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New York manufacturing activity remains in decline in September
Despite a small measure of improvement, declines in new orders, shipments, unfilled orders, and inventories dragged down New York’s manufacturing activity in September. The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index inched up 2 points but remained below zero at -2.0 in September. The results of the September survey indicate that business activity “edged lower” […]

MacKenzie-Childs to open retail store inside del Lago Resort & Casino
TYRE, N.Y. — MacKenzie-Childs, a luxury home-furnishings company, will open a 2,000-square-foot store in the upcoming del Lago Resort & Casino in Tyre in Seneca

Saab Defense and Security to add 50 jobs after winning $38.1 million Navy contract
DeWITT, N.Y. — Saab Defense and Security USA LLC said it plans to add 50 new jobs at its DeWitt site in the coming months

Lockheed Martin opens bioenergy facility at Owego plant
OWEGO, N.Y. — Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT) on Tuesday formally opened a new bioenergy facility at its location in Owego. The system uses Concord

BlueRock Energy to move to Barclay Damon Tower in 2017
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — BlueRock Energy, a Syracuse–based energy-services company, plans to relocate its headquarters to the 8th floor of what will become the Barclay Damon

OCRRA hires Glance as executive director
SALINA, N.Y. — The Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency (OCRRA), which oversees the county’s solid-waste and recycling programs, announced it has hired Dereth Glance as

New York manufacturing index remains in negative territory in September
The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index inched up 2 points but remained below zero at -2.0 in September. The results of the September

Cleveland firm to acquire Young & Franklin for $260 million
SALINA, N.Y. — Young & Franklin Inc. (YF) and its subsidiaries, including Tactair Fluid Controls Inc., will soon have a new owner. Cleveland, Ohio–based TransDigm

Rome Lab awards PAR Technology subsidiary $5 million R&D contract
ROME, N.Y. — The U.S. Air Force has awarded PAR Government Systems Corp. a $5 million contract award for research and development. The company will

Sun Environmental expands footprint with Rochester acquisition, Buffalo employee
CLAY — Sun Environmental Corp., a Clay–based environmental-services company, has in recent months added an office in Rochester and an employee to service the Buffalo area. The firm acquired New York Environmental Technologies Inc. (NYETECH) in Rochester in a transaction that closed in May. Sun had worked with NYETECH on projects and considered the company
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