September

OneGroup’s Green receives ATD Up & Coming recognition

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — ATD, the Association for Talent Development, recently selected Cheri Green for ATD “Up & Coming” recognition, which spotlights rising stars and outstanding young professionals working in talent development. Read More
New York’s 2021 corn production is forecast to rise to 83.5 million bushels

New York farms are forecast to have produced 83.5 million bushels of corn for grain this year, up 4 percent from 2020. That’s according to a USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) New York Field Office forecast issued on Sept. 10, based on field conditions as of Sept. 1. Read More
New York soybean production is forecast to rise 7 percent this year

New York farms are forecast to have produced 17 million bushels of soybeans in 2021, up 7 percent from last year, the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) New York Field Office recently reported. Read More
Lockheed’s Syracuse–area plant wins $8 million Navy contract that could eventually be worth up to $117 million

SALINA, N.Y. — Lockheed Martin Corp. Rotary and Mission Systems in Salina has been awarded an $8.3 million fixed-priced-incentive fee contract for Navy systems and associated equipment. Read More
ConnextCare to open Central Square office this winter

CENTRAL SQUARE, N.Y. — ConnextCare is looking ahead to this winter when the Oswego County health-care provider plans to open a new office in Central Square that will offer both primary care and mental-health services. Read More
ANCA’s virtual annual meeting focused on climate justice

SARANAC LAKE, N.Y. — The Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) used its virtual annual meeting held Sept. 17 to focus on climate justice. Read More
New York manufacturing index rebounds in September

The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index jumped 16 points to 34.3 in September, a rebound from the prior month’s big decline. Read More
Excellus elects 3 new advisory-board members for Utica region

UTICA, N.Y. — Excellus BlueCross BlueShield recently announced it has named Dietra Harvey, Dr. Daniel Welchons, and David Wippman to its regional advisory board for the Utica region. Read More
CNY jobless rates continue to be lower than a year ago

Continuing the trend of recovery from the year-ago pandemic weakness, unemployment rates in the Syracuse, Utica–Rome, Watertown–Fort Drum, Binghamton, Ithaca, and Elmira regions remained well below year-prior levels in August with each region coming in at under 6 percent. Read More