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Over 60 teams have participated in the Binghamton regional I-Corps program since its start in 2017, with 8 teams having been accepted into the National program to date and multiple more in progress.

Through this initiative, EMPEQ, an energy efficiency project investment and asset management firm, said it will gain access to free programming and resources within the Founder Institute’s global network.

"Physical relocation including the disassembly, packaging and shipment of the acquired equipment from the previous battery manufacturing plant in North Carolina to the new iM3NY facility at the Huron Campus in Endicott, New York was recently completed."

Empower Equity takes a similar approach to funding energy efficiency upgrades, offering subscriptions that companies need for financial and energy reasons.

After applying, AgZeit was given almost $2 million from the GBF to expand operations to a location in Johnson City and Endicott.

I-Corps is a National Science Foundation funded set of short courses aimed at researchers. See the UNY I-Corps Node 2017-2018 year in review.

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The program hopes to train students in the jobs of the future and attract more businesses to the town.

Build-4-Scale was created to connect local innovators with local manufacturers to ensure new energy technologies are produced that strengthen the manufacturing industry and support job creation.

"The intent will be we will have a readily trained available workforce to come work full-time for us. That's again a tremendous opportunity. It's investing back into our community. It's investing in our futures," said Jim Dutcher, AgZeit Indoor Farms CEO.