SCHUMER ANNOUNCES THAT FOLLOWING HIS ALL-OUT EFFORT, BINGHAMTON WINS PRESTIGIOUS FEDERAL TECH HUB DESIGNATION -- FROM HIS CHIPS & SCIENCE BILL -- TO BECOME THE NATION'S NEXT HUB FOR BATTERY INNOVATION, RESEARCH, & MANUFACTURING

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"For months you could feel the electricity and excitement in Binghamton over the growing battery industry, but today lightning has struck and I am proud to announce the region has officially won the prestigious federal designation as America's next battery Tech Hub. Binghamton University, its partners, and I have worked hand-in-hand to bring this idea to life, and now the ultimate recognition of the Southern Tier as the home to the future of our nation's battery innovation has become a reality. I created the Tech Hubs program in my CHIPS & Science Bill, always with Upstate NY in mind, because I knew with federal investment we could write a new chapter for Upstate NY. With Tech Hubs we can breathe new life into our cities with the industries of the future. And nowhere is that more true than in Binghamton.

Binghamton's growing battery hub continues to show they can compete with the best of the best in the country and come out on top, and now the federal government has said so officially for the entire world to see, with the Tech Hubs designation highlighting the region as one of only a few in the country primed to be the next Silicon Valley in critical technology. America must lead in developing the future of battery technology, and today the federal government has said Binghamton is how we can get there."

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