Dannible & McKee completes acquisition of Auburn CPA firm

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Dannible & McKee, LLP, a Syracuse–based accounting firm, on Monday said it has completed its acquisition of a firm in Cayuga County.

Oswego Health announces new director of The Manor, Springside at Seneca Hill

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OSWEGO, N.Y. — Oswego Health says it has hired Leigh Hilgenberg as the new executive director and administrator of both The Manor and Springside at

Philanthropist, author Scott donates $9 million to the Health Foundation for Western & Central New York

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“We are so appreciative of this donation from MacKenzie Scott — a landmark moment in our 20 years of service to the community,” Nora OBrien-Suric,

Catholic Charities of Herkimer County receives $200K for addiction prevention

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ILION, N.Y. — The New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS) has awarded more than $1.3 million in funding to support the expansion of addiction-prevention services for older adults including $200,000 to Catholic Charities of Herkimer County. “Addiction can affect anyone, including older adults, and often times this population can face barriers

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Fulton announces “Home to Grow” program, offering up to $20K for first-time home buyers

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FULTON, N.Y. — First-time homebuyers in the city of Fulton who meet income-eligibility requirements could receive up to $20,000 toward the purchase of their first home under a new city government program. Sarah Farley, executive director of the Fulton Community Development Agency (CDA), announced the city’s new “Home to Grow” program on Oct. 3. “We’re

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Pop-culture store, FYE, opens at Destiny USA

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. — FYE (For Your Entertainment), which bills itself as a “premier pop culture destination for the whole family,” has opened at Destiny USA. The 4,500-square-foot retail store is located on level 1, next to Buckle in the former FootAction space, Destiny announced. FYE offers fans of entertainment brands like Marvel, Star Wars, Pokemon,

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SUNY Poly obtains funding for STEM scholarships

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UTICA, N.Y. — SUNY Polytechnic Institute has received funding to help support the growth of New York’s workforce in fields of innovation. Carolyn Rodak, associate professor of engineering; Edmond Rusjan, associate professor of mathematics; Jiayue Shen, assistant professor of engineering; and Andrew Cotronea, SUNY Poly coordinator of the Collegiate Science and Technology Entry Program (CSTEP),

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UTICA, N.Y. — SUNY Polytechnic Institute has received funding to help support the growth of New York’s workforce in fields of innovation.

Carolyn Rodak, associate professor of engineering; Edmond Rusjan, associate professor of mathematics; Jiayue Shen, assistant professor of engineering; and Andrew Cotronea, SUNY Poly coordinator of the Collegiate Science and Technology Entry Program (CSTEP), received $750,000 from the National Science Foundation Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM) program.

The award supports degree completion by students in engineering and engineering-technology programs by focusing on experiential learning and self-directed professional development to further bolster the state’s innovation workforce.

“This program will immediately produce recognizable results as it supports engineering-focused students with scholarships,” SUNY Poly Acting President Tod A. Laursen said in a news release. “But also, longer term, it will lead to the establishment of an important, replicable model for enabling student success across a number of degree programs as the institute continues to focus on the ways it can support the needs of New York state’s advanced workforce.”

The six-year initiative will initially focus on providing scholarships and programmatic support to about 20 undergraduate students studying civil engineering, mechanical engineering, civil-engineering technology, or mechanical-engineering technology. Scholarships for first-year students and transfer students will begin in the fall of 2024.

Along with financial support, the program will focus on facilitating experiential-learning opportunities through internships and hands-on undergraduate research in engineering fields. As they participate in the program, the selected scholars will also gain access to specialized programming, additional mathematical preparation, faculty mentorships, and funding to enable self-directed professional-development opportunities.

“In addition to the exciting hands-on engineering-centered research opportunities, this initiative will provide a pathway for us to better understand how to increase student success so they can obtain STEM-focused careers for which our industry partners are eager to hire,” Nathaniel Cady, interim VP of research and Empire Innovation professor of nanobioscience, said.

The program is an example of meeting students where they are and preparing them for success after graduation, Michael Carpenter, SUNY Poly interim dean of the College of Engineering, said.

