Technology

CenterState CEO report: 65 percent of area firms expect to boost hiring this year

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A new report from CenterState CEO finds almost two-thirds of nearly 200 contributors surveyed (65 percent) expect an increase in jobs and hiring in 2020, up 10 percent from last year’s projections. Read More

BAE Systems wins $7.7 million contract modification from Defense Department

ENDICOTT, N.Y. — BAE Systems Controls Inc. in Endicott has been awarded a more than $7.7 million modification to a previous U.S. military contract agreement, according to a Department of Defense contact announcement issued on Tuesday. Read More

PEB, SRC, OCC announce annual Innovation Challenge for area secondary school students

Central New York students in grades 6-12 can participate in the fourth annual Innovation Challenge. Read More

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awards $13 million contract for Rome Lab security fence

ROME, N.Y. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has awarded a $13.15 million contract to Gaithersburg, Maryland–based Four Tribes Enterprises LLC to construct “long-sought and sorely-needed” perimeter security at Rome Lab. Read More

Lockheed’s Syracuse-area unit wins $19.3 million contract modification for submarine hulls

SALINA, N.Y. — The U.S. Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin Corp.’s (NYSE: LMT) Rotary and Mission Systems unit in the Syracuse area a $19.3 million contract modification to obtain masts for submarine hulls. Read More

The story of local rental website, OrangeHousing.com

As a property manager in Syracuse, during the late 1990s, Donna Glassberg noticed a problem that needed a solution. Renters struggled to find housing in an easy, accessible way. Read More

NYSERDA seeks applicants for 76West clean-energy competition

Clean-energy companies have until March 2 to apply for the next round of the 76West clean-energy competition. Read More

CathBuddy made best investor pitch in Medical Device Innovation Challenge

SYRACUSE — The judges chose CathBuddy Inc. of Woodbury on Long Island as the winner of the Jan. 10 pitch event in the Medical Device Innovation Challenge. Read More

Crouse Health using AI software for stroke care

SYRACUSE — Crouse Health announced it is using a computer-aided triage system in its stroke-care services. A company called Viz.ai is providing the system. Viz.ai has offices in San Francisco, Califo Read More