Made in Greater Binghamton
[5/19/2008] - STOC is pleased to sponsor a new news feature on Binghamton Channel 34 (WIVT-TV) entitled, "Made in Greater Binghamton". The series kicked off this Friday at 5:30 with a live interview at the Oakdale Mall, featuring STOC President Diana Bendz. Click here to watch the segment. link

CAMM research hub opens in Endicott
[4/3/2008] - The Center for Advanced Microelectronics Manufacturing, inaugurated Monday in Endicott, will function as a research and development hub where industry and academia come together to build new types of electronic systems, tools and processes for use in areas such as the military, homeland security and solar energy applications. more...

Investment group aids local company, STOC looking to help area projects
[3/6/2008] - The STOC Angel Investment Network is staying close to home and investing in companies with local roots. The group, which seeks to provide financing to early-stage companies, recently announced that some of its members invested $200,000 in Threadsmith of Vestal, helping the custom-embroidery company attract an additional $1 million in venture capital from other sources to expand its business and hire about 12 employees, including some software engineers. more...

Small Business Receives 1 million
[2/22/2008] - STOC Angel Investment Network assists local company in securing funding. more...

STOC Recognizes 20 in their Twenties
[2/12/2008] - The Southern Tier Opportunity Coalition recognized 20 young professionals Monday for their accomplishments and contributions to the local community. more...

Angel Investment Network to Help Businesses - STOC Featured on News 10 Now
[12/18/2007] - Angel investment groups exist across the country, but Binghamton has been without one until now. The Southern Tier Opportunity Coalition has organized a group of individuals seeking to foster new business. News 10 Now's Dana Hendrickson tells us they could invest anywhere from $100,000 to $1 million in start-up businesses. more...

20 in their 20's Contest
[11/15/2007] - STOC is fighting to retain our areas valuable 20 somethings! Tuesday night STOC was featrued on News Channel 34 in order to spread the work about our exciting new initiative 20 in their 20's! Applications are due by November 30th. Click the image to watch the video! link

Seminar Offers View of Binghamton
[10/31/2007] - Planners of the University Downtown Center envisioned the community serving as a classroom as well as the classrooms there becoming communities. For proof that it’s working, look no further than Diane Crews’ weekly seminar on Community Leadership and Development. Last week, for example, four students in the human development course organized a panel presentation on academic-private sector partnerships for entrepreneurship and innovation. more...

Taking STOC In Our Future
[10/15/2007] - Business startup funding and recognizing young professionals: The two may not seem to go together, but the Southern Tier Opportunity Coalition said both are key to new initiatives the organization is launching to help stimulate economic growth in the region. The nonprofit academic and business alliance is introducing two efforts: an angel investment network to link investors with local technology or manufacturing businesses, and a youth recognition program called "20 in their 20's" to highlight and promote the accomplishments of 20 outstanding community members ages 20 through 29. more...

BU Students Look to Plug the 'Brain Drain'
[10/12/2007] - BINGHAMTON -- Until recently, Binghamton University senior Kelly Andryshak wasn't familiar with the term "brain drain." "I didn't even know what it meant," she said. Now, Andryshak and about 50 fellow students who attend classes at BU's Downtown Center are not only familiar with the term, they've learned how they can become part of a growing coalition to keep young professionals in the Southern Tier. more...

Catalyst for Innovation 2007
[9/13/2007] - On September 12, BInghamton University's Watson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and STOC presented Catalyst for Innovation 2007. The informative event was hosted by Dean Seshu Desu and suceeded in bringing together local technology businesses such as IBM, Endicott Interconnect, Lockheed Martin, Ensco, Diamond Visionics and many others with University staff in order to explore challenges facing technology companies and solutions that can be developed through partnership. In addition, The University also announced the new VISUAL Enterprise software, donated by Synergy Resource Systems and Infor Global Solutions, will now be available to their engineering and management students. The software is used by manufacturing and industrial businesses all over the world. Click the link below to see the local coverage from FOX 40. link

Manufacturing is NOT dead in the Southern Tier!
[6/25/2007] - That is one of the headlines from a recently released study completed by the NYS Association of Counties in conjunction with Broome Tioga Workforce Development, and lead by Isabelle Andrews of NYSAC for Terry Stark of BTWFNY. A couple of other “sound bites”: “Wages are increasing for Advanced Manufacturing, to a current average of $63,100 per year” and “Advanced Manufacturing makes up a higher portion of total employment in the Southern Tier than it does elsewhere in NYS.” Isabelle’s presentation was enthusiastically received at the recent annual meeting of the BTWFNY, and STOC has obtained a copy of the presentation for your review, follow the link below (requires power point).  To View the study itself, log on to the members only section on the bar to the left, and select document library. It is the study entitled, NYSAC-Cornell. If you have any questions, please contact John Hayek or Kim Cerretani. link

Broome Community College Announces “BCC iTunes U”
[6/18/2007] - Dr. Laurence Spraggs officially launched “BCC iTunes U” to the BCC student body and the community on June 18, 2007.  Through iTunes U, BCC students and community members can access BCC lectures, classes, discussions, debates, video news releases, audio and video interviews with college faculty and staff, campus life activities, arts and musical performances, and so much more. more...