Rodak and Shen will act as primary points of contact to support students within their academic departments, while Rusjan will work with incoming scholars to support mathematical preparation. Cotronea will help with much of the professional development and career programming and collaborative events with other groups on campus while an external evaluator will collaborate with the team to maximize the program’s effectiveness.

The National Science Foundation Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics program helps colleges and universities to fund scholarships for academically talented low-income students and to study and implement a program of activities that support their recruitment, retention, and graduation in STEM disciplines.

Port of Oswego inks pact to help deepen Oswego Harbor

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OSWEGO, N.Y. — The Port of Oswego Authority (POA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) have signed a $600,000 agreement to deepen the port’s harbor, “transform” its capabilities, and ignite new growth. That’s according to William Scriber, executive director and CEO of the Port of Oswego Authority. The signing took place on Sept.

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That’s according to William Scriber, executive director and CEO of the Port of Oswego Authority. The signing took place on Sept. 13.

New York State recently awarded the Port of Oswego $300,000 and USACE is contributing an additional $300,000 toward a joint feasibility study to deepen the harbor, Scriber said.

The study represents the first phase in a three-step process that will lead to the design and construction of a deeper harbor.

To commemorate the agreement, Francis Enwright, who chairs the Port of Oswego board of directors, and port representatives joined Lt. Col. Colby Krug, commander of the USACE Buffalo district, on the port’s east dock to sign a poster that commemorates the project partnership. It also symbolizes the mission to “collaborate to deepen the federal navigation channel within Oswego Harbor, to maintain a strong national economy and adapt to future Great Lakes Navigation System needs.”

“After this has been discussed for more than 25 years, deepening the harbor and opening up our port for greater investment and growth will finally be a reality,” Scriber said. “For the past three years, I’ve worked with the New York State Department of Transportation, our local congressional delegation, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to convince them that there is a federal interest in deepening our harbor. This joint feasibility project is the important step before taking action.

Pursuing the project

Scriber went on to say that he’s also worked in cooperation with the port’s commercial neighbors — including Lehigh, W.T. Oswego, and Lafarge — to earn their support for this project.

By deepening the harbor, the Port of Oswego will be able to accommodate Seawaymax class freighters, which are 740 feet long, 78 feet wide and have a draft of 27 feet, according to Scriber. Those vessels are the maximum size that can fit through the canal locks of the St. Lawrence Seaway, linking the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean.

In addition to accommodating larger vessels, the Port of Oswego also cites the USACE in indicating that deepening the harbor will have other benefits. They include the retention and sustainability of existing port inbound and outbound commodities like grain and potash and expanding the capabilities of the port as the only New York deep draft port on Lake Ontario.

The benefits also include the continued support of the wind-energy industry with an enhanced ability to accept wind-turbine components to the region; increases in port-related economic activity and job creation; increasing annual commodity and freight tonnages with additional commodity distributors and users located near the port; and enabling smooth truck and rail connections at the port to accommodate increased movement of commodities and freight.

Quanterion Solutions lands $150,000 Air Force contract

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UTICA, N.Y. — Quanterion Solutions has been awarded a $150,000 U.S. Air Force Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) effort to support the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Information Directorate’s research of the “Secure Internet of Things (IoT) Operational Planning Environment (SIoTOPE).” The project revolves around building IoT capabilities for the Air Force and pioneering integration

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The project revolves around building IoT capabilities for the Air Force and pioneering integration strategies from other supporting capabilities within the U.S. Department of Defense. Quanterion Solutions will establish an interoperable cloud ecosystem for integrating and testing IoT devices to produce technological solutions in support of Air Force “mission use cases.”

“The proliferation of IoT devices offers a wealth of new capabilities to the warfighter,” Alex MacDiarmid, director of advanced programs at Quanterion, said in a news release. “At the same time, it is absolutely critical that we properly secure these technologies so as not to introduce new attack vectors.” MacDiarmid is leading the in-house team of technical experts working on the SBIR.

