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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 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.   [...]

Albany Business Review Announces 2014 Achievers  Dr. John Bennett, Joseph Nicolla, Autotask, Apprenda, Antonio Civitella, the Capital District Community Gardens and Hugh Johnson are being honored as The Business Review's Achievers for 2014.   Bennett, the president and CEO of insurer CDPHP, with some 1,000 employees in the region, is the Executive of the Year.  Bennett is one of the key industry leaders reforming health care from the ground up. Earlier this year, he led CDPHP [...]