http://wrvo.org en http://wrvo.org/post/schumer-continues-push-syracuse-area-chipmaker <p>Sen. Charles Schumer is continuing his efforts to land a chip fabrication plant in central New York. Monday he visited a potential site, just north of Syracuse, with the CEO of chipmaker APIC.</p><p>A chip fabrication plant at Electronics Park in Salina isn&rsquo;t a done deal, but Sen. Schumer said it&rsquo;s just a matter of all the pieces coming together at a press conference Monday. The biggest hurdle is APIC first signing a contract with the US Navy. Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:36:11 +0000 Ryan Delaney 13286 at http://wrvo.org Schumer continues push for Syracuse-area chipmaker http://wrvo.org/post/syracuse-landing-chip-fab-hinges-defense-contract <p>Sen. Charles Schumer is using some political muscle to try and land central New York a high-tech chip maker. But the deal is contingent on the company first getting a contract from a spending-conscious Defense Department. Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:16:00 +0000 Ryan Delaney 12786 at http://wrvo.org