in FuzeHub contest

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A Syracuse startup captured the grand prize and two others also secured funding in FuzeHub’s commercialization competition held Oct. 25-26 at the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center. Farm to Flame Energy Inc. won the grand prize of $150,000, while Caraspace Analytics and Envisions Biopolymers LLC each won a $50,000 investment in the competition. They were among a dozen

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A Syracuse startup captured the grand prize and two others also secured funding in FuzeHub’s commercialization competition held Oct. 25-26 at the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center.

Farm to Flame Energy Inc. won the grand prize of $150,000, while Caraspace Analytics and Envisions Biopolymers LLC each won a $50,000 investment in the competition.

They were among a dozen finalists participating in the competition.

FuzeHub, an Albany–based nonprofit, works at helping small and mid-sized manufacturing companies in New York state. FuzeHub is the statewide New York Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) program center, supported by Empire State Development’s Division of Science, Technology & Innovation.

The competition, part of FuzeHub’s Jeff Lawrence Innovation Fund, is in its sixth year. The finalists pitched their ideas before a live audience for the chance to win prizes.

Besides the entrepreneurs from Syracuse and Binghamton, the additional finalists include startups from Albany, Mechanicville, Poughkeepsie, two from Rochester, Amsterdam, the Bronx, and Brooklyn, FuzeHub said.

“These 12 finalists represent a wide variety of industries, supporting the idea that this is the best time for innovation in every aspect of manufacturing,” Elena Garuc, executive director of FuzeHub, said in a release. “From improved health care to energy generation and storage, and a general regard for environmental sustainability, you will find an interesting project in this round no matter what your background is.”

The Jeff Lawrence Innovation Fund, which has more than $1 million annually, supports a set of activities designed to spur technology development and commercialization across New York. FuzeHub is administering this fund as part of its role as the Empire State Development designated statewide MEP center.

The late Jeff Lawrence served as executive VP and MEP center director at the Center for Economic Growth, the MEP affiliate in the Capital Region, per FuzeHub.

About the Syracuse firms

Farm to Flame Energy of Syracuse repurposed a steam turbine to generate electricity through a smokeless, odorless, and portable biomass electricity-generation process. It uses pulverized feed stocks as biomass to achieve a thermal efficiency of 98 percent, against the traditional biomass thermal efficiency of 78 percent.

Carapace Analytics of Syracuse is ready to scale its existing automated mobility assessment, which measures users’ fall risk. This project includes investment-technology infrastructure and sensors.

Envision Biopolymers LLC of Syracuse will provide a waste-to-bioplastic platform technology for chemical suppliers to the pulp and paper-based food-packaging industry.

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