In the first phase, Quanterion will design and implement a scalable cloud-hosted environment that provides the necessary ecosystem and infrastructure to test and evaluate disparate edge devices, data streams, processing pipelines, and analytics, as well as decision-support displays with research into digital twin modeling, big-data analytics, and edge-processing capabilities. The results of this effort will ultimately support IoT/Internet of Battlefield Things solution development, increasing situational awareness, force readiness, and operational efficiency.

Quanterion Solutions says it has worked for a long time at the forefront of Department of Defense IoT implementations, providing assessments and guidance to organizations including U.S. Central Command, AFRL Information Directorate, U.S. Marine Corps, the National Security Agency, the FBI, and the Department of Energy.

The Utica company is a small business and technical-solutions provider that specializes in analytical services, products, and training in disciplines including cybersecurity, managed cloud services, information-systems management, software development, and more.

Syracuse’s Lally Complex gets big gift from the Jones brothers

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. — As construction work continues on the John A. Lally Athletics Complex, two former Syracuse University football standouts have made a “seven-figure commitment” to the project. The donation from Arthur and Chandler Jones will help with construction of the new Football Operations Center at the complex, the university said Oct. 12. Syracuse didn’t

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. — As construction work continues on the John A. Lally Athletics Complex, two former Syracuse University football standouts have made a “seven-figure commitment” to the project.

The donation from Arthur and Chandler Jones will help with construction of the new Football Operations Center at the complex, the university said Oct. 12. Syracuse didn’t release a specific dollar figure.

In recognition of the Jones brothers’ commitment, Syracuse will name the second level football suite in the new Football Operations Center in their honor, Syracuse said.

The brothers, who grew up in Endicott in Broome County each starred on the defensive side of the ball during their time wearing orange. Arthur Jones graduated in 2009, and Chandler Jones graduated in 2015.

The Lally Athletics Complex, which is currently under construction, is a “state-of-the-art” academic and athletics village that will benefit more than 600 student-athletes, as described in the school’s news release.

“My father being a pastor, he instilled in my brothers and me that it’s always better to give than to receive,” Arthur Jones said. “Syracuse University has been a blessing to my family and me throughout the years. The impact that SU has made on me is priceless, and you can’t put a dollar amount on that. I am a proud alumnus of the greatest school in the world!”

The Jones brothers’ commitment represents a “major boost” for the university’s $1.5 billion Forever Orange campaign and “continues to build momentum” toward completing the project’s first phase.

Initial components of the first phase began in the spring with construction of a new front entrance into the complex. Additional renovations included in the first phase are “dependent upon philanthropy being secured,” including the new Football Operations Center and the updated Olympic sports wing, Syracuse said.

Designated as a “core priority” of the first phase and “vital to the future of Syracuse football,” the Football Operations Center, once complete, seeks to boost recruiting efforts and support new levels of development for Syracuse football student-athletes.

“Syracuse Football is a great piece of my history that I will always cherish,” Chandler Jones said. “It is an honor for me to give back and be part of shaping the future of Syracuse Football. Together, we can continue to build a legacy of excellence on the football field and in the classroom. Being able to lift up others to assist in accomplishing their dreams is something I look forward to telling my children one day.”

NFL success

A defensive lineman from 2005-2009, Arthur Jones was a two-time All-Big East First Team selection and was selected in the 5th round of the 2010 NFL draft by the Baltimore Ravens. He played for the Ravens from 2010-2013, including the team that won Super Bowl XLVII in the 2012 season

Chandler Jones, a defensive end for the Orange from 2008-2011, and All-Big East First Team selection, was a 1st round pick by the New England Patriots in the 2012 NFL Draft. During his four seasons with the Patriots, New England won Super Bowl XLIX in the 2014 season. From 2016-2021, he played for the Arizona Cardinals before signing with the Las Vegas Raiders in 2022. Chandler has recorded the most sacks and forced fumbles of anyone in the league since 2012. His 71.5 sacks during his first five-plus seasons with the Cardinals (2016-21) ranks third in the NFL during that span and first all-time in franchise history. A four-time Pro-Bowl selection (2015, 2017, 2019, 2021), he was named to the NFL 2010’s All-Decade Team in April 2020.

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