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Slack Chemical expands with new facility in Saratoga Springs
CARTHAGE — Expansion seems to be the name of the game for Slack Chemical Co., Inc., of Carthage, which recently opened a new 26,000-square-foot, $2.4 million plant in Saratoga Springs. The new facility will help the company better serve the East Coast region as well as provide necessary space for Slack to break into some […]
Universities, colleges eye ways to lower energy usage
SYRACUSE — Whether it’s to help keep costs down or recruit new students, embracing energy efficiency is a hot topic on college campuses these days. Colleges and universities spend an average of $1.95 per square foot on electricity and 15 cents on natural gas, according to a recent study, entitled “The Changing Energy Landscape and
Gillibrand urges USDA not to close 250 offices, including some in New York
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D–N.Y.) today urged the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) not to close 250 offices nationwide, including up to 10 offices in
Spirit Airlines CEO to deliver keynote address at CenterState CEO annual meeting
SYRACUSE — CenterState CEO announced that Ben Baldanza, president and CEO of Spirit Airlines, will deliver the keynote address at its annual meeting on April
Hanna introduces bill to finance local infrastructure projects
UTICA — U.S. Representative Richard Hanna (R–Barneveld) today announced a bill that would re-establish state infrastructure banks to help fund local transportation initiatives. He made
NYSERDA names David Margalit as COO
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has named David Margalit as the authority’s chief operating officer. NYSERDA announced the appointment
Gillibrand pushes for USDA disaster declaration for freeze-affected Upstate farms
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D–N.Y.) is calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to issue an agriculture-disaster declaration with upstate New York in mind. Such a declaration would mean federal relief for Upstate grape farms and vineyards in the Finger Lakes and Western and Central New York “damaged by a long winter of sub-zero
Inficon plans $20M expansion of manufacturing operations in DeWitt
DeWITT — Inficon, Inc. plans to expand its manufacturing operations in DeWitt, creating 40 new “high-paying” jobs and retaining 240 existing positions. The company will
Advanced Motors & Drives to cut 72 jobs in DeWitt
DeWITT — Advanced Motors & Drives, a subsidiary of Nidec Corp. (NYSE: NJ), announced it will eliminate 72 jobs at its DeWitt plant in the
New York Fed: Harsh winter weather hurts economic activity in region in early 2014
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York today reported that economic activity in the region, “declined modestly” in the first few weeks of 2014, hampered by
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