Strategic Partnership for Industrial Resurgence (SPIR)
The SPIR Center at Binghamton University's Watson School has provided multi-discipline engineering and Information technology assistance to small and mid-sized regional companies and organizations since 1995. Through over 500 SPIR projects, we have helped over 130 regional companies improve their manufacturing operations, test and analyze their products, improve their product designs, help them compete more effectively for business and assist them in meeting critical schedules and product or service deliveries.
SPIR's ability to offer significant, sliding-scale cost underwriting of project work makes our services affordable to even the smallest start-up. SPIR's access to the intellectual and facilities resources of SUNY makes the program a vital part of the University's ever-improving industry support infrastructure.
SPIR has a solid, demonstrated record of assisting in job retention and creation, in helping our partner companies meet their business objectives, and, as a result, helping to stabilize and grow our regional economy.
Organization Size: 2 Full Time, SPIR project resources drawn from Watson School Faculty and students
Number Served: 130 regional companies
Services Provided: Education – multiple technology disciplines, primarily from SPIR project involvement; Engineering Assistance – analysis, test, design, product development; Information Technology Assistance – software engineering, design, coding; website development; Manufacturing Assistance - process and systems improvement, engineering/re-engineering; process or factory simulation; problem solving; testing
Address:
Stragecic Partnership for Industrial Resurgence (SPIR)
Address (Line 2):
Binghamton University, PO Box 6000
Address (Line 3):
Watson School, ENGB C-9
City:
Binghamton
State:
NY
Zip Code:
13902 6000
Phone Number:
607 777 4532
Fax Number:
607 777 4683
Email Address:
mmercin@binghamton.edu
Website:
watson.binghamton.edu/spir.html
Clients (Eligible Recipients):
Private Sector Businesses
Small Business < 20 Employees
Small Business < 100 Employees
Small Business < 500 Employees
Entrepreneurs
Governments
Not-For-Profit Organizations
Private Business
Size of Organization:
2
Number of Clients Served:
130
Participation in Any Economic Development Projects:
SPIR typically completes fifty (50) major projects (300 person hours or more) for 20 Greater Binghamton area companies annually. In partnership with MDA-CNY, we have extended outreach to Syracuse regional companies. Since 1998, we have organized participation of SPIR, Empire State Development, seven regional simulation companies, and for last two years, Broome IDA, in the annual I/ITSEC (Simulation and Training) Expo /Conference in Orlando, FL. Close working relationship with Watson School IEEC and local SBDC.
Geographic Service Area:
Focus on Greater Binghamton, but outreach to all of NY State.
Access to Capital/Grants:
For direct payment to companies: NO. Significant underwriting of SPIR project costs is offered. Underwriting varies from 100% to 0 %, 50% typical.
Fees/Costs:
Based on Company size, business volume...case-by-case decision.
Sponsor/Parent Organization:
SUNY... Business and Industry Relations.
Services:
Business Counseling
Business - Management
Business - Operation
Business Retention
Education
Manufacturing
Technology Assistance
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