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Samaritan Health affiliates with Roswell Park Cancer Center for oncology services
WATERTOWN, N.Y. — Samaritan Medical Center in Watertown has affiliated with Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center in Buffalo for oncology services. The relationship links medical-oncology

Tioga County Chamber announces new president and CEO
OWEGO, N.Y. — The Tioga County Chamber of Commerce board of directors has named Sabrina Henriques as the chamber’s new president and CEO. Henriques began

Comptroller says ESD “failed to fully evaluate” nearly $2 billion in economic-development programs
ALBANY, N.Y. — Empire State Development (ESD) has “failed to fully evaluate” most of its programs to determine if they are boosting the state’s economy

Regional companies among finalists in FuzeHub’s annual commercialization competition
ALBANY, N.Y. — Businesses from Syracuse, Cazenovia, Binghamton, Hamilton, and Potsdam are among the finalists in FuzeHub’s 2021 commercialization competition. The event is set for

Oneida County reports 4 COVID deaths in last day, other data improves
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County on Monday reported that four county residents died from COVID-19 on Sunday. That followed one death on Friday and none

Upstate Medical to break ground on Upstate Cancer Center in Verona on Oct. 20
VERONA, N.Y. — Upstate Medical University plans to break ground on its new Upstate Cancer Center in Verona next Wednesday, Oct. 20. The upcoming 30,000-square-foot

Crews finish transforming school into $22 million Endicott Square housing development
ENDICOTT, N.Y. — Workers have completed a $22 million renovation of the “underutilized” Henry B. Endicott School building into 61 affordable apartments in the village

NYPA CEO, Quiniones, leaving for top job at Illinois utility with CNY connection
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Gil Quiniones, president and CEO of the New York Power Authority (NYPA), has resigned from the position after 10 years to

$40M renovation of CNY Psychiatric Center starts in Oneida County
MARCY, N.Y. — Work has started on a $40 million modernization of the Office of Mental Health’s Central New York Psychiatric Center and Secure Treatment and Rehabilitation Center campus in Marcy in Oneida County. The project undertaken by the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York will overhaul 100,000 square feet of the facility,
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MARCY, N.Y. — Work has started on a $40 million modernization of the Office of Mental Health’s Central New York Psychiatric Center and Secure Treatment and Rehabilitation Center campus in Marcy in Oneida County.
The project undertaken by the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York will overhaul 100,000 square feet of the facility, including its infrastructure, according to a Sept. 29 news release from the office of Gov. Kathy Hochul.
Crews will renovate Building 77 and the Building 39 Medical Suite, including the campus pharmacy and kitchen. The project will include upgrades to the electrical, lighting, data, and security systems, HVAC replacement, selective demolition, and asbestos and PCB abatement.
The work includes the installation of new boilers, chillers, pumps, and a new chilled water and heating-water distribution system. Both buildings will be occupied throughout the duration of construction, the release noted.
Delta Engineers, Architects, & Surveyors says on its website that it is the prime consultant for this extensive renovation of key building systems and safety infrastructure at the CNY Psychiatric Center campus. Delta is based in Endwell and also has offices in DeWitt, Vernon, and Schenectady.
The CNY Psychiatric Center provides inpatient services for inmates in custody of the state Department of Corrections and Community Services and pre-trial detainees from 25 upstate county jails, as well as restoration services for individuals found unfit to stand trial. The Secure Treatment and Rehabilitation Center provides residential treatment to individuals ordered confined under New York’s Sex Offender Management and Treatment Act.

SRC wins $14.5 million Air Force contract for MDACE technology
CICERO, N.Y. — SRC, Inc. has been recently awarded a nearly $14.5 million contract from the U.S. Air Force for Multi-Domain Agile Condor Enhancements (MDACE) software prototype/hardware. SRC is a nonprofit corporation headquartered in Cicero that focuses on areas that include defense, environment, and intelligence. The cost-plus-fixed-fee contract provides for the research and development of
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CICERO, N.Y. — SRC, Inc. has been recently awarded a nearly $14.5 million contract from the U.S. Air Force for Multi-Domain Agile Condor Enhancements (MDACE) software prototype/hardware.
SRC is a nonprofit corporation headquartered in Cicero that focuses on areas that include defense, environment, and intelligence.
The cost-plus-fixed-fee contract provides for the research and development of widely applicable technologies that increase perception, adaptability, re-configurability, resiliency, self-optimization, security, and autonomy for energy-efficient, agile Air Force platforms. That’s according to an Oct. 8 contract announcement from the U.S. Department of Defense.
Work will be performed in Cicero and is expected to be completed by Oct. 8, 2024. This award resulted from a competitive acquisition in which two offers were received, per the contract announcement. Fiscal 2021 research, development, test, and evaluation funds totaling $2,030,471 are being obligated at the time of award. The Air Force Research Laboratory in Rome is the contracting authority.
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