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VIP Structures formally opens its new headquarters in the Post
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — VIP Structures Inc. has formally started operations in its new headquarters in the Post, the former home of the Post-Standard and Herald-Journal

BAE Systems to provide electric-drive systems for hydrogen-fuel cell buses in Rochester
ENDICOTT, N.Y. — BAE Systems, which specializes in heavy-duty electric-propulsion systems, says it will supply its next-generation, electric power and propulsion systems for three hydrogen-fuel

Sovena USA donates to STEM programs at Griffiss Institute
ROME, N.Y. — Olive oil company Sovena USA recently partnered with the Griffiss Institute on the creation and support of the institute’s STEM camps and

Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor to use grant to support adaptive recreation
WATERFORD, N.Y. — The Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor announced it will use grant funding of nearly $9,500 to support adaptive recreation along the Erie

New York snap-bean production rose 5 percent in 2022
New York farmers produced an estimated 1.86 million cwt (hundredweight) of snap beans (also called green beans or string beans) last year, up 5 percent from the 2021 estimate, according to a recent government report. The average yield per acre was estimated at 75 cwt in 2022, unchanged from the prior year’s average yield, per

Taitem Engineering founder transitions to teaching, research role at Syracuse University
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Taitem Engineering of Ithaca recently announced that its founder, Ian M. Shapiro, has accepted a faculty position at Syracuse University, where he will teach in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. He will also be conducting research at the Syracuse Center of Excellence in Environmental and Energy Systems (SyracuseCoE). Shapiro will

Electronics recycler Sunnking switches to four-day workweek
WHITESBORO, N.Y. — Electronics recycler Sunnking is testing out a four-day workweek at its Whitesboro and Brockport recycling facilities. “It was sort of born out of the pandemic,” Sunnking President Adam Shine says. While many white-color jobs switched to home offices and have continued in some sort of hybrid format, that wasn’t an option for

Bird flu found at Tompkins County pheasant farm
ITHACA, N.Y. — The state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) this week announced a suspected outbreak of bird flu at the Reynolds Game Farm, a

NYPA awards ReCharge NY power allocations to three CNY firms
Micron Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MU) and Lotte Biologics USA, LLC are among the firms securing low-cost power allocations from the New York Power Authority (NYPA).

ANCA awarded $558K USDA grant for climate-smart project
SARANAC LAKE, N.Y. — The Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) will use a $558,000 federal grant to support climate-smart agroforestry projects on small farms in
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