The state will invest $28 million to turn a former General Electric Co. laboratory in Salina into a nanotechnology research and development facility projected to employ up to 250 people. . . .
Last year, the state announced plans to create a business incubator and technology accelerator at State University Institute of Technology in Utica in partnership with Albany’s NanoTech center.In July 2009 the Utica (SUNYIT) facilities were announced . Per the OD:
An important component of the new facility at SUNYIT would be a 10,000-square-foot space called a clean room.Perhaps the Syracuse and Utica facilities have entirely different missions . . . but perhaps not.
The room, which would have the proper environment for scientists to research and make tools needed by nanochip manufacturers, would be the only one of its kind west of the Hudson Valley, Silver said.
We have become somewhat jaded in the Mohawk Valley with New York State announcements. More information is needed here.
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You've forgotten an important introduction to the paragraph about SUNY-Institute of Tonguedepressors (aka SUNY Utica's College of Nursing with a small emphasis on technology):
"The center’s success has generated envy among economic development officials in other regions of the state, including Central New York, which sees emerging technology companies as a way to shore up its shrinking manufacturing base."
Well, considering that many of the people in the Griffiss Park actually live in Madison County, Herkimer County, and the Syracuse area (either due to lower taxes or better culture and more young people), I would think the numbers will flip... 450 jobs in Syracuse, and 250 in Marcy... especially considering the first few new employees will be experts shuttled in from other, more prosperous regions...
If you look back at many of the State crumbs thrown to areas, you will find that politics results in dolling out bits and pieces to varous districts. Our crumb, this time, will be smaller than those in other areas such as Syracuse, and will produce less benefit. I'll bet if one looked at other communites you'll find many State sponsored nanotech labs.We just got one small piece of the political candy.
someone should do some research on all of the hundreds of broken promises that Utica has been given by the state over the last several decades -- I'm sure it would be enlightening (AND depressing).
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