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High-tech center in Canandaigua receives designation that could lead to jobs

Submitted by STCMEMS on Thu, 03/01/2012 - 22:15

Canandaigua’s high-tech, nanotechnology manufacturing center has gained a critical international designation that will allow it to compete for huge U.S. military contracts and other high-level commercial work.

The Smart System Technology and Commercialization Center of Excellence in Canandaigua, which is the former Infotonics Center, has successfully completed the International Organization for Standardization’s 9001:2008 registration process.

FLCC training ‘a model for driving N.Y. economy’

Submitted by STCMEMS on Fri, 01/27/2012 - 18:26

GENEVA — Like many in the Finger Lakes, the economic downturn has hit Scott Hegarty hard.

The Geneva resident, husband and father has seen jobs come and go. His resume includes a number of companies forced to downsize or close, including call centers in Penn Yan and Canandaigua.

Hegarty has heard rumors that the call centers may come back, but he isn't planning to wait.
"I was looking for something with a little bit more stability," he said.

Rochester Democrat & Chronicle: Schumer seeks Pentagon work for STC Center in Canandaigua

Submitted by STCMEMS on Tue, 01/17/2012 - 21:04

Rochester Democrat & Chronicle
Sen. Charles Schumer has made a pitch to the Department of Defense to direct some its high-tech and state-of-the-art optics funding to upstate New York and the micro-processing facility in Canandaigua.
The STC Center in Canandaigua, formerly the Infotonics Center, is a manufacturing facility for nano-sized, or ultra-small, devices used in sensors and other military equipment. The STC Center is a partner with SUNY Albany’s College of Nanoscale Science and Technology.

MPN Now: Preparing for the clean room

Submitted by STCMEMS on Wed, 01/04/2012 - 20:54

MPN Now
Hopewell — For Ontario County residents seeking employment, the answer could be in a cleanroom.
In October, a partnership was announced between Finger Lakes Community College and The College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering’s Smart System Technology and Commercialization Center. The partnership was designed to help train local workers in highly skilled cleanroom jobs.
Training begins Monday, Jan. 9, in the program, which also involves Moser Baer Technologies.

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