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From KAIT (ABC affiliate)January 22, 2015  One Region 8 school district is using new technology to help track their buses. It's called Transfinder, and it's a system that the Paragould School District will soon have on its buses. Assistant Superintendent Scott Guantt said with this new system they will be able to maximize the efficiency of their bus routes. “It's gonna help us map our routes,” Gaunt said. “It's going to help us track our student transportation needs [...]

From Student Transportion News January 2, 2015By Art Gissendaner  There is no doubt that school violence is a hot-button topic. The Columbine and Sandy Hook shootings serve as exclamation points in a tragic narrative on contemporary society that could be titled: “Education Should Not Be a Life-Threatening Activity.”  At the outset, many educators, law enforcement officials and security experts focused their attention on making classrooms more secure. This approach is [...]

From the Times UnionJanuary 10, 2015By Paul Nelson  John Eoff is cautiously optimistic about the impact a casino and new building projects on Lower State Street will have on his century-old, family-run camera store.  "It'll be beautiful when it's all done," said Eoff, 62, who owns The Photo-Lab Inc., which has been on State Street near Erie Boulevard since 1948. "I'm hoping for the best and hopeful I can survive to see it."... [The] NYBizLab is the idea of Antonio [...]

From the Albany Business ReviewJanuary 16, 2015By Chelsea Diana  A Schenectady, New York technology accelerator, dubbed New York BizLab, is preparing to open its doors in March.  The accelerator at 251 State St. is the brainchild of Antonio Civitella, CEO of Transfinder Corp. - a Schenectady company that develops school bus routing software.  Civitella is creating the business accelerator in partnership with Schenectady County Community College through the Start-Up NY tax [...]

From the Daily GazetteJanuary 12, 2015By Haley Viccaro  Mayor Gary McCarthy says Schenectady will build on its successes this year regarding crime, finances and economic development — “you can bet on it.”  McCarthy delivered his 2015 State of the City address to a packed house at City Hall Monday evening, which focused on the positive development the city has experienced last year and how he is looking to continue that momentum of growth this year.   [...]