Project-ION (www.Project-ION.com) is Upstate New York’s premier summer internship opportunity website. For five years Project-ION has been the primary broker of paid internship opportunities in the Central Upstate New York region. On average ION has listed 450 regional internship opportunities each year, supporting 200 participating companies and an average of 2,500 registered student users.

Today Project-ION has been expanded, thanks to a partnership with Pipeline 4 Progress, a think tank dedicated to attracting and retaining talent in Upstate New York’s Southern Tier. The new site reflects an expanded regional footprint, reaching 21 counties, 48 colleges and universities and 210,000 regional college students across Upstate New York.

In late 2009 Project-ION received a generous charitable contribution from the KeyBank Foundation, allowing for major functional and aesthetic upgrades. The new site launched March 1st, 2010, with upgrades including a new, easy to use site design, connectivity with various social media outlets, and a “search” option, which will allow employers to quickly and easily look through ION’s bank of student resumes for their perfect internship candidate.