1/17/2012 10:57:26 AM

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

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.

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