STOC's Reinvent the Region Featured on News Channel 34
[6/6/2007] - One of the Southern Tier Opportunity Coalition's current initiatives is to Nationally document the reinventing of our region. Assisting us in that effort is Richard Berman, former editor of the NBC Nightly News. On Tuesday June 5th, STOC President, Diana Bendz highlighted the initiiative on Channel 34's News. Berman has contacts with national media outlets, allowing Binghamton and its assets to be seen across the country. Building up Brownfield’s, as was done with the Gannett Building, is one area Berman wants to focus on. Another is giving more attention to Binghamton University. Follow the Link to see! link

STOC Featured on News 10 Now's Capital Tonight
[5/30/2007] - In a story titled "Rebuilding the Southern Tier", News 10 Now spoke with Southern Tier Opportunity Executive Director, John Hayek, Vice-President, David Gdovin of Diamond Visionics, and Member Michael Copt of New Visions Industries, about our efforts to revitalize the Southern Tier’s economy by bringing new technological companies into the Southern Tier. Follow the link and check it out! link

BAE gears up to add 125 jobs
[4/28/2007] - BAE Systems plans to create 125 high-paying engineering, program management and marketing jobs at its Westover facility by July 2008, the company and state officials announced Friday. more...

Coalition to Discuss Economic Development
[4/7/2007] - Greater Binghamton Coalition Executive Director Jim DiMascio will discuss the status of his group's economic development initiatives at a networking café from 5 to 7 p.m. April 9 at Traditions at the Glen. The event is part of the Southern Tier Opportunity Coalition's series of networking cafés to bring community members together and help address economic growth in the region. Topics DiMascio will address include the establishment of the Greater Binghamton One-Stop Business Center and Greater Binghamton Business Development Incubator, new information on www.greaterbinghamton.com, the coalition's strategy for marketing Greater Binghamton to the rest of the nation and world, and the group's efforts to secure sustainable funding. Admission is free. To attend, contact Kim Cerretani at kmartel1@binghamton.edu or 222-1513. link

STOC January Newsletter
[12/27/2006] - Use the link to get the latest news from the Southern Tier Opportunity Coalition! link

Banking On Broome County's Youth
[11/19/2006] - BU group aims to retain grads:  Asks area businesses to hire at least one from school each year. A student-led group at Binghamton University is issuing an important plea to each area employer: hire at least one graduate from the school a year to help the organization reach its goal of retaining young professionals and revitalizing the local economy. link

Opening New Doors
[9/24/2006] - A symposium held Monday September 25th at Binghamton University focused on how to make a business grow. The first step is gathering that all important seed money. more...

Tier Entrepreneurs Look For Help:Symposium Helps Link Business Start-ups With Investors
[9/20/2006] - The creators of six high-tech business ventures with local ties will pitch their ideas Monday to a panel of investors who could help them develop their concepts, obtain capital and gain industry exposure. more...

Knovel - Interactive Sci-Tech E-Books
[8/18/2006] - Binghamton Company Growing, Looking For New Employees more...

Article
[8/14/2006] - "Update on Progress - The Small Scale Systems Integration and Packaging Center" Presented by Bahgat Sammakia at the STOC Network Cafe August 14, 2006. A copy of the presentation is available at the link below. more...

Youth Leaving the Area
[6/15/2006] - But our local economy also is facing an alarming trend: young people leaving our area in large numbers. more...

STOC Appoints New Executive Director
[6/3/2006] - John Hayek was named STOC's new Executive Director on September 29, 2005.  He will focus his efforts on building STOC membership. more...

Linux Technology Center @ Binghamton University Announced
[3/31/2006] - The new Linux Technology Center (LTC) at Binghamton University and Custom Systems Integration (CSI) can lend a hand by writing software and designing hardware to test electronic machines. more...

Venture Capital Forum Features 4 Local Firms
[2/11/2006] - STOC identified 4 local firms that presented at the first New Jobs for New York and Aegis Capital Group Venture Capital Forum held at Columbia University in Manhattan. more...

STOC Leads Private Sector Effort Toward Development
[2/2/2006] - STOC was formed 3 years ago to address economic growth based in the private sector and academia. more...

High Tech Firms Unite to Promote Tier's Economy
[10/1/2003] - A new academic and business alliance emerging in the Southern Tier hopes to use its innovative and technological resources to stimulate economic development in the region. more...