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USDA launches $100M loan-guarantee program to expand meat and poultry processing capacity
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Oct. 4 announced that the department is planning for another $100 million in funding from the American Rescue Plan Act. The money would leverage hundreds of millions more in lending through community and private-sector lenders to expand meat and poultry processing capacity and finance other food supply-chain […]
The Syracuse news release explained that “as the COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated anew, indoor spaces are crucial to the health, comfort and productivity of occupants.
Ramboll selected to conduct energy audit of Empire State Plaza in Albany
ALBANY, N.Y. — The firm Ramboll, which operates an office in Syracuse, is conducting an energy audit of Empire State Plaza as part of the
Downtown Farmers Market in Syracuse wraps up 49th season on Tuesday
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Downtown Farmers Market in Syracuse’s Clinton Square concludes its 49th season on Tuesday, scheduled from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. The weekly market,
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County will host another COVID-vaccine booster clinic, is planning for a new community-testing location, and has concerns about virus clusters in
Drone corridor between Syracuse and Rome to host 5G test network for unmanned aircraft
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The 50-mile unmanned-aircraft systems (UAS) corridor between Syracuse and Rome will host a 5G test network for unmanned aircraft. The MITRE Engenuity
The company building a chip fab near Utica changes name to Wolfspeed
Durham, North Carolina–based Cree Inc. — which is building its $1 billion Mohawk Valley Fab near Utica — has changed its name to Wolfspeed, Inc.
New York farms produce record-high yield of winter wheat this year
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York farms harvested 9.63 million bushels of winter wheat in 2021, with an average yield of 77 bushels per acre — a record-high yield. Winter-wheat production in the state was up 21.5 percent this year from 2020, when the state’s farms produced 7.92 billion bushels of winter wheat. This year’s yield
Two Mirabito stores to get EV charging stations
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The state says electric-vehicle charging units are now available at one Syracuse Mirabito convenience store and will soon be available at an upcoming Mirabito location in a Syracuse suburb. New York State hopes that adding more charging stations will “encourage more New Yorkers to drive electric vehicles (EVs).” The Mirabito store at
USDA awards Tioga County LDC, Town of Massena funding for projects
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Development program has awarded federal funding to the Tioga County Local Development Corp. (LDC) and the Town of
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