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SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon on Thursday reported data that he contends shows the county compares favorably to other major counties along

Texas firm wins $22M U.S. Army contract modification for aviation-maintenance work at Fort Drum, three other bases

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Dyncorp International LLC, of Fort Worth, Texas, was recently awarded a more than $22.15 million modification to a contract for worldwide aviation-maintenance services. Work will be performed in Fort Drum, New York; Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia; and Fort Campbell, Kentucky, according to a Nov. 9 contract announcement from the U.S. Department

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NBT Bank renews lease at AXA Tower II in downtown Syracuse

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SYRACUSE — NBT Bank recently renewed the lease for office space at its Syracuse Financial Center, located in AXA Tower II at 120 Madison St. in downtown Syracuse. John Clark and Brian Balash of Cushman & Wakefield/Pyramid Brokerage Company negotiated the lease renewal, on behalf of the tenant, NBT Bank, per a news release from

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PAR unit wins largest contract in company history

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ROME, N.Y. — PAR Government Systems Corp. will use a nearly $500 million U.S. Air Force contract for counter-small unmanned aircraft system (C-sUAS) software, hardware, and technical documentation. It represents the largest single contract award in PAR’s history, the firm said. PAR Government Systems is a wholly-owned subsidiary of New Hartford–based PAR Technology Corp. (NYSE:

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Community Memorial Hospital awarded accreditation by the Joint Commission

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HAMILTON, N.Y. — Community Memorial Hospital (CMH) announced that it recently earned the Joint Commission’s gold seal of approval after its triennial survey. The survey reviews the hospital’s compliance with its performance standards and awards accreditation as a symbol of quality that reflects a health-care organization’s commitment to providing safe and quality patient care, per

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New infrastructure law to aid Centro, other transit systems

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The “largest ever” federal investment in public-transit systems will provide millions of dollars for organizations serving communities in upstate New York. Centro in the Syracuse area, TCAT in the Ithaca region, and BC Transit in the Binghamton area are among the public-transportation systems that will benefit. The infrastructure measure (Infrastructure Investment and

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Rome Lab awards SUNY Poly professor $5.5M for computer chips that can learn and adapt

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ROME, N.Y. — Rome Lab has awarded a professor at SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) $5.5 million to fabricate small, low-power neuromorphic computer chips. The

Area businesses win funding in FuzeHub competition

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VERONA — They pitched their products to judges and walked away with funding to help commercialize those products. Companies from Binghamton, Cazenovia, Hamilton, and Potsdam are among seven capturing a total of $350,000 in funding at the FuzeHub commercialization competition. The event was part of the New York State Innovation Summit held Nov. 8-9 at

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VERONA — They pitched their products to judges and walked away with funding to help commercialize those products.

Companies from Binghamton, Cazenovia, Hamilton, and Potsdam are among seven capturing a total of $350,000 in funding at the FuzeHub commercialization competition.

The event was part of the New York State Innovation Summit held Nov. 8-9 at Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona.

FuzeHub is an Albany–based nonprofit that works to help small and medium-sized manufacturing companies in New York.

The event was the fifth annual commercialization competition, part of FuzeHub’s Jeff Lawrence Innovation Fund.

Twelve entrepreneurs from across New York state pitched their ideas before three expert judges and a live audience for a chance to win $50,000. The winning companies are developing technologies in the fields of cleantech, energy, and environmental innovations, advanced materials, advanced manufacturing, and life sciences.

“We congratulate the winners for their success in the competition and for their contributions to the future of critical industries in New York State,” Elena Garuc, executive director of FuzeHub, said. “We had an extremely strong cohort of competitors this year and look forward to working with these young companies as they continue to build their products and businesses.”

The Jeff Lawrence Innovation Fund, consisting of $1 million annually, supports a set of activities designed to spur technology development and commercialization across New York state. FuzeHub is administering this fund as part of its role as the Empire State Development (ESD)-designated statewide MEP (manufacturing extension partnership) center.

Winning firms

“With an expanding desire and need for green energy,” DomCat Technologies, LLC of Binghamton seeks to expand New York’s manufacturing base with its low platinum-content catalysts for fuel-cell applications, as described in a FuzeHub news release.

Eco-Baggeez LLC of Cazenovia says its patented alternative to plastic sandwich bags will help “put a dent” in the billions of plastic sandwich bags that end up in landfills, waterways, and oceans from U.S. households each year, per FuzeHub. The company plans to expand its product line and impact by providing Eco-Baggeez in B2B, B2C, and B2G channels in both retail and wholesale arenas.

Natural Beauty Breast Prosthesis, LLC, of Hamilton manufactures an organic, all-natural fiber, external breast form for women who have had mastectomies without reconstruction.

Pharmacoustics Technologies, LLC of Potsdam is an ultrasonic characterization/evaluation device startup developing instruments and equipment for assuring and increasing quality in pharmaceutical manufacturing.

The winning firms also include companies from Rochester, Scotia, and Babylon, FuzeHub said.

Rome Health says new physician center will be ready this summer

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ROME, N.Y. — The Hayner Hoyt Corporation of Syracuse has started work on an $11.4 million project to build a new physician center on the Rome Health hospital campus. The organization on Nov. 10 hosted a ceremonial demolition crew to break down walls. Rome Health expects the new physician center to open in late summer

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ROME, N.Y. — The Hayner Hoyt Corporation of Syracuse has started work on an $11.4 million project to build a new physician center on the Rome Health hospital campus.

The organization on Nov. 10 hosted a ceremonial demolition crew to break down walls. Rome Health expects the new physician center to open in late summer 2022.

The new physician center will bring together primary care, specialists, diagnostic testing, and pharmacy in one location for “enhanced convenience and accessibility,” Rome Health said in a release. It’s using funding from a New York State Transformation Grant to pay for the project.

Besides Hayner Hoyt, Rome Health has also selected King + King Architects of Syracuse to design the new physician center.

The project involves renovating existing administrative space on the ground floor and first floor and finishing the open space under the Bartlett Wing, which faces Black River Boulevard.

When complete, providers from the hospital’s affiliated practices will relocate to the new center. These include primary-care providers from Rome Medical Group and Delta Health Center, as well as many of the specialists from Rome Medical Practice.

“Many patients who are elderly or disabled often have difficulty when they have to go to multiple sites for their appointments and tests. This will make it easier for patients to get the care that they need,” AnneMarie Czyz, president and CEO of Rome Health, said.

Leading up to the project, some non-clinical departments and offices at the hospital have been relocated to different areas of the hospital or to off-site locations so it could prioritize the prime locations on the ground floor and first floor for the delivery of clinical patient care.

For example, the hospital’s medical-records department has moved to the 2nd floor of the Rome Medical Group building at 1801 Black River Blvd., effective Nov. 12. With the advancement of electronic-medical records, employees can manage the administrative work at an off-site location, while clinicians can still access the information that they need to care for patients electronically, Rome Health said.

Southwest starts Syracuse operations with Baltimore, Orlando flights

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SYRACUSE — Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) was scheduled to launch nonstop flights from Syracuse to Orlando, Florida on Saturday, Nov. 20, nearly a week after the airline started air service at Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR). Southwest’s Syracuse service started Nov. 14 with the arrival of a Southwest flight from Baltimore. Based in Dallas,

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Southwest’s Syracuse service started Nov. 14 with the arrival of a Southwest flight from Baltimore.

Based in Dallas, Southwest describes itself as the world’s largest low-cost carrier.

As an incentive for offering air service to Syracuse, Southwest Airlines received marketing and operational credits under the Syracuse Regional Airport Authority (SRAA) Air Service Development incentive program, an SRAA spokesperson tells CNYBJ. The airport authority offered $150,000 in marketing support, terminal advertising, and operational credits for up to two years.

The Baltimore and Orlando routes increase to 27 the number of nonstop destinations available to Syracuse travelers. Southwest is offering three flights a day to Baltimore, while its Orlando route will operate once weekly, flown each Saturday.

The SRAA and Southwest held a welcoming event for the Nov. 14 flight that arrived from Baltimore.

“This has been a long time coming. There’s been a lot of work that has gone into making today happen,” Jason Terreri, executive director of Syracuse Hancock International Airport, said in his remarks at the event.

He also recognized the staff of the SRAA and the personnel from Southwest Airlines who have been at Hancock preparing for the start of service.

In his remarks at the Nov. 14 event, Kevin Schwab, senior aviation industry advisor at CenterState CEO, said Southwest represents a new way to draw people to the region.

“Whether it’s to spend time in Armory Square or up on the SU hill taking in a game … whether it’s about going to Finger Lakes wineries, [or] the Adirondack Mountains. We’ve got so much to offer and Southwest is going to be a great new way to bring people here to this region,” Schwab said.

He also noted that in representing the businesses of the region, Southwest Airlines “has been one of the most asked for airlines that we can imagine.”

Southwest air service to Baltimore provides new nonstop access to Baltimore/Washington and additional service to more than four dozen cities beyond with same-plane and connecting service, SRAA said. Additional nonstop service to and from Orlando boosts existing service from Syracuse to Central Florida.

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