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Utica and Syracuse organizations receive grants for urban-forest efforts
UTICA, N.Y. — The cities of Syracuse and Utica will benefit from some of more than $25 million in grants from American Forests, the oldest national conservation organization in the United States. The funding comes from $50 million that American Forests received from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service, Urban and Community Forestry Program. […]

Raymond Corporation, Toyota Material Handling expanding operations into Broome County
KIRKWOOD, N.Y. — The Raymond Corporation, a lift-truck manufacturer in Chenango County, and Toyota Material Handling are growing their operations in the Southern Tier. Raymond

Port of Oswego signs agreement with International Longshoremen’s Association
OSWEGO, N.Y. — The Port of Oswego has signed a contract with the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) that’s in effect through December 2028. “Signing this

Workforce Development Board offers training program for renewable-energy jobs
UTICA, N.Y. — The Workforce Development Board of Herkimer, Oneida, and Madison Counties, Inc., recently announced its new Building Pathways to the Infrastructure Careers grant

Hochul signs bills affecting New York agricultural industry
GEDDES, N.Y. — Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday signed three bills affecting New York’s agricultural industry. She signed the new legislation into law during her

Fly Creek named nation’s top cidery in USA Today reader survey
FLY CREEK, N.Y. — Readers of USA TODAY named the Fly Creek Cider Mill & Orchard the best cidery in the United States in the

Schumer secures $2.5 million federal grant to double the size of the Oswego County Industrial Park
SCHROEPPEL, N.Y. — U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D–N.Y.) on Thursday said he has secured $2.5 million in federal funding to expand the L.

Raymond focuses on advanced energy solutions in new Kirkwood facility
KIRKWOOD — The Raymond Corporation will use its building at 196 Corporate Drive in Kirkwood, purchased earlier this year, as an advanced manufacturing facility for energy solutions as it works to continue to improve and innovate its electric materials-handling trucks. “It’s a culmination of many years’ worth of work,” Jennifer Lupo, Raymond’s VP of energy

NYS, TILT land purchase to protect Jefferson County water quality
CLAYTON — New York State and the Thousand Islands Land Trust (TILT) have acquired nearly 1,000 acres in Jefferson County through 17 projects focused on protecting the region’s drinking-water sources. The partnership will have “lasting impacts” on the water quality and habitats of the St. Lawrence River and Lake Ontario, Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office said

New York oat production projected to fall almost 8 percent this year, per August forecast
New York farms are predicted to have produced 2.43 million bushels of oats in 2024, down 7.9 percent from 2.64 million bushels last year, according to an Aug. 12 report from the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). Yield per acre for oats in New York state is estimated at 64 bushels this year, up